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15 pictures that got us through election count day
Bustle and boredom. agony and ecstasy.
THEY CAME, THEY opened, they counted.
Yesterday, it was about the voters. No-one you liked on the ballot sheet? No problem.
Today, it was the drama of the count.
The tension…
The bustle…
The boredom…
The waiting…
The arrivals…
The rivals…
The silent prayer…
The delight…
The agony…
The ecstasy…
Paschal Donohoe’s low-key celebration.
The re-elected Roisin Shortall with her grandnephew.
Independent Maureen O’Sullivan catches a surprise seat.
Telling the story…
Joan Burton speaking to media in Blanchardstown.
…and finding an ending…
Independent candidate Patrick Akpoveta finds a quiet corner to make a call in Citywest.
