With the Taoiseach teasing businesspeople about the date of the General Election last night, it is hard not to join in the speculation.
Simon Harris told employers' body Ibec that he would "love to give them some breaking news, but [he] was sticking to the three party leaders' commitment to complete [their] term", adding that "the truth is that is not all that far away".
So, what is the state of play with the political parties' election candidates?
Fine Gael is aiming to have all its candidates selected by 22 September and Fianna Fáil is on track to have its candidates selected by the end of the month, according to party spokespeople.
Why the hurry, if, as we are repeatedly told, the Government will run its full term until March?
Because no matter how many times the party leaders maintain their line, there are lots of signs pointing to a November election, not least the selection conventions.
Fine Gael has selected 41 candidates in 27 constituencies, and while just 12 of these are women - 30% - the party says it will hit the 40% mark as required in the next general election.
Fianna Fáil has 36 candidates selected as of this afternoon, 15 of whom are women so that's 41.6%.
The party held a selection convention in Galway West this evening where broadcaster Gráinne Seoige was selected to run in the next General Election.
Fellow broadcaster, Alison Comyn, was added to the ticket in Louth last month.
The Green Party is in a slightly different position to its coalition partners, and although it has 24 candidates selected, 10 of whom are women, the party paused its selection of candidates over the summer.
A party spokesman said the selection process would resume in two weeks, with the aim of having a candidate in every Dáil constituency.
They said the selection of candidates is more a local matter with mainly logistical support from party headquarters, and it would only intervene where there was dispute over a candidate or where one could not be found.
The Green Party is not expecting any surprises, after the shock announcement last June by former leader Eamon Ryan that he was leaving politics.
The party appointed a new leader, Roderic O’Gorman, and a candidate for Minister Ryan’s constituency of Dublin Bay South, councillor Hazel Chu over the summer.
The spokesperson said the Greens in Government had a huge commitment to finishing the legislative agenda, especially the mammoth Planning Bill, which they said was "really important for facilitating the housing deficit" as well as addressing environmental problems.
Sinn Féin has 40 candidates officially selected with more being added every day.
A spokesperson said: "The party will run a candidate in every constituency with more than one in most and will hit the 40% gender quota."
They said that conventions are being held all the time, and while the candidate needs to be ratified by the Ard Comhairle, some candidates are obvious already as most TDs are seeking re-election.
Asked if Sinn Féin was planning for a November election, the senior party spokesperson said they "didn’t know anyone who isn’t looking at mid-November, except Simon Harris."
Whether an election is in ten weeks’ or six months’ time notwithstanding, all opposition parties expect it to be in November.
Labour has 16 candidates selected and hopes to have more than 30 candidates for the General Election.
The Social Democrats have 17 Dáil candidates selected, with three more due next week and they hope to have all their people in place by the end of the month.
A party insider said, "everybody’s of the view that the election will be in November," most likely 15 November.
It is a similar position in People Before Profit-Solidarity, which is working on the assumption there will be a general election in mid-November.
The group has 26 candidates selected so far and hope to run one in every constituency.
Another party with ambitions to run a candidate in each Dáil constituency is Aontú.
While the party only has one TD at the moment, Peadar Tóibín said they are "targeting seven constituencies [in particular, but] want to give every voter in the country the opportunity to vote for Aontú in the General Election."
Deputy Tóibín expects a November election, rather than one in spring, saying that "Sinn Féin are on the ropes at the moment and the Taoiseach...strategically won’t want to let Sinn Féin off the ropes".
He added that "people are narky in February, and skint - especially considering the cost-of-living crisis".
Independent Ireland, which has three TDs, has selected Eddie Punch as its candidate for Clare.
