Final Labour leadership hustings taking place in Dublin

The final hustings in the Labour Party leadership campaign are taking place in Dublin city centre tonight.

The event, which is being live-streamed, began at 7.30pm and is to continue until 10.30pm in the Round Room of the Mansion House, Dawson Street.

Hustings have already been held in Galway, Cork, Portlaoise and on Dublin's northside and southside.

Tonight's Mansion House event, which had been due to take place in the Westbury Hotel, is being chaired by party chairwoman Lorraine Mulligan.

The candidates for the deputy leadership will address the meeting for six minutes each. Questions will then be invited from the audience in groups of three or four, and each speaker will be allowed to respond for an equal period of time.

The four contenders for the deputy's position are: Minister of State for public transport Alan Kelly; Minister of State for Research and Innovation Seán Sherlock; Waterford TD Ciara Conway and Cork deputy Michael McCarthy.

Leadership candidates Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton and Minister of State for primary care Alex White will each get 10 minutes to address the meeting before taking questions.