THREAD: This is a constantly updated list of all candidates elected in #GE2020. Get the results from each count in every constituency here https://t.co/3IV9NppRTq
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
What’s happened so far in the general election count? A special edition of @TheExplainerPod takes you around our newsroom to explain https://t.co/lGBU7AzzZq
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 10, 2020
Óró sé do bheatha abhaile is a popular tune this election #GE2020 https://t.co/bpURWjppOu
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
Sinn Féin surge and the first time a Taoiseach comes second: 7 key points of the election so far. https://t.co/kQTRKJBBbT
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
Few key points from Galway West after three counts.
– Galway will elect its first Sinn Féin TD since Liam Mellows in East Galway in 1918.
– It's on course to elect three women for the first time ever.
– Fine Gael are coming fifth and sixth and are almost sure to lose a seat.— Céimin Burke (@CeiminB) February 9, 2020
Mairead Farrell's arrival has sparked jubilant scenes in the Galway west count centre. pic.twitter.com/yHtDJrOSK1
— Céimin Burke (@CeiminB) February 9, 2020
Mary Lou McDonald's security escort through the crowds at the RDS #GE2020 #countday pic.twitter.com/QDEBj3Y5gD
— Bethany Langham (@bethanyklangham) February 9, 2020
All systems go at the Dublin Bay South count in the RDS. #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/xDgrLqkUXA
— Bethany Langham (@bethanyklangham) February 9, 2020
And Mary Lou McDonald for the win in Dublin Central#GE2020 #SinnFéin pic.twitter.com/T196Bo1PWE
— Bethany Langham (@bethanyklangham) February 9, 2020
Sinn Féin's Denise Mitchell elected in Dublin Bay North with 21,344 votes#GE2020 #SinnFein pic.twitter.com/OcGJuX8O2r
— Bethany Langham (@bethanyklangham) February 9, 2020
On the first count in Meath East – no one has crossed the line. But SF’s Darren O’Rourke celebrates on hearing he has so far received 10,223 votes, just shy of the 10,487 quota needed to be deemed elected. With transfers he is likely to be elected on the second count. #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/JEH0Ma8Rxj
— Conor McCrave (@Conor_McCrave) February 9, 2020
The first candidate past the post in Meath East is Sinn Féin’s Darren O’Rourke, elected on the second count. He was joined by the party’s deputy leader Michelle O’Neill. #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/wKgFA3pusb
— Conor McCrave (@Conor_McCrave) February 9, 2020
And that's Dessie Ellis elected in Dublin North-West on the first count #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/DaxOTzfHaX
— Cónal Thomas (@ConalThomas) February 9, 2020
Mary Lou McDonald arrives to huge applause at the RDS #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/NTTyWyDlcw
— Cónal Thomas (@ConalThomas) February 9, 2020
Dessie Ellis of Sinn Fein is elected #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/KEOiiRuzrv
— Christina Finn (@christinafinn8) February 9, 2020
Sinn Féin performed poorly in the local elections, so why the massive gains now? Our political correspondent @christinafinn8 suggests it could be down to what voters saw as being realistically achievable https://t.co/jhw0wthynI
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
Three elections ago, the Sinn Féin only won four seats in the Dáil – today the party is topping the polls in several constituencies https://t.co/Jul07nRCsd
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said "the two party system in this country is now broken" and that it has been "dispatched to the history books" https://t.co/M8Bd6SppAt
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
The 'Mary Lou Monsoon', like today's wild weather, arrived with the dawn at the RDS https://t.co/v3oi19MuhT
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
Sinn Féin is the most popular party among all age groups up to 65 and particularly popular among younger voters, according to #GE2020 exit poll https://t.co/dRji9Sn5zR
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
"Every single vote counts,"says @MaryLouMcDonald. #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/lZF0YY78i7
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 8, 2020
Outgoing junior minister on Brexit, Helen McEntee, has been elected on the 7th count in Meath East. #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/vdagcBmRxe
— Conor McCrave (@Conor_McCrave) February 9, 2020
From the Louth count centre to the Meath East centre where Sinn Féin’s Darren O’Rourke, outgoing minister Helen McEntee, and Fianna Fáil’s Thomas Byrne look set to take the three seats in the constituency. It will, of course, mean outgoing minister Regina Doherty is out. #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/UHd5TJR63u
— Conor McCrave (@Conor_McCrave) February 9, 2020
Christy Burke and Paschal Donohoe embrace at the RDS #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/on9WoicfMa
— Christina Finn (@christinafinn8) February 9, 2020
Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe admits there's an appetite for change in Ireland that Fine Gael needs to "reflect on and respond back to"#GE20202 #FineGael pic.twitter.com/1uZiKdpnpy
— Bethany Langham (@bethanyklangham) February 9, 2020
