AS THE CANDIDATES prepare for the first TV debate of the campaign, Joan Burton has a lot to weigh up.

This morning a newspaper poll said she was in danger of losing her seat out in Dublin West - and potentially follow in the steps of Michael McDowell and Mary Coughlan, as outgoing Tánaistí who lost their seats.

Meanwhile Fianna Fáil has been outlining its manifesto - and insisting that it can once again be trusted with the keys to the economy.

Whether it would trust Enda Kenny with them is, however, another matter... 

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