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Social Democrats candidate Daniel Ennis celebrates with his fiancée Chloe as the pair arrive at the Dublin Central alongside party leader Holly Cairns.

Arriving at the RDS, Fine Gael candidate for Dublin Central, Ray McAdam, puts his result (looking like 5th place, 11%, from tallies) down to “the challenge of incumbency”. He says now is a time to “regroup” and “come back stronger and better in the time ahead.”

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Asked if anything has changed from the protesters position this evening, Christopher Duffy says “absolutely not. Nothing has changed.”

Donal Byrne and John Dallon said they expected to be in today’s netting. They say now the protests will continue.

“To say it’s a good day for the Social Democrats is an understatement,” party leader Holly Cairns says as she arrives alongside Daniel Ennis who looks to have topped the poll in Dublin Central.

People Before Profit’s Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin is the first candidate to arrive here at the Dublin Central count centre. “The Government parties have got a complete drubbing,” he tells reporters. He says he is “delighted” with his result.

One of the leaders of the protest, Christopher Duffy, was standing by as the official groups exited the meeting. He said the protesters have been “put at the kiddies table” by Govt. Asked what it will take to bring protest to an end, he said: “A serious reduction in our costs”

“The FAI should be taking a stand.. how can we line up and stand shoulder to shoulder against a genocidal regime?” SocDems TD and former League of Ireland player Daniel Ennis backs calls for a boycott of the upcoming Ireland vs Israel soccer match.

Greens candidate in Dublin Central, Janet Horner, says she tried not to let Gerry Hutch set the tone of the conversation in the constituency. She says she has been frustrated that media coverage has been led by the “divisiveness” that Hutch represents. TheJournal.ie

The bikers have joined the fuel protest on Dublin’s O’Connell bridge. Damien Sheridan tells The Journal he put a call out earlier this afternoon for the community to come out and show solidarity with the farmers and hauliers.

“Let’s be honest a lot of work has to be done in Dublin Central,” Fianna Fáil minister Darragh O’Brien says as he arrives at the count centre with his party’s candidate councillor John Stephens. It’s not been a great day for FF. Based on the tallies, Stephens is on about 4%.

Fine Gael’s newest TD for Galway West Séan Kyne on the upcoming Ireland vs Israel match. “It’s a matter for FIFA.. I certainly don’t think the players should be blamed.”

“FAI shame, shame. We will stop the game.” Pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside Leinster House today to demand that the upcoming Ireland vs Israel match does not go ahead.

“The meeting was fairly angst” - Irish Road Haulage Association President Ger Hyland says as he leaves Ag House after marathon talks with government. He says he is hopeful a package can be agreed when talks resume tomorrow.

In extraordinary scenes, John Dallon and a small group of other protesters have arrived and been turned away from the talks

People Before Profit leader Richard Boyd Barrett accuses the government of speaking out of both sides of its mouth when it comes to sanctions against Israel. “Crass hypocrisy,” he says, in reference to the govt’s decision to vote against a PBP bill to sanction Israel last week.

Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman is very happy with how the Green’s Janet Horner is faring. She’s third in the tallies, which O’Gorman says shows the Greens have a “real shot” of winning back the seat in the next general election.

As TDs prepare for what is likely to be an explosive confidence motion in the Dáil this afternoon, Green Party leader Roderic O Gorman says the events of the last week further underline the need for Ireland to wean itself off fossil fuels. Greens will be voting no confidence.

Michael Healy Rae on his decision to resign today as a minister of state and vote no confidence in this government over its handling of the fuel protests. He says the government has shown a lack of “compassion” for those protesting.