Outgoing junior minister Helen McEntee secured her seat but all was not well for Fine Gael in the Meath East constituency as outgoing social protection minister, Regina Doherty failed to retain hers. https://t.co/aybYW1PQ42
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 10, 2020
Mary Mitchell O'Connor and Regina Doherty have lost their seats https://t.co/XCY1YXhYpY
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
Varadkar said he had made his party's position about a coalition with Sinn Féin "very clear" during the campaign and that Fine Gael had won votes on that basis https://t.co/wSCw3liH55
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
Eoghan Murphy says he'll be elected on the 2nd or 3rd count as he defends his record on housing https://t.co/rUbtyYY5ll #ge2020 pic.twitter.com/U8ztNCabQb
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
Taoiseach looks set to run second to Sinn Féin candidate in Dublin West, as first tallies emerge https://t.co/QTQj2VZUcb
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar cast his vote with a little help from polling staff. #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/L7n276tfZQ
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 8, 2020
Outgoing Minister for Transport and Sport Shane Ross has lost his seat https://t.co/GEjHZs2MaX
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
It's coming down to the wire in Galway West between Independent TD Catherine Connolly and Fine Gael's Seán Kyne – the government's chief whip is in danger of losing his seat. #GE2020 https://t.co/YQofs4YUjC
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
A couple who ran in the same constituency for different parties have both gotten elected in a dramatic final count #GE2020 #CorkSouthWest https://t.co/vPtykFMP4g
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 10, 2020
'I'm a democrat, I listen to the people': Micheál Martin refuses to rule out SF coalition https://t.co/nI7fvPQy9O #ge2020 pic.twitter.com/JvFnSrvN87
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
Eamon Ryan of the Green Party is elected #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/5BUMrVQDIX
— Christina Finn (@christinafinn8) February 9, 2020
Hopeful for her chances to be elected, joint leader of the Social Democrats Róisín Shorthall, says that Irish politics is now a "whole new ball game" and maintains that her party is happy to work with any party elected.#GE2020 #SocDems pic.twitter.com/x0GDdsmojR
— Bethany Langham (@bethanyklangham) February 9, 2020
Labour's Joan Burton has lost her seat in Dublin West https://t.co/nGmWW3B5nt
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
Kevin 'Boxer' Moran says he's been 'let down' by voters as he seeks 'miracle' to save seat https://t.co/8q7gJQRFXT #ge200 #LongfordWestmeath pic.twitter.com/scQurzSXSR
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
Labour leader Brendan Howlin: 'To be honest, it hasn't been a good day for the Labour party, we've been not only squeezed but encircled by a variety of others' https://t.co/iJDR37pJFh
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
With just 33 TDs elected so far, Sinn Féin has already won 23 seats – the total number of seats they won in the 2016 general election. #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/iBwFn47vJW
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
After a fierce amount of counting, Dublin Bay North, Dublin North West, Dublin Central and Dublin South Central counts have been suspended until 10am tomorrow. #GE2020 #hometime pic.twitter.com/S1pSpBpvI2
— Bethany Langham (@bethanyklangham) February 9, 2020
Christy Burke says he’s been here before and he’s taking nothing for granted. Here he tells us about what he got up to today #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/kzsxfddnZL
— Christina Finn (@christinafinn8) February 9, 2020
Bríd Smith thanks her team #ge2020 pic.twitter.com/l6iw7xDxEL
— Christina Finn (@christinafinn8) February 9, 2020
Turnout for Saturday election was fourth-lowest ever in history of the State https://t.co/Fs4ZVLAYyg #ge2020 pic.twitter.com/bxNgrCHaSx
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 10, 2020
Trends and tricolours: The images that sum up #GE2020 election count day https://t.co/pZjsucgYS6 pic.twitter.com/ajohlYeSYg
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 10, 2020
Counting is underway around the country with early tallies showing a surge in support for Sinn Féin. #GE2020https://t.co/y4YkJhEa8e pic.twitter.com/2vQvneUvNG
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 9, 2020
GALWAY WEST 4TH COUNT RESULTS
Ó Cuív -FF-8,825 (+269)
Farrell -SF- 8,814 (+70)
Grealish -IND- 8,541 (+345)
Connolly – IND- 5,775 (+82)
Naughton – FG- 5,667 (+22)
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Kyne – FG- 5,345 (+31)
Crowe -FF- 5,310(+10)Ó Cuív leapfrogs Farrell again. #GE2020 ge2020
— Céimin Burke (@CeiminB) February 9, 2020
Untallied postal votes and a missing box are preventing a full tally in Galway West for now. But here's what we have:
Ó Cuív – FF- 14.42%
Farrell – SF- 13.88%
Grealish -IND-13.48%
Naughton – FG- 9.22%
Kyne -FG- 8.98%
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Connolly – IND- 8.75%
Crowe -FF- 8.51%— Céimin Burke (@CeiminB) February 9, 2020