Leaders’ TV debate to go ahead without Kenny

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny will continue with his election campaign schedule and ignore the first TV debate of the 2011 General Election tonight.

Eamon Gilmore and Micheál Martin are set to curtail their campaign trail today to make time for the TV3 debate with Vincent Browne.

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny is to spend the day and evening on the campaign trail - ignoring the first TV debate of the 2011 General Election.

Frontline public services, the health sector and the economy will be the subjects of the main parties' news conferences.

The debate will air on TV3 tonight at 11pm.

Meanwhile, today is the last day for people not yet registered to vote to get their name on the supplementary register.

Application forms, which are available online, must be filled out, signed at a garda station and hand-delivered to the relevant local authority by close of business today for inclusion on the register.

People with queries about their registration can check with their local authority or online at checktheregister.ie.