Ireland Election Results.

UPDATE (5:46 PM):

Fine Gael and Labour are discussing a governing coalition for the 31st Dail.

UPDATE (5:44 PM):

Nothing has changed much since yesterday: Fine Gael has 70 seats; Labour has 36; Fianna Fail has 18; Independents has 17 and Sinn Fein has 13.

-- Sunday Updates --

UPDATE (5:34 PM):

Fine Gael now has 70 seats; Labour has 35; Fianna Fail has 18; Independents has 17 and Sinn Fein has 13.

UPDATE (2:23 PM):

I am done updating for a while. Please continue to visit the Irish Times for the latest election news and please keep in mind that several constituencies will be recounting tomorrow morning - so we wont learn much more until then.

UPDATE (2:18 PM):

Fine Gael has 68 seats; Labour has 35; Fianna Fail has 17; Independents has 17 and Sinn Fein has 13.

UPDATE (2:13 PM):

There will also be a recount in Galway West. Labour's Derek Nolan and Fianna Fail's Eamon O Cuiv have already claimed seats in the constituency.

UPDATE (2:08 PM):

Wicklow's recount will begin tomorrow morning. Nothing more we can learn from there today, except that Fianna Fail's Dick Roche cannot accept reality.

UPDATE (2:04 PM):

Irish pundits should not overestimate the demise of Fianna Fail. In America the Republican Party once held under 80 seats in our House during the 1930's, but we came roaring back in the 1940's-50's to retake the Presidency - Fianna Fail's day will come again - the only question is when.

UPDATE (1:59 pm):

I do apologize to everyone for referring to Fianna Fail as Fianna Fine in several of my updates this morning. Corrections have been made.

UPDATE (1:55 PM):

Wicklow still has no declared victors at this point, which should prevent Fine Gael from reaching 70+ seats until tomorrow morning, unless they win elsewhere.

UPDATE (1:52 PM):

Fine Gael is demanding a complete recount in Laois/Offally, due to the small number of votes separating their candidate from a Fianna Fail candidate.

UPDATE (1:49 PM):

Not much has changed since my last update - Fine Gael has 68 seats; Labour has 35; Fianna Fail has 17; Independents have 17 and Sinn Fein has 13.

UPDATE (10:35 AM):

I'm done updating for a while. Remember to visit the Irish Times for latest results.

UPDATE (10:33 AM):

Fine Gael has 65 seats; Labour has 34; Fianna Fail has 17; Independents have 17 and Sinn Fein has 13.

UPDATE (10:31 AM):

Sinn Fein is still holding out for two more TD's - Brian Stanley in Laois/Offaly and John Brady in Wicklow - both are likely to win a seat.

UPDATE (10:21 AM):

Fianna Fail's John McGuinness tops Carlow/Kilkenny. Labour's Ann Phelan wins a seat as well.

UPDATE (10:16 AM):

Looks like Fianna Fail will reach 20-22 seats, just as their general secretary predicted.

UPDATE (10:14 AM):

Fianna Fail's Eamon O Cuiv tops Galway West. Labour's Derek Nolan looks strong to nab a seat.

UPDATE (10:09 AM):

Fianna Fail's Timmy Dooley won nicely in Clare, but his forename probably did not help him. I remember the days of being called Timmy.... when I was a seven year old who still wanted to be a railroad conductor.

UPDATE (10:04 AM):

The United Alliance Left wins a seat in Dun Laoghaire. Only 20 seats have no declared victor at this point.

UPDATE (10:00 AM):

The Irish Times has proclaimed "Fianna Fail's vote decimated in Dublin" one million times! I live 3,000 miles away and I get the point already!

UPDATE (9:58 AM):

Independent's Michael Haley-Rae and Tim Fleming carry Kerry South's two remaining seats. Fine Gael's Brendan Griffin topped the constituency.

UPDATE (9:54 AM):

Fianna Fail's best constituency is Cork South Central with 2 seats. Not much to celebrate.

UPDATE (9:50 AM):

No candidates have officially topped Wicklow. However, all three of the leading candidates are with Fine Gael, while one Sinn Fein is on the outside.

UPDATE (9:47 AM):

Fine Gael did take four of five seats in Enda Kenny's home constituency of Mayo, while Fianna Fail carried one.

UPDATE (9:38 AM):

Please note that Fine Gael won 51 seats in 2007 - they have 65 so far this year. Both Labour and Sinn Fein have also gained impressively, while Fianna Fail has 62 seats (as of now) fewer than they did in 2007.

UPDATE (9:34 AM):

Labour's Ivana Bacik demanded a recount for no reason in Dun Laoghaire - Fine Gael's Mary Mitchell-O'Connor claims third seat anyway.

UPDATE (9:26 AM):

Fine Gael's Charles Flanagan officially tops Laois/Offaly.

UPDATE (9:22 AM):

Only 25 seats remain undecided at this point. Fine Gael has 64 seats; Labour 33; Fianna Fine 15; Independents 14 and Sinn Fein 13.

UPDATE (9:18 AM):

Fianna Fail's Barry Cowen and Sinn Fein's Brian Stanley look strong in the Laois/Offaly constituency.

UPDATE (9:15 AM):

If Fine Gael and Labour were to form a governing coalition: talk about power with over 100 combined TD's in the Dail.

UPDATE (9:09 AM):

Sinn Fein's Kathryn Reilly, who finished sixth in Cavan/Monaghan behind Fine Gael's Sean Conlan, conceded on Twitter this morning.

UPDATE (8:55 AM):

Fianna Fail claims second seat in Cork South Central with the victory of Michael McGrath on the 12th count.

UPDATE (8:52 AM):

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UPDATE (8:51 AM):

Fine Gael's Peter Fitzpatrick elected after 13th count in Louth. Amazing.

UPDATE (8:43 AM):

Nearly all of the seats have been decided - Fine Gael has won 61; Labour 33; Fianna Fail 14; Independent 14 and Sinn Fein 13. The Greens were completely destroyed on Friday.

-- Saturday Updates --

UPDATE (11:45 PM):

Sinn Fein's Michael Colreavy has been reelected in Sligo-North Leitrim, along with Fine Gael's Tony McLoughlin and John Perry by solid margins.

UPDATE (11:38 PM):

One last update for the evening.

Sinn Fein's website has Fine Gael with 49 seats; Labour with 28; Sinn Fein with 12 and Fianna Fail with only 9. These results are several hours fresher than the tally I published at 10:20.

History has been made in Ireland.

UPDATE (11:33 PM):

Stay tuned for more updates tomorrow morning on this developing story.

UPDATE (11:27 PM):

For all of those visiting this article - Fianna Fail led Ireland for fourteen years before Friday's election, and are considered "centrist". Fine Gael was the main opposition, and are considered "right-wing". Labour was the minor opposition and are considered "left-wing".

Fine Gael's landslide victory is the political equivalent of a 9.0 earthquake, and Fianna Fail's disastrous defeat has many questioning their survival.

UPDATE (11:20 PM):

Fine Gael has won 36 seats; Labour 21; Fianna Fail 8 and Sinn Fein 7. We will know the entire results tomorrow when counting resumes.

UPDATE (6:08 PM):

I will probably not be updating for the rest of the night..... Please visit the Irish Times for the latest election results.

UPDATE (6:02 PM):

The Fianna Fail has been wiped out in Kildare North by one Fine Gael, one Labour and one Independent.

UPDATE (5:53 PM):

Fianna Fail's Willie O'Dea wins seat in Limerick City after sixth count.

UPDATE (5:49 PM):

Ireland's complete election results will probably not be known until tomorrow morning in both Ireland and the United States.

UPDATE (5:42 PM):

Five constituencies have completed their count: Donegal South West, Kildare North, Tipperary South, Limerick and Cork North West.

UPDATE (5:38 PM):

The Irish Times has Fine Gael at 28 seats; Labour at 16 and Fianna Fail at 5 with Sinn Fein.

UPDATE (5:35 PM):

Independent Shane Ross has topped Dublin South; Labour's Alex White has also claimed a seat.

UPDATE (5:31 PM):

Wicklow is still up in the air; Fine Gael could claim 3 seats.

UPDATE (5:23 PM):

Fianna Fail's general secretary is predicting 20-22 seats for party; Fine Gael's has predicted 72-75

UPDATE (5:20 PM):

Pretty pathetic when Sinn Fein has more declared victories than Fianna Fail at this point. Some have questioned whether the former can rebuild at all....

UPDATE (5:08 PM):

Who will receive more votes: Labour or Fianna Fail? Labour's looking strong.

UPDATE (5:02 PM):

None of the Green's have won a seat, including their leader John Gormley.

UPDATE (4:59 PM):

Fine Gael has 24 seats; Labour 14 according to Sinn Fein's official website.

UPDATE (4:55 PM):

Both of Dun Laoghaire's Fianna Fail TD's have been defeated.

UPDATE (4:52 PM):

Counting in Dun Laoghaire has been suspended; Labour's Ivana Bacik has called for a recount.

UPDATE (4:46 PM):

With 44 seats called Fianna Fail has 74 fewer Teachta Dala's than in 2007. I would call this a political massacre.

UPDATE (4:38 PM):

Fine Gael has 19 confirmed seats; Labour has 11; Sinn Fein has 4; Fianna Fail has 3 and Independent candidates have won 7.

UPDATE (10:29 AM):

Early vote share has Fine Gael and Labour on top; Fianna Fail third.

UPDATE (10:26 AM):

I am done updating for a while; Sinn Fein has tallies on their website.

UPDATE (10:23 AM):

Fine Gael's Jimmy Deenihan tops Kerry North-West Limerick.

UPDATE (10:20 AM):

Fine Gael's general secretary is predicting 72-75 seats for party.

UPDATE (10:15 AM):

Fianna Fail is definitely going down, but the question is: by how much?

UPDATE (10:13 AM):

I wonder if one day a free, independent and united Ireland will vote......

UPDATE (10:05 AM):

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams is on course to win a seat in Louth.

UPDATE (9:56 AM):

Labour's Joan Burton is first candidate to officially be elected to 31st Dail.

UPDATE (9:53 AM):

I've been reading some rumors of a possible Fine Gael-Labour coalition.

UPDATE (9:46 AM):

I'm doing the best to follow the results, but the Irish Times is doing superb.

UPDATE (9:41 AM):

Labour is topping the polls in Dublin West, Dublin Mid West, Dublin North West, Cork East and Kildare North.

UPDATE (9:35 AM):

Sinn Fein could win a seat in Cork East for the first time in three decades.

-- Original article --

The ballots are being counted and the winners are being announced in Ireland.

As expected Fine Gael is leading Fianna Fail in numerous constituencies where the reverse was true in 2007 and the Irish citizenry will have a new non-Fianna Fail governing coalition for the first time in fourteen years.

Fine Gail is on track to win four of five seats in party leader Enda Kenny's home constituency of Mayor, which is quite unusual for a party leader to perform that well in Ireland - All of Dublin's constituencies are utter disasters for Fianna Fail, but then again few aren't this year.

Stay tuned for updates.