Taoiseach Simon Harris TD with Fine Gael candidate Regina Doherty after she was elected MEP for the Dublin constituency. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/PA Wire Clare Daly of Independents 4 Change at the RDS centre in Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/PA Wire Independent Ireland's Ciarán Mullooly (centre) celebrates after being elected as an MEP for the Midlands-North-West constituency. Photograph: Conor McKeown/PA Wire Luke 'Ming' Flanagan with a Palestinian flag after being re-elected as an MEP. Photograph: Conor McKeown/PA Wire Taoiseach Simon Harris (centre) with Fine Gael's Nina Carberry (centre left) and Maria Walsh (centre right) at the TF Royal Theatre counting centre in Castlebar for the Midlands-North-West constituency. Photograph: Conor McKeown/PA Wire Mick Wallace after he was eliminated following the final count at Nemo Rangers GAA club in Cork. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire Fianna Fáil's Cynthia Ní Mhurchú at Nemo Rangers GAA club in Cork, Ireland. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire Fianna Fáil's Billy Kelleher (centre) celebrates his election as an MEP, at Nemo Rangers GAA club in Cork, Ireland: Brian Lawless/PA Wire Sinn Féin's Lynn Boylan following her election as an MEP for the Dublin constituency. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/PA Wire Fianna Fáil's Billy Kelleher (right) with Tánaiste and party leader Micheál Martin as they await the results of the 18th count in the European elections. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire A count staff member's T-shirt during counting at the Cork centre. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire Sign up for push alerts and have the best news, analysis and comment delivered directly to your phoneJoin The Irish Times on WhatsApp and stay up to dateListen to our Inside Politics podcast for the best political chat and analysis
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