Fianna Fáil's Shay Brennan is conceding defeat in the Dublin South by-election.
He had been vying to take the Dáil seat that was left vacant following the death of his father Seamus earlier this year.
But with almost 100% of the boxes tallied, former journalist George Lee has emerged as the clear winner, with 54% of the vote.
Labour's Alex White is coming in second.
Shay Brennan, who is currently in third position, said he had hoped things could have gone better.