Political parties are arguing over an unusual topic today - One Direction.
It comes after the latest Labour attack ad featured a picture of the band with the caption 'No Direction'.
The heads of Paul Murphy, Gerry Adams, Shane Ross, Micheal Martin and Lucinda Creighton are photoshopped in.
Ms Creighton tweeted that it shows Labour are out of touch, as there are only four members of the band since Zayn Malik left.
The Labour Party so out of touch they don't even know there are only four members of One Direction #GE16 pic.twitter.com/tasSU9V7B6
— Lucinda Creighton (@LCreighton) February 18, 2016
The official Labour Party Twitter account replied that it is obvious Lucinda is the Zayn of the group, claiming she would "be the first to leave".
Sure @LCreighton it's obvious you're Zayn & given your history, you'd be the first to leave! #GE16
— The Labour Party (@labour) February 18, 2016
While Labour Minister Kevin Humphreys tweeted that there would always be five members of One Direction, with the hashtag 'Bring Back Zayn'.
.@LCreighton Lucinda, there will always be five members in One Direction in my book #BringBackZayn
— Kevin Humphreys (@KHumphreysTD) February 18, 2016
Speaking in Wexford, Micheál Martin claimed that Labour's election campaign is in disarray.
The Fianna Fáil leader said his daughter is very upset at the ad "because she doesn't like anyone [making fun of] One Direction", and suggested that Labour's campaign is a mess:
