Despite having spent the last four years in Government, the Green Party is potentially facing a total wipeout in the current election.

The two Civil War parties are in pole position to once again form the core of the next coalition. Tallies suggest that Fianna Fáil could return with the highest share of first-preference votes, followed by Fine Gael in second and Sinn Féin in third, in a reversal of Friday night’s exit poll.

Sinn Féin’s director of elections Matt Carthy told RTÉ last night that he believed his party will be the most popular party after the votes are counted and

The protracted process of counting votes in Ireland’s General Election will begin as an exit poll put the three main parties virtually tied.

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How do you go from jumping down each other’s throats to jumping back into bed together in the space of days? And how do you expect voters to trust you?