With a week to go until polling day, the election campaign is facing into its final weekend.

The Taoiseach is still in Brussels for an EU summit, but other leaders are continuing their tour around the country.

Joan Burton and Labour will today focus on their plans for 'a more equal Ireland', while Sinn Fein and Mary Lou McDonald will draw attentoin to their plans to abolish domestic water charges, one day ahead of a major protest planned for Dublin.

Fianna Fáil will deal with its plans for education, before Micheal Martin heads to Mayo for a major rally in the TAoiseach's home town of Castlebar.

Enda Kenny's still in Brussels, but in his absence Fine Gael will outline plans to help smaller Irish businesses.

Smaller parties also continue their campaigns today - the Social Democrats will launch a policy on ending child poverty, the Greens announce plans for a Natoinal Housing Authority, and People Before Profit will publish a manifesto on workers' rights.