Greens' Boyle eliminated in Cork

The Green Party will be disappointed that their popular Cork South Central candidate Dan Boyle has been eliminated.

At midnight, the state of the parties nationwide was (leaders' names in brackets):

Fianna Fáil (Bertie Ahern): 59;

Fine Gael (Enda Kenny): 28;

Labour (Pat Rabbitte): 11;

Green Party 3 (Trevor Sargent);

Sinn Féin (Gerry Adams): 2;

Progressive Democrats 1 (Michael McDowell);

Independents 2.