FG chairman says party will see losses and forming a government will be tough

Fine Gael will be relieved at the shock exit poll for the election but also expects to lose Dáil seats in parts of the country, party chairman Martin Heydon has said.

Fine Gael will be relieved at the shock exit poll for the election but also expects to lose Dáil seats in parts of the country, party chairman Martin Heydon has told the Irish Examiner.

Speaking in the wake of the