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Morning top 5: All seats in 33rd Dáil filled; McDonald begins efforts to form government

All seats in the 33rd Dáil have been filled, with Fianna Fáil the largest party by only one sea...
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06.41 11 Feb 2020


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Morning top 5: All seats in 33rd Dáil filled; McDonald begins efforts to form government

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06.41 11 Feb 2020


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All seats in the 33rd Dáil have been filled, with Fianna Fáil the largest party by only one seat.

Micheal Martin's party finished on 38, with Sinn Féin on 37 and Fine Gael on 35.

There will be 12 Green TDs in the new Dáil, six each from the Social Democrats and Labour, five from Solidarity People Before Profit, one from Aontú and 20 Independents.

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The last count finished in Cavan-Monaghan just before midnight, with Brendan Smith and Niamh Smyth of Fianna Fáil elected.

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Mary Lou McDonald says she has begun discussions to form a government without Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil.

The Sinn Féin leader has reached out to other parties on the left to talk about government formation.

It looks as though such a coalition would not have the numbers for a majority.

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More than 1,000 people have now died from the new strain of coronavirus in China.

Health officials in the country say more than 42,000 people have been diagnosed with the respiratory illness.

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Drivers are being warned of icy conditions on roads across the country this morning.

There is a yellow snow and ice warning for all of Ireland today, and it will continue until midnight.

Met Éireann says there will be some snowfalls, especially in the west and north.

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The funeral of Keane Mulready Woods will take place in Drogheda this week.

The murdered teenager's partial remains were found in January at two separate locations in Dublin.

His funeral will be held at 11am on Thursday in Holy Family Church, Ballsgrove.

Main image: Newly elected Cavan-Monaghan TDs Brendan Smith (FF), Matt Carthy (SF), Pauline Tully (SF), Heather Humphreys (FG) and Niamh Smyth (FF). Picture: Shane Hannon

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