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FG candidate Eoghan Murphy gets a kiss from mother Mary at the election count in the RDS . Photo: STEVE HUMPHREYS

Dublin South-East: Greens will rebuild, pledges Gormley

GREEN Party leader John Gormley has vowed to rebuild his battered party after its six sitting TDs lost their seats.

Cork South-Central: Rare FF success story as McGrath wins seat

By Ralph Riegel

FIANNA Fail leader Micheal Martin managed to defy the collapse in his party's vote to ensure his running mate, Michael McGrath, was re-elected in one of the few success stories for his embattled party.

Dublin Mid-West: Seismic shift spells double trouble for Curran

By Edel O'Connell

THERE were seismic changes in Dublin Mid-West, where Fine Gael went from zero to two seats and just one outgoing TD was returned to the next Dail.

Louth: First seat in the Dail for Adams as results go his way

By Elaine Keogh

SINN Fein President Gerry Adams, whose voice was once banned from the airwaves, will soon be heard in the Dail chamber.

Wexford: Wallace tops poll, knocking FG's treble plans off centre

By Brendan Furlong and Fiach Kelly

INDEPENDENT candidate Mick Wallace swept to the top of the poll in Wexford, throwing Fine Gael's plans to take three out of five seats into disarray.

Roscommon-South Leitrim: 'Ming' pledges to cut salary by 50pc as Dail quest pays off

By Pauline Scott and Michael Brennan

NEW Independent TD Luke 'Ming' Flanagan finally succeeded in his 14-year quest to get into the Dail.

Dun Laoghaire: Hanafin loses out to Boyd Barrett

By Aideen Sheehan

POWER to the people was the cry at the end of a tense second day of counting, when Richard Boyd Barrett finally made it to the Dail.

Dublin South: Ross races past post, Fine Gael takes three

By Fergus Black

FINE Gael reasserted its dominance over the volatile Dublin South constituency by grabbing three of the five seats and leaving Fianna Fail floundering in its wake.

Mayo: Risky strategy pays off for four FG candidates

By Brian McDonald

NEVER mind the five-point plan, in Mayo it was the four-point plan -- and it worked like a dream.

Cavan/ Monaghan: Fine Gael makes history along the border

By Patsy McArdle

FINE Gael made history by winning three out of five seats seats in the Cavan-Monaghan border constituency. In doing so it broke further new ground by electing to the Dail the first female member of the party from the constituency -- credit union branch manager and Monaghan County Council member Heather Humphreys.