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According to Breakingnews.ie. Enda Kenny is going to talk to the leaders of Labour Greens and PD’s to look at forming a government. They would have 79 seats and would need independents to make this work. But if they lock those parties in a group then that leaves FF if they are not going to [...]

Listening to Bertie on Sky/RTE, he believes that independents will play a major role in government formation. This can hardly be interpreted any other way than a preference for smaller party (PD/Green) and independents as a path to government.
This was further nailed on by Conor Lenihan speaking to Sam Smyth who said that the [...]

On this blog I said vote PD and clearly the people of Ireland didn’t vote for them. Fair enough that is the people’s choice I am not going argue with it people didn’t want them fair enough. However why can’t people on the left except they got beaten. Take the left parties. Labour gained zero, [...]

“The Labour Party Will Struggle With Its Conscience. The Labour Party Will Win.”

Interesting times for Mr Rabbitte. Wagger believes that, with the aging profile of the Labour TDs, an FF/LAB Government is not out of the question. This is the last chance for such oldies as Costello, Quinn, Higgins, O’Shea, Stagg, [...]

Probably the TD who took the Dail stage most seriously and the best one at needling Bertie. A reminder of one of his classics below, I’m sure others have their own.

A visible blue tide has moved Fine Gael back to 1997 levels.

Chris Gaskin has a very detailed insight into what it was about the Sinn Fein campaign that led to the result which left them down a seat on 4 (the first time since the 80s that Sinn Fein has not increased all 3 of seats/votes/vote %). It reads like an honest account of how the [...]

The second seat filled. Ninth Count to elect Fleming.
Parlon eliminated and redistributing. Between two FF for final seat. Newstalk predicting 3FF 2FG.

Man its a long count up there. Green Party now on 6, final total.

I know most people will think this belongs in the realm of pure fantasy, but at this point in time we are looking at FG 51 + Lab 20 + Grn 6 = 77

Phew! At last I can return to a normal existence. Having done my bit for the country, I can revert to my normal diet of pointless self-examination. But some quick thoughts before I kick Election 2007 to the kerb.

The poll in the sidebar has some of the main coalition options to decide upon. Projected numbers at this stage are: FF:78 FG:51 LAB:20 SF:4 Green:6 PD:2 Ind:5
There are 8 answers at present, feel free to leave your reasons/conjecture in the comments.  If I have overlooked/forgotten an obvious one, remind me.

Which elects O Snodaigh and brings the SF total to 4 seats. Thanks to Wednesday in the comments.

Fahy (FF) and Grealish (PD) elected.

Word from the count centre is that Catherine Byrne (FG) is going to be elected without reaching quota on the final count, which means that Aongus O’Snodaigh (SF) will shade it ahead of Eric Byrne (Lab), with just 67 votes between them.
Right now papers are being re-checked to make sure that none of Eric’s votes [...]

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