The Dáil has been dissolved and the 2024 general election is officially underway. Jennifer Bray and Pat Leahy join Hugh to discuss day one of the campaign:

• How Taoiseach Simon Harris addressed the country
• Poster wars had begun prematurely on lampposts all across Ireland
• Mary Lou McDonald spoke about Sinn Féin's strategy for this campaign, to a soundtrack of Damien Dempsey

Plus: Tickets are now available for Inside Politics live in Dublin on Wednesday, November 20th at 6.30pm.

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