Irish Election Results Thread

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I know that Séamus Kirk, the Ceann Comhairle, was automatically returned to the 31st Dáil without having to face the voters, but will tradition have him retain the post or is he likely to be replaced by someone else as the Speaker?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I notice that Enda Kenny is also Father of the Dáil as well as presumptively the next Taoiseach.  Who else in various Parliaments has held the dual title of Father and PM (however so called).

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Is there any chance of a Fine Gael / Sinn Fein government, even if only as a negotiating tool for Fine Gael as they work on their expected coalition with Labour?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

FG are sometimes still referred to as "The Law and Order Party" and considering this, their history and importantly their ´natural´ support base, I think we can rule out the SF-FG option.

Given my near total lack of knowledge of Irish politics, I only asked because the numbers would work as would a FG-FF option which I assumed would be impossible under the circumstances.