Counting of votes resumes for outstanding Dáil seats
The counting of votes has resumed this morning in the seven constituencies that have still not declared the final results of Thursday's election.
One hundred and forty-six of the 166 Dáil seats have already been filled, with Fianna Fáil on 72 seats, Fine Gael 43, Labour 17, the Greens five, Sinn Fén three, independents five and the PDs one.
The constituencies that have yet to fill their final seats are Dublin North, Dublin North East, Dublin South Central, Galway West, Laois/Offaly, Tipperary South and Wicklow.
A recount has been ordered in Dublin North at the request of Labour's Brendan Ryan, who was eliminated by 11 votes late last night.
Noel Grealish is expected to take a seat for the PDs in Galway West, while in Laois/Offaly, former Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan is expected to regain the seat won by Tom Parlon of the PDs in 2002.
