Enda Kenny will travel to Aras an Uachtaráin and polling's expected to take place on Friday the 26th.
After 59 months in Government and as many rows over promises and policies in recent weeks, Enda Kenny will finally call the election today.
In just a few hours all the speculation will be over when Enda Kenny travels to Aras an Uachtaráin to dissolve the 31st Dáil.
The Taoiseach – who's the father of the house as the longest serving TD – is expected to go into the chamber and inform the nation that he's calling the election.
After President Higgins signs the paperwork the campaigning will officially begin – in truth the battles for votes have been going on for months.
Polling's expected to take place on Friday the 26th – meaning this will be one of the shortest campaigns in modern times.
