There were congratulations and commiserations across the board as the results of general election 2020 rolled in last night.  

 Some expected losses and some unprecedented gains – so what can be garnered from the picture thus far? 

Newstalk Breakfast gets political reaction to the extraordinary results speaking to Brian Hayes, Former Fine Gael TD and MEP, Michael O’Regan, Journalist and Commentator, Mick Wallace, Independent 4 Change MEP,Michael Healy Rae, Independent TD for Kerry ,Brid Smith, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South Central , Eamon Ryan, Leader of the Green Party, Thomas Byrne Fianna Fail’s Education spokesperson and TD in Meath East, Neale Richmond – Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown and David Cullinane newly elected Sinn Fein TD