Enda Kenny and FG hopefuls (L-R); Peter Fitzpatrick, Eamonn Coghlan and John O'Mahony. (Pic: Niall Carson/PA)

Buoyed by three new opinion polls putting him on course to be the next Taoiseach, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny will highlight the party’s plans to create high-tech jobs in government.

Labour leader Eamon Gilmore will give a speech on the potential impact on families of the outcome of the election at St Nicholas of Myra Parish Centre in central Dublin.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin — fresh from a “rally-the-troops” style speech in Navan — will address the IFA executive council about his proposals to boost employment in the agrifood industry.

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams will be on the campaign trail in Cork and Green Party candidates will be in their constituencies.

The latest Irish Times/ Ipsos MRBI poll puts Fine Gael at 37 per cent, up 4 percentage points, Labour at 19 per cent, down five percentage points and Fianna Fáil at 16 per cent, up one percentage point.

And Enda Kenny received another boost for the third opinion poll in a row, with support at 37 per cent, up seven percentage points.

Mr Martin is on 29 per cent (+4), Mr Gilmore is on 40 per cent (-4), John Gormley is on 19 per cent (+4) and Mr Adams is up two percentage points to 29 per cent.

A Sunday Independent/Millward Brown Lansdowne poll has put Mr Kenny on 33 per cent for the top job — five percentage points ahead of Mr Martin and nine ahead of Labour leader Eamon Gilmore.

Fine Gael is at 37 per cent, with Labour at 20 per cent, Fianna Fáil at 16 per cent, Sinn Féin at 12 per cent and the Greens at one per cent.

In the Sunday Business Post Fine Gael was on 39 per cent, with Labour on 17 per cent, Fianna Fáil on 16 per cent, Sinn Féin on 12 per cent and the Greens on two per cent.

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