Jennifer Bray and Harry McGee join Hugh for a look at today’s events on the campaign trail:

• Mary Lou McDonald showed how effective a campaigner and political communicator she can be while meeting students at DCU.
• Aontú launched its manifesto, but at first there was one thing missing - the manifesto itself.
• Fianna Fáil launched its plan for Dublin city, a place it has struggled to recover seats in since its 2011 nadir. Can the party make inroads in the capital?
• Plus Harry reminisces on that fraught 2011 election campaign.
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