The Fianna Fáil candidate is on course to win a seat for the party in Roscommon-Galway.

Micheál Martin visited Roscommon town yesterday evening as the General Election campaign enters its final week.

Councillor Edel McSharry in the Sligo-Leitrim Constituency and Dympna Cunniffe in Longford-Westmeath have both commented publicly on the government strategy surrounding the location of IPAS centres.

A Sinn Fein Candidate in Longford-Westmeath has accused Fine Gael and Fianna Fail of 'Hollywood levels' of play fighting.

Sinn Féin TD and general election candidate Claire Kerrane says the accommodation of immigrants has been badly mishandled.

Dr Martin Daly, a Fianna Fáil candidate in Roscommon-Galway, says criminals have approached families over cocaine debts.

Today's debate involved: Dr Martin Daly of Fianna Fáil, Dympna Daly Finn of Fine Gael, Claire Kerrane of Sinn Féin and Eugene Murphy, Independent.

Commenting on her addition, Dympna Cunniffe said she was honoured and that she understood the challenges facing the constituents.