The General Election 2024/5 thread

[PR1Berske]

RTÉ trying to find Hutch in a sea of security. ("Security")

 

[PR1Berske]

123 out of 174 seats filled

Still to come according to RTE:

Carlow-Kilkenny - Count 10 - 5 seats left and 9 candidates
Cavan-Monaghan – Count 6 - 5 seats left and 10 candidates
Cork North-Central - Count 13 - 3 seats left and 4 candidates
Cork South-Central - Count 17 - 2 seats left and 3 candidates
Donegal – Count 12 - 3 seats left and 6 candidates
Dublin Bay North – Count 11 - 3 seats left and 6 candidates
Dublin South Central – Count 14 - 3 seats left and 4 candidates
Galway West – Count 11 - 3 seats left and 5 candidates
Kerry – Count 12 - 2 seats left and 3 candidates
Kildare North – Count 8 - 4 seats left and 7 candidates
Longford-Westmeath – Count 10 - 4 seats left and 8 candidates
Louth – Count 14 - 5 seats to fill and 9 candidates
Meath East – Count 12 - 2 seats left and 4 candidates
Sligo-Leitrim – Count 11 - 3 seats left and 4 candidates
Tipperary North – Count 9 - 2 seats left and 3 candidates
Wicklow – Count 6 - 3 seats left and 8 candidates left

 

[Idris2002]

Ruth Coppinger and Paul Murphy made it back. Joan "no, not the Joan Collins" Collins is out after 15 years.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Intereresting there are 174 seats compared to 650 in the UK parliament representing more than 10 times the population.

 

[MickiQ]

Intereresting there are 174 seats compared to 650 in the UK parliament representing more than 10 times the population.

Or not representing in the case of Clacton

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Or not representing in the case of Clacton

Hopefully there isn't a turd like that in Irish politics.

 

[krtek a houby]

Hopefully there isn't a turd like that in Irish politics.

Unfortunately we have the likes of Justin Barrett instead

 

[MickiQ]

Hopefully there isn't a turd like that in Irish politics.

I'm sure there is, political systems by their very nature are like toilet bowls, full of turds.

 

[Boru]

Will be very interesting to see how this plays out now.. I cant see SF in government, i feel FF and FG will make their deals with some smaller parties.

Green Party will be very disappointed.. grass roots support evaporated.

 

[brogdale]

Will be very interesting to see how this plays out now.. I cant see SF in government, i feel FF and FG will make their deals with some smaller parties.

Green Party will be very disappointed.. grass roots support evaporated.

Most analysis I've seen online suggests FF/FG with a few Independents.

 

[The39thStep]

Will be very interesting to see how this plays out now.. I cant see SF in government, i feel FF and FG will make their deals with some smaller parties.

Green Party will be very disappointed.. grass roots support evaporated.

Why do you think that was?