Martin pours pints and Harris meets rugby fans as leaders canvass All Blacks match

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin poured some pints and raised his glass to the start of the general election campaign on Friday night.

He joined canvassers from Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin looking for support from voters attending the All-Blacks rugby match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin in The Bridge pub, Ballsbridge. Photo: PA

Micheál Martin enjoying a pint of Guinness in The Bridge pub. Photo: PA

Micheál Martin poses with rugby fans outside the Aviva stadium. Photo: PA

Mr Martin was seen in Ballsbridge pub The Bridge 1859 along with local Fianna Fáil TD Jim O'Callaghan.

Simon Harris with New Zealand fans before the rugby game. Photo: PA

Simon Harris poses with 10-year-old Charlie Kavanagh, an Ireland rugby fan from Swords, before the match. Photo: PA

Simon Harris with councillor Emma Blain greeting rugby fans outside the Aviva stadium in Dublin. Photo: PA

Fine Gael leader was also seen on the streets around Lansdowne Road along with his party's hopefuls Emma Blain and James Geoghegan.

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