Fianna Fáil will be the biggest party in the 33rd Dáil after the counting finished in General Election 2020 with Cavan-Monaghan the final constituency to announcing their result just before midnight.

Count centres across the country have reopened this morning as Day 2 of the count gets underway.

Sinn Féin Cavan-Monaghan candidate Pauline Tully has said a video of her campaign van playing a pro-IRA song may have been faked.

The late Noel Whelan, a skilful political commentator and Dáil number cruncher, once remarked that the analysis of election counts inevitably moves quickly, often glossing over the importance of early seat wins — irrespective of how dramatic they can be for parties.

A children's charity says children are often referred because of abuse or neglect.

The junior minister said the attack on Kevin Lunney should have been dealt with "sooner and better at that level" by senior gardaí.

Brendan Smith, a Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan, says a special police taskforce is needed for the border region.

Business Minister Heather Humphreys has suggested Irish companies could pay tariffs online in the case of a no-deal Brexit.

It came as part of an investigation in relation to the sale and supply of illegal drugs in the Cavan-Monaghan area.

Thirty-nine of the 40 constituencies of Ireland voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment from the Irish Constitution, but Donegal was not one of them.

Fianna Fáil has accused Communications Minister Denis Naughten of acting like ‘ Comical Ali’ by refusing to allow an immediate review of the Government’s broadband plan because he believes it is still on track.

A senior Tusla manager has accepted that the buck stops with him in relation to errors made in handling false allegations of child abuse against garda whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe.

Latest: A senior Tusla manager has accepted that the buck stops with him in relation to errors made in handling false allegations of child abuse against garda whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe.

Allegations of child sexual abuse made against Garda whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe “came out of the blue” when they were put to him nine years later, a Tribunal Judge has said.

A number of TD's have been venting their anger at the latest constituency changes.

The Dáil is set to gain two more TDs from the next election as Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is a major winner in the redraw of constituency boundaries announced tonight, writes Daniel McConnell.

Five inquiries into allegations of garda misconduct have yet to be established by Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald, seven months after she promised to do so.

Gardaí say a terrorist attack similar to what happened in Stockholm in recent weeks could happen here, and frontline gardaí are not prepared for it.

The longest-standing foreign affairs minister in Europe has hit out at the prospect of hard-right politician Marine le Pen gaining power in France, insisting “we don’t need” her in a Europe she wants to “destroy”.

The Taoiseach may claim he saved Ireland from recession, but 10 commissions, inquiries, and tribunals tell a different tale, writes Political Correspondent Fiachra Ó Cionnaith

A continuing failure to keep some victims of crime informed about their investigations was described as “quite disconcerting” at yesterday’s Policing Authority meeting with the Garda Commissioner.

It has taken years of effort to get allegations of malpractice in An Garda Síochána heard, writes TD Clare Daly

Several of Enda Kenny’s loyal senators lost their seats or were last night fighting for their survival.

Five people will contest the election today for the role of ceann comhairle in the 32nd Dáil.

A record number of women will form part of the new Dáil as gender quotas put more females on the ballot papers.

Number of seats: four. Electorate: 99,178 as of last election

A new book traces the rise of modern Sinn Féin and how it moved from supporting armed Republicans in the North to constitutional politics. It has gained the biggest dividend from peace, as Ryle Dwyer discovers.

Fianna Fáil has pushed itself just above the State's new female candidate gender quota after selecting a second person to run in the Cork East constituency.

Fine Gael will today face claims in the High Court that party headquarters has acted unfairly in blocking former minister John Perry from defending his Dáil seat.

Cavan-Monaghan TD Sean Conlan was told he would not be ratified as a Fine Gael candidate for the general election if he was charged in relation to his arrest in August.

Health Minister Leo Varadkar said the recall to hospitals of hundreds of patients following a review of thousands of X-rays was more about quality assurance and control than anything else.

The Taoiseach’s apology doesn’t mean an end to the McNulty controversy, says Political Editor Mary Regan.

A break for working families with changed tax rates and more access to childcare are among renewed promises by the Coalition parties as they try to halt their sliding popularity with 18 months left to a general election.

Political Correspondent Shaun Connolly on the winners losers, movers, and shakers

The Government has indicated that the top rate of tax (52%) is to be reduced from October's Budget onwards, with the saving aimed at benefiting low- and middle-income earners.

The first meeting of the new Cabinet is taking place at Aras an Uachtarain.

A businessman who received a lucrative 25-year contract to house Ireland’s ill-fated e-voting machines from a close relative in charge of deciding who won the tender has been given a €50,000 pay-off to cancel the deal.

The Garda whistleblower, Sergeant Maurice McCabe, warned a former justice minister that the rubbishing of his claims of malpractice in the force was “Donegal all over again”.

The Gardaí has been accused of bad policing in dozens of investigations into murders, abductions and assaults.

The country said no — but Munster said yes, with the province narrowly voting in favour of scrapping the Seanad.

Nine out of every 10 child abuse and child welfare referrals to social services are failing to meet strict government assessment targets in an area that has seen two children die in recent months.

Former taoiseach Garret FitzGerald personally pleaded with US president Ronald Reagan to pile pressure on Margaret Thatcher for an urgent compromise over the Maze hunger strikes, according to state papers.

A referendum vote enshrining children's rights in the constitution has been hailed as historic, despite voter apathy and a lower-than-expected majority.