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| Irish local elections: Sinn Féin disappointed as counting continues | Irish local elections: Sinn Féin disappointed as counting continues |
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| Sinn Féin has said it is disappointed in its party's performance in the Republic of Ireland's local elections as counting continues. | Sinn Féin has said it is disappointed in its party's performance in the Republic of Ireland's local elections as counting continues. |
| More than three quarters of council seats have been filled across the Republic. | More than three quarters of council seats have been filled across the Republic. |
| Results so far have seen a surge in support for the Green Party. | Results so far have seen a surge in support for the Green Party. |
| On Monday morning, the Greens had secured 5.6% of the first preference vote, up from 1.6% five years ago. | On Monday morning, the Greens had secured 5.6% of the first preference vote, up from 1.6% five years ago. |
| The results so far still put the Greens behind the governing party Fine Gael, and main opposition parties Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin. | The results so far still put the Greens behind the governing party Fine Gael, and main opposition parties Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin. |
| They show Fianna Fáil receiving 26.9% first preference votes with Fine Gael on 25.2%, Sinn Féin on 9.5% and Labour on 5.7%. | They show Fianna Fáil receiving 26.9% first preference votes with Fine Gael on 25.2%, Sinn Féin on 9.5% and Labour on 5.7%. |
| More than 870 of the 949 seats have been filled. | More than 870 of the 949 seats have been filled. |
| European elections | European elections |
| Early election results in the European elections were announced on Sunday night. | Early election results in the European elections were announced on Sunday night. |
| Green Party candidate Ciarán Cuffe topped the poll in Dublin, receiving 63,849 first preference votes. | Green Party candidate Ciarán Cuffe topped the poll in Dublin, receiving 63,849 first preference votes. |
| Former SDLP leader Mark Durkan, who stood as a Fine Gael candidate in the same constituency, received 16,473 first round votes. | Former SDLP leader Mark Durkan, who stood as a Fine Gael candidate in the same constituency, received 16,473 first round votes. |
| Analysis | Analysis |
| By Shane Harrison, BBC News NI Dublin correspondent | |
| The Sinn Féin vote is down all over the Republic of Ireland. | The Sinn Féin vote is down all over the Republic of Ireland. |
| It will no longer be the biggest party in Dublin, with several leaders saying the party is now the victim of the Green surge in support. | It will no longer be the biggest party in Dublin, with several leaders saying the party is now the victim of the Green surge in support. |
| Senior figures admit the local elections haven't gone as well as they had hoped, with leader Mary Lou McDonald saying the party will now have to dust itself down and continue to fight for the causes it believes in. | Senior figures admit the local elections haven't gone as well as they had hoped, with leader Mary Lou McDonald saying the party will now have to dust itself down and continue to fight for the causes it believes in. |
| Fianna Fáil, the main opposition party, is set to remain the biggest party on a local government level and is on course to be the biggest party in Dublin. | Fianna Fáil, the main opposition party, is set to remain the biggest party on a local government level and is on course to be the biggest party in Dublin. |
| Sinn Féin TD (member of the Irish parliament) Pearse Doherty said it was clear the party were "going to lose some very valuable councillors". | Sinn Féin TD (member of the Irish parliament) Pearse Doherty said it was clear the party were "going to lose some very valuable councillors". |
| He added that "the wind is against us" and that the party would have to look at why certain areas did not come out to vote for Sinn Féin. | He added that "the wind is against us" and that the party would have to look at why certain areas did not come out to vote for Sinn Féin. |
| Tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) Simon Coveney said his Fine Gael party would have liked to have made bigger gains but that he did not think "anyone anticipated the scale of the growth in support for the Green Party". | Tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) Simon Coveney said his Fine Gael party would have liked to have made bigger gains but that he did not think "anyone anticipated the scale of the growth in support for the Green Party". |
| In a referendum also held on Friday, people in the Republic of Ireland voted to liberalise divorce laws. | In a referendum also held on Friday, people in the Republic of Ireland voted to liberalise divorce laws. |
| Meanwhile, Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar said he was open to the possibility of an early general election. | Meanwhile, Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar said he was open to the possibility of an early general election. |
| He told Irish state broadcaster RTÉ "there were a number of factors in play" on whether or not this would happen. | He told Irish state broadcaster RTÉ "there were a number of factors in play" on whether or not this would happen. |
| "Obviously the instability across the water in relation to Brexit, we have to bear that in mind, and also whether we can get the votes to get a budget through." | "Obviously the instability across the water in relation to Brexit, we have to bear that in mind, and also whether we can get the votes to get a budget through." |