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Latest Election News

Full recount called in Cork North Central in battle between Labour and People Before Profit
We’ll be bringing you live updates on how the final constituencies shake out.
A full recount is underway in Cork North Central as TD Mick Barry fights to retain his seat
Not returning: Here are all the TDs we're bidding farewell to after they lost their seats
We're down to the final 12 seats - here is who's fighting to get over the line
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Hutch's failed election bid raises so many questions about Irish politics
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Here are all the late-night elections you were (probably) asleep for
Sinn Féin managed historic doubles in some areas, but its second-seat plan faltered in others
Who's in? Who's out? Follow along with The Journal's real-time results centre
Former junior coalition members give their advice for government negotiations
'Dodged a bullet': How international media reacted to Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch's narrow loss
Who's going into this government, then? And who gets to be Taoiseach - and for how long?
Sources say Fine Gael will push for a rotating Taoiseach deal, while Labour are viewed as a preferred option, but option still open for independents.
No Fine Gael TD in Wexford constituency for the first time in 91 years
Full recount ordered in Tipperary North and recount also requested in Cork North-Central
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'It's going to be tight': Stephen Donnelly battles to keep his seat in Wicklow as count continues
How is Fine Gael faring after the exodus of senior figures? Here's a breakdown by constituency
John McGahon concedes Louth election but says he got '150% support' from Taoiseach during campaign
The Monk, the Cope, the... Chicken: How these nicknamed candidates fared in the election
Gráinne Seoige defends her candidacy and a controversial election ad as 'absolutely factual'
Gerry Hutch fails in election bid as Labour's Marie Sherlock wins nail-biting race in Dublin Central
Labour should not go into power with FF or FG, Ó Ríordáin says - but Bacik doesn't rule it out
Far-right fizzle: Fringe candidates face disappointment as election results come in
Ministers on the way out, and Monk on the way in? Five races to keep an eye on today
After counting continued into the wee hours, here are the elections you missed overnight
Healy-Rae brothers set to return to Dáil following delays at Kerry count centre
Willie O'Dea reelected as counting continues in Limerick City despite ballot paper error
Gerry Hutch and Labour's Marie Sherlock to fight it out for fourth seat in Dublin Central
Two independents who quit Sinn Féin as TDs see support fall off a cliff
Five key takeaways from the first day of the election count
'It has to be my time': Willie Aird elected to the Dáil... after 45 years as a councillor
Charlie Flanagan’s retirement paved the way for Willie Aird to finally run for the Dáil.
Simon Harris optimistic on 'competitive' election results as he's re-elected in Wicklow
25 year-old Fianna Fáil candidate tops Galway East poll as Anne Rabbitte at risk of losing seat
Mary Lou McDonald re-elected in Dublin Central as Hutch gains greatest benefit from her surplus
Green Party struggling as junior ministers Joe O'Brien and Ossian Smyth eliminated
Mick Wallace finds his old Wexford vote has collapsed on his return to Irish politics
John McGahon unlikely to be elected and could be outpolled by Fine Gael running mate Paula Butterly
Gráinne Seoige has failed to make an impact as a FF candidate in Galway West
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Sinn Féin: great at elections, not so good at actually getting into government
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McDonald says Sinn Féin would've benefitted from campaign continuing for 'one more week'
A good day for the Social Democrats as they hope to break into double digits for seat numbers
A waiting game amid the bustle of the RDS, punctuated by a visit from an Oscar nominee