Parties say onus on Sinn Féin to form Government
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have both said the onus is on Mary Lou McDonald to form a government.
Attention is now focused on the formation of a new administration after all the seats in the 33rd Dáil were filled last night.
Fianna Fail's Thomas Byrne says the party are prepared to wait and see what the outcome of those efforts are.
He said: "The reason I'm stepping back from it during this interview is because Mary Lou McDonald has said we are her last resort.
Euromillions winning ticket sold in Ireland
Tonight’s €17m EuroMillions Jackpot has been won in Ireland.
It is not yet known where the ticket was sold, and the National Lottery is urging all players to check their tickets.
Robert McGee, spokesperson for the National Lottery said it is “some fantastic news for Irish Euromillions players all across the country.”
“We are asking players across the country to check your tickets very, very careful," he said.
Boyd Barrett says no numbers for left-wing Government
People Before Profit's Richard Boyd Barrett says it doesn't appear as if the left-wing parties in the Dáil have the numbers to form a left government.
With all 160 seats in the Dáil now filled, the focus has shifted to what form the next government could take.
Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald is beginning discussions with parties such as the Greens and Social Democrats with the aim of forming a left-wing coalition.
However, there is no immediate or traditional path to a majority government for Sinn Féin, Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil.
North celebrates first same-sex marriage
The first same-sex couple get married in the North have said they are “living the dream” after their wedding in County Antrim.
26-year-old Robyn Peoples and 27-year-old Sharni Edwards tied the knot at a ceremony in a hotel in Carrickfergus this afternoon.
Same-sex marriage was legalised in the North last year, and the necessary changes legally came into effect yesterday.
After a lengthy campaign for reform in the North, the changes were eventually enforced from Westminster in the absence of a sitting executive at Stormont at the time.
Father of Omagh Bomb victim on Cullinane comments
A man who lost his only son in the Omagh Bomb has warned Sinn Féin that it can’t unite the country if it glories in the violence of the past.
It comes after Sinn Féin climate spokesperson David Cullinane was recorded shouting IRA slogans while celebrating his election in Waterford on Sunday.
He has since defended the comments – although he did apologise to “anybody that was offended by it.”
On the Hard Shoulder with Ivan Yates this evening, Michael Gallagher spokesperson for Omagh support and self-help group said Sinn Féin should concentrate on the future instead of the past.
