Sinn Fein's Donnchadh O'Leary has been elected in Cork South Central. He was the first TD to be elected in the 33rd Dail at 4.15 pm this afternoon.
In Meath-East Sinn Fein's Johnny Guirke has also been elected.
Eoin O Broin of Sinn Fein topped the poll In Dublin Mid West and ws deemed elected
It looks as though the vast majority of Sinn Féin's candidates are going to be elected. The party is up on the exit poll with most of the tallies across the country done.
Mary Lou McDonald says she's already started talking to other parties about trying to form a government without Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.
The Sinn Fein leader drew massive cheers as she arrived at the RDS this afternoon to be thronged by dozens of journalists and photographers.
She said she will try to form a government without Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, and has spoken to other smaller parties about it.
Sinn Féin could return to Leinster House with as many as 37 or 38 of 42 seats based on the current tallies.
But that won't be enough to form a government on their own.
Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin says there is a significant incompatibility between his party and Sinn Fein
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil could both still have more seats, meaning some combination of the big three will have to work together.
The first count was in Galway East with no one elected and we're expecting a raft of first counts to come in over the next hour when we may see the first TD elected to the 33rd Dáil
FG's Noel Rock is set to lose his seat in Dublin North West while children's Minister and independent candidate Katherine Zappone is facing a fight to save her seat in Dublin South West.
Co-leaders of Social Democrats, Catherine Murphy and Roisin Shortall, are both expected to retain their seats. FG's Simon Harris is on course to hold his seat in Wicklow.
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice looks set to top the poll in Roscommon-Galway. He has 28 per cent of the vote, according to the final tallies.
In Waterford Fine Gael councillor John Cummins says he'll be looking at transfers from Sinn Fein's David Cullinane to try to get a seat.
Johnny Mythen's expected to be elected on the first count in Wexford this evening. The Sinn Fein candidate's sitting on 24.4 per cent of the vote after the final tally - almost double that of second-placed Brendan Howlin on 12 per cent.
Fine Gael's director of elections has also conceded they expect to lose a seat held by either Michael D'Arcy or Paul Kehoe - both currently sitting between eight and nine per cent.
The Labour Party's Alan Kelly faces a fight to keep his seat in Tipperary. Tallies indicate Independent TD Michael Lowry's set to top the poll, with Sinn Féin's Martin Browne taking second place and Independent Mattie McGrath in third. Fianna Fail's Jackie Cahill is considered a contender for fourth, with Fine Gael, Labour and the independent TD Seamus Healy battling it out for the last seat.
Roscommon may not elect any Fine Gael or Fianna Fail TD for the first time in living memory. Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice looks set to top the poll in the Roscommon-Galway constituency, according to the final tallies. Fellow Independent Denis Naughten is in second, followed by Sinn Fein's Claire Kerrane, who's best placed to take the third seat. Local Fianna Fáil Councillor Paschal Fitzmaurice fears his party colleague, Eugene Murphy, will lose out.
Fine Gael's Michael Ring and Sinn Fein's Rose Conway-Walsh have topped the poll in Co Mayo. Both are expected to be elected on the first count after receiving over 14,000 votes each.
Former Labour TD and current councillor Joanna Tuffy are not expected to take a seat in Dublin Mid West.
She says the election has been a disappointing result for the party.
Fianna Fail's Thomas Byrne isn't confident he'll be re-elected in Meath East. The full tally has him taking the third seat on 14 per cent of the vote.
