Election 2024: Six things we learned on the campaign trail today

Micheál Martin ruled out going into coalition with Aontú, while Mary Lou McDonald grappled with questions on IRA funerals

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín (second from front left) with candidates at the party's general election manifesto launch in the Pearse Centre, Dublin. Picture: Cillian Sherlock/PA Wire

1. Aontú and Fianna Fáil aren't pals 

After Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín called his party an "empty hollow husk" and "easier to direct", Micheál Martin today ruled out going into coalition together.