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| Ireland general election: second vote possible after inconclusive result – live | |
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| 5.49pm GMT | |
| 17:49 | |
| Henry McDonald | |
| The dynasty of the former Taoiseach, Charles J Haughey, is back. | |
| His son Sean lost his seat in the 2011 wipeout of Fianna Fail and was not even selected by his local party to run this year in the Dublin Bay North constituency. | |
| But it seems Fianna Fail head office were onto something when they parachuted him into the area. Haughey junior is back and on course for a seat after winning 7,916 first preferences. | |
| Even his opponents concede Sean Haughey is back in the Dail. | |
| Updated | |
| at 5.56pm GMT | |
| 5.30pm GMT | |
| 17:30 | |
| Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald looks set to be elected in the Dublin Central after topping the poll there with 5,770 votes. | |
| The constituency had been the political stronghold of former Fianna Fáil leader Bertie Ahern, but the party’s fall from grace saw it lose its two Dublin Central seats in the 2011 election. | |
| 5.17pm GMT | 5.17pm GMT |
| 17:17 | 17:17 |
| RTE’s Justin McCarthy tweets a comment by Fine Gael’s Frances Fitzgerald, who is also also justice and equality minister. | RTE’s Justin McCarthy tweets a comment by Fine Gael’s Frances Fitzgerald, who is also also justice and equality minister. |
| On a FF/FG coalition on @RTERadio1 Frances Fitzgerald said:"the people hve spoken" "there is an onus on everyone to form stable govt" #GE16 | On a FF/FG coalition on @RTERadio1 Frances Fitzgerald said:"the people hve spoken" "there is an onus on everyone to form stable govt" #GE16 |
| 4.59pm GMT | 4.59pm GMT |
| 16:59 | 16:59 |
| Fianna Fail leader: government has to be coherent | Fianna Fail leader: government has to be coherent |
| Ben Quinn | Ben Quinn |
| Micheál Martin, the leader of Fianna Fail, has been peaking, although perhaps it was what he has not been saying that is most interesting. | Micheál Martin, the leader of Fianna Fail, has been peaking, although perhaps it was what he has not been saying that is most interesting. |
| Asked on RTE if his party would stand by a previous pledge of ruling out a coalition with its longterm rival, Fine Gael, if it was the smaller party, he replied: “I am very conscious that the people have voted against Fine Gael and Labour in government, so we have to take that on board. | Asked on RTE if his party would stand by a previous pledge of ruling out a coalition with its longterm rival, Fine Gael, if it was the smaller party, he replied: “I am very conscious that the people have voted against Fine Gael and Labour in government, so we have to take that on board. |
| “I think it’s going to take some time to work this out and it’s not going to be worked out tomorrow. I do think there will be a significant centre ground elected and they could be influential in terms of the type of government being formed.” | “I think it’s going to take some time to work this out and it’s not going to be worked out tomorrow. I do think there will be a significant centre ground elected and they could be influential in terms of the type of government being formed.” |
| Martin, whose party appears to be undergoing an extraordinary recovery in support, added: “We have to be practical. Whatever develops has to be coherent.” | Martin, whose party appears to be undergoing an extraordinary recovery in support, added: “We have to be practical. Whatever develops has to be coherent.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.06pm GMT | at 5.06pm GMT |
| 4.44pm GMT | 4.44pm GMT |
| 16:44 | 16:44 |
| Two results have come in for individuals who may be worth watching closely in terms of how the situation develops over the coming months and years. | Two results have come in for individuals who may be worth watching closely in terms of how the situation develops over the coming months and years. |
| Eoin Ó Broin, one of the party’s rising young stars and a leftwing voice inside its ranks has been elected in the Dublin Mid-West constituency. | Eoin Ó Broin, one of the party’s rising young stars and a leftwing voice inside its ranks has been elected in the Dublin Mid-West constituency. |
| Also elected is Fine Gael’s Frances Fitzgerald. Although from an older generation than Ó Broin, she has been tipped as a possible replacement leader for Enda Kenny. | Also elected is Fine Gael’s Frances Fitzgerald. Although from an older generation than Ó Broin, she has been tipped as a possible replacement leader for Enda Kenny. |
| 4.22pm GMT | 4.22pm GMT |
| 16:22 | 16:22 |
| Staying with Lucinda Creighton, a former Fine Gael minister. She has strongly suggested that her old party should team up in Government with its long-term rival, Fianna Fail. | Staying with Lucinda Creighton, a former Fine Gael minister. She has strongly suggested that her old party should team up in Government with its long-term rival, Fianna Fail. |
| She told RTE: | She told RTE: |
| I think there is a huge responsibility on the constitutional parties in this country to form a stable government. | I think there is a huge responsibility on the constitutional parties in this country to form a stable government. |
| I think there is a high respinsibilty on Fiana Fail and Fine Gael to do that. | I think there is a high respinsibilty on Fiana Fail and Fine Gael to do that. |
| She added: | She added: |
| I truly hope now that both parties will do the right thing for the country. The alternative would be quite worrying. The country has spoken and I think they should be respected and listened to. | I truly hope now that both parties will do the right thing for the country. The alternative would be quite worrying. The country has spoken and I think they should be respected and listened to. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.28pm GMT | at 4.28pm GMT |
| 4.12pm GMT | 4.12pm GMT |
| 16:12 | 16:12 |
| Another one of the casualties of the election looks set to be one of Ireland’s newest parties, Renua Ireland, which was formed from defectors from Fine Gael and other parties and sought to blend a focus on free market economics with social conservatism. | Another one of the casualties of the election looks set to be one of Ireland’s newest parties, Renua Ireland, which was formed from defectors from Fine Gael and other parties and sought to blend a focus on free market economics with social conservatism. |
| Its leader, Lucinda Creighton, who was expelled from Fine Gael’s parliamentary party after voting against government abortion legislation , appears to be facing a real struggle to hold on to her Dublin seat. | Its leader, Lucinda Creighton, who was expelled from Fine Gael’s parliamentary party after voting against government abortion legislation , appears to be facing a real struggle to hold on to her Dublin seat. |
| She was not entirely optimistic after arriving at the counting centre in the last half hour, adding: | She was not entirely optimistic after arriving at the counting centre in the last half hour, adding: |
| It’s going to be a very long weekend, but we’ll just have to see how it all pans out. | It’s going to be a very long weekend, but we’ll just have to see how it all pans out. |
| I’m just glad that we didn’t take the soft option. Renua Ireland is a party of the future and we are going to work towards that. It’s just a first step. It’s a benchmark. | I’m just glad that we didn’t take the soft option. Renua Ireland is a party of the future and we are going to work towards that. It’s just a first step. It’s a benchmark. |
| 3.50pm GMT | 3.50pm GMT |
| 15:50 | 15:50 |
| Back to the Labour Party meltdown, and a senior government minister for the party has admitted that it is taking a “pasting”. | Back to the Labour Party meltdown, and a senior government minister for the party has admitted that it is taking a “pasting”. |
| Asked if the junior partner in Ireland’s coalition government was looking at single figure digits in terms of its percentage support (down from 19.4% in 2011), Brendan Howlin told Irish radio station Newstalk: | Asked if the junior partner in Ireland’s coalition government was looking at single figure digits in terms of its percentage support (down from 19.4% in 2011), Brendan Howlin told Irish radio station Newstalk: |
| It’s too early in the day to be doing that sort of analysis. Quite clearly we have a very fractured electorate. | It’s too early in the day to be doing that sort of analysis. Quite clearly we have a very fractured electorate. |
| It’s quite clear that the Labour party is after taking a pasting. | It’s quite clear that the Labour party is after taking a pasting. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.03pm GMT | at 4.03pm GMT |
| 3.43pm GMT | 3.43pm GMT |
| 15:43 | 15:43 |
| First TD elected to Ireland's 32nd Dail | First TD elected to Ireland's 32nd Dail |
| The first member of Ireland’s 32nd Dail (Parliament) to be elected is Shane Ross, a sitting independent TD in the constituency of Dublin-Rathdown and outspoken newspaper columnist who had been tipped as to take on the role of kingmaker in post-election coalition talks. | The first member of Ireland’s 32nd Dail (Parliament) to be elected is Shane Ross, a sitting independent TD in the constituency of Dublin-Rathdown and outspoken newspaper columnist who had been tipped as to take on the role of kingmaker in post-election coalition talks. |
| With a new election or Fianna Fail-Fine Gael coalition now widely regarded as more likely, Ross is unlikely to take on such a role on this occasion. His strong showing once again underlines however the trend towards Irish voter support for independents. | With a new election or Fianna Fail-Fine Gael coalition now widely regarded as more likely, Ross is unlikely to take on such a role on this occasion. His strong showing once again underlines however the trend towards Irish voter support for independents. |
| This morning’s RTE exit poll suggested that as much as one third of the Irish electorate has voted for independent candidates or smaller parties. | This morning’s RTE exit poll suggested that as much as one third of the Irish electorate has voted for independent candidates or smaller parties. |
| Shane Ross tofa. Elected! #GE16 #vota2016 pic.twitter.com/0kdI9MyNCt | Shane Ross tofa. Elected! #GE16 #vota2016 pic.twitter.com/0kdI9MyNCt |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.44pm GMT | at 3.44pm GMT |
| 3.33pm GMT | 3.33pm GMT |
| 15:33 | 15:33 |
| Arriving at the count centre for Dublin constituencies, Sinn Fein’s vice president, Mary Lou McDonald, has described the possibility of a Fianna Fail and Fine Gael “grand coalition” as the “stuff of nightmares”. | Arriving at the count centre for Dublin constituencies, Sinn Fein’s vice president, Mary Lou McDonald, has described the possibility of a Fianna Fail and Fine Gael “grand coalition” as the “stuff of nightmares”. |
| It’s been something that she and others in Sinn Fein have been saying for some time now. | It’s been something that she and others in Sinn Fein have been saying for some time now. |
| What was unsaid however was that it could also be the scenario that could allow Sinn Fein to go from being one of a number of opposition groups to being the opposition in a left-right drive, a major coup for a party that has focused on a political project of building a mass popular support base since the 1994 IRA ceasefire. | What was unsaid however was that it could also be the scenario that could allow Sinn Fein to go from being one of a number of opposition groups to being the opposition in a left-right drive, a major coup for a party that has focused on a political project of building a mass popular support base since the 1994 IRA ceasefire. |
| Experts at creating a 'moment'. Sinn Fein's Vice Pres in Dublin. Mobbed by media #ge16 https://t.co/owo8ADF4jh | Experts at creating a 'moment'. Sinn Fein's Vice Pres in Dublin. Mobbed by media #ge16 https://t.co/owo8ADF4jh |