 However, the group failed to get its name mentioned on the ballot.The newly registered party Fís Nua announced on 5 February that it was running six candidates in the election, three of whom were former Green Party members.Micheál Martin proposed that a series of debates between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Labour Party should take place on RTÉ, TV3 and a debate in Irish on TG4.