Sinn Féin are holding the first of their planned public meetings in Cork this evening.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has spoken out against the rallies, describing them as the next phase in Sinn Féin's "campaign of intimidation and bullying".
He accused Sinn Féin of behaving as if they had won a majority, and added that the party had "a casual relationship with democracy".
Daniel McConnell, political editor of The Irish Examiner, discussed these latest developments.
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