Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We will have better days

After three days of counting, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin broke down in tears as he realised he would not be returning to Leinster House.

The drugs minister lost his seat in Dublin Bay North after a prolonged count in the RDS. The loss means the Labour Party are now facing the wider implication of losing speaking rights in the Dáil.

Their only hope of achieving the minimum quota of seven elected members to retain funding and speaking time rests with Willie Penrose in Longford-Westmeath, where a recount was ongoing last night.