The General Election campaign will formally begin later today when Taoiseach Simon Harris asks President Michael D. Higgins to dissolve the Dáil. 

Harris will travel to the Áras to trigger a three-week campaign ahead of polling day on Friday November 29th. 

Joining Andrea to react to his speech and discuss what to expect is Craig Hughes, Political Correspondent with the Irish Daily Mail, with Newstalk’s Political Correspondent Sean Defoe and Newstalk Reporter Andrew Louth reporting on the ground.