Final Irish Election Results.....Finally ..........!

Wednesday 2nd March, So finally we have the make up of the 166 seats of the next Dail.
Fine Gael         76
Labour            37
Fianna Fail       20
Independents  19
Sin Fein          14

Going back to my original (below) introductory blog note set up on 19th February, the election results have backed up my perceptions and theory.  In fact, if you look at the national media coverage of the main parties in the run up to the election day, compared to any of the independents, it highlights the huge vote for the independent candidates.

In my Wicklow area, I have to say, it is incredibly impressive that the unknown Stephen Donnelly got elected. Only decided to enter the election race 5 weeks out from the election, he replaced the established players of Roche and Fitzgerald.  Historical election ?   .............you bet!