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White defends Labour's 'protection of vulnerable'

Alex White has defended Labour's role in government and told RTÉ's Morning Ireland that a study has shown that the party had kept two thirds of its 2011 election commitments.

Sinn Féin 'will abolish water, property charges'

Deputy leader of Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald has re-iterated her party's commitment to abolish water charges and property taxes if elected into government.

Podcast: Forming a stable government

Voters will elect a parliament tomorrow – not a government. Then comes the nitty-gritty period of those parliamentarians sitting down with political friends and foes to try to agree a government.

A forgotten issue in Election 2016

It is an issue that affects 600,000 people and their families across all 40 constituencies. Yet if you look back across the 22 days of the campaign, it barely got a mention, writes Conor McMorrow of RTÉ's Political Staff.

How to vote: Bring ID, and no selfies or spoilers

Confused about the voting process? RTÉ's Peter Farrell has you covered.

Election coverage on RTÉ Online

With results, breaking news, live streams and rolling blogs, analysis, images, videos and social media, we’ve got you covered.

Videos: Parties field top teams to boost support

VIDEO - Dublin Central - Battling voter apathy

Dublin Central has one of the lowest rates of voter turnout in the country.

Election Bites: Emoji glee and crony acrimony

A recap of some of the highlights from the election campaign.

Which is the prettiest constituency?

We've compiled a gallery of some of the prettiest constituencies. If yours is missing, why not share a photo via electiononline@rte.ie?

VIDEO - Waterford - The country's barometer

Waterford tends to act as a barometer for the country's mood when it comes to the ballot box.

Independent Alliance pledges end to cronyism

The Independent Alliance has pledged to introduce legislation banning ministers from making appointments to semi-State bodies following last night's RTÉ Prime Time Leaders’ Debate.

Labour: Don't choose 'old wine in new bottles'

Labour has made a final plea to voters to choose a party that offers "solid, sustained progress and reform" rather than a "liberal Nirvana" or a right-wing FG/FF coalition.

'McNulty' comments haunting Taoiseach

Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin this morning seized on Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s comments during last night’s Prime Time Leaders’ Debate about the infamous John McNulty affair.

Audio: A canoe, a creak and some bad TV

All of Wednesday's key election audio in one handy place.

As it happened: Wednesday's election campaign

Catch up with all the developments on the campaign trail.

Debate reaction: Cronyism question threw everyone

Each of the leaders were questioned on cronyism during last night's debate, and it threw everyone.

Front pages: Debate, crime and tragedy in Kildare

Leaders' debate, gang-related crime and yesterday's drowning tragedy in Kildare dominate the newspapers.

Kenny backtracks on McNulty comment

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has backtracked on his admission that he appointed John McNulty to the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art.

Searching for Gerry and poking Enda

Gerry Adams was the most searched for party leader on Google during last night’s final election debate while Taoiseach Enda Kenny was the most talked about leader on Facebook.

Adams is most talked about leader on Twitter

Gerry Adams was the most mentioned party leader on Twitter during last night's final leaders' debate.

Did voters get the message?

They came to deliver the perfect message to voters as the clock ticks down to polling day. Did they succeed?

How did the four leaders perform?

It was 1989 when Charlie Haughey dubbed televised leaders' debates as "a bit of theatre, a bit of a circus and a great media hype". Last night's debate ticked those three boxes.

Highlights: Leaders' Debate in under five minutes

If you didn't manage to catch the RTÉ Prime Time Leaders' Debate, you can watch the highlights here, in four minutes and 37 seconds.

Podcast: Tales from the frontline

So, after months of electioneering, debating and pressing the flesh, our brave politicians hand their collective fate over to the Irish electorate.