Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will be largest parties in local government 

n a voice note sent to Fine Gael candidates on Tuesday morning, Simon Harris described the results as “incredible” but added that the work continues and he is back at his desk. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will be the largest parties in local government, despite both gaining fewer seats than in 2019.

Both government parties were locked