Irish general election, 26th Feb 2016

[Јas]

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https://twitter.com/fiachkelly/status/703541796090073088


Mark Mortell is a senior advisor to Enda Kenny.

[afleitch]

You're awfully forgiving of parties that destroy your economy... :/

[Phony Moderate]

You're awfully forgiving of parties that destroy your economy... :/

Well it certainly explains why FF, FG and Labour are all still getting more than 0.1%.

[Cassius]

The Finance Minister Michael Noonan may be in trouble in Limerick City.

[Јas]

The last (and to date, only) time no party broke 30% in an Irish general election was June 1927.

[Јas]

Count staff in Sligo-Leitrim literally using a hacksaw to open a ballot box, the keys for which have been lost.

[Јas]

[Јas]

The Finance Minister Michael Noonan may be in trouble in Limerick City.

Indeed.
Would be the single most surprising result of the election, if he loses out.

[Јas]

Ireland's answer to The Onion...

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http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2016/02/26/public-disappointed-that-hung-dail-doesnt-mean-what-they-think-it-means/

[Јas]

On some of the smaller parties...

The Social Democrats 3 outgoing seats are safe (indeed, all three might top the poll in their constituencies). Not clear if they will be able to make any gains, Dublin Central and Dublin MidWest are the most promising avenues.

Green leader Eamon Ryan is in contention in Dublin Bay South. Doesn't look like they'll be in serious contention elsewhere.

No safe Renua seat. Leader Lucinda Creighton is in contention in Dublin Bay South. Billy Timmins in Wicklow also still in the hunt. Terence Flanagan looks like he'll lose his seat. Not likely to pick up any new seats.

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Wow RTE's website is really ugly.

[Harry Hayfield]

The exit poll that was published this morning has now been reshown on Irish TV and the full breakdown is as follows (with change on 2011)

Fine Gael 25% -11%
Fianna Fail 21% +3%
Independents 11% -1%
Sinn Fein 16% +6%
Labour 7% -13%
People Before Profit / Anti Austerity Alliance 5% +4% (on PBP 2011)
Social Democrats 4%
Renua 2%
Green Party 4% +2%
Others 3%

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Mad as hell and not going to take it anymore, it seems.

[FredLindq]

So FG+FF below 50%.

That most be a historical result?!

[BundouYMB]

Cork North Central with 50% of boxes in...

Billy Kelleher (FF) 27%
Mick Barry (AAA) 16%
Jonathan O'Brien (SF) 11.7%
Dara Murphy (FG) 10%
Thomas Gould (SF) 7.5%
Kathleen Lynch (Lab) 7%

[jaichind]

So  FG+FF grand alliance would be the only solution despite both claiming that they ruled this out right ?

[BundouYMB]

Mark Mortell, a "senior strategist with Fine Gael and confidant to the Taoiseach," has said the prospect of a fresh election was "very, very high."

[Cassius]

FF could, possibly, take three seats in Carlow-Kilkenny.

[Cassius]

Galway East has completed its first count - Independent Sean Canney and Fine Gaeler (and former PD) Ciaran Cannon, looking likely to fill 2 of the seats.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Galway East Result

[Harry Hayfield]

Galway East has completed its first count - Independent Sean Canney and Fine Gaeler (and former PD) Ciaran Cannon, looking likely to fill 2 of the seats.

And in terms of percentages: Fine Gael 30%, Fianna Fail 27%, Independent 25%. Sinn Fein 6%, Green Party 2%

[jaichind]

*FINE GAEL, FIANNA FAIL MAY FORM IRISH COALITION: IRISH TIMES

[Cassius]

Dublin Rathdown declares - Shane Ross tops the poll, with FG's Josepha Madigan and Alan Shatter in second and third respectively. FF, Labour and the Greens all bunched around 10%.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

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*FINE GAEL, FIANNA FAIL MAY FORM IRISH COALITION: IRISH TIMES

I'm willing to bet they won't, and if they do it would fail spectacularly in a bonfire of vanity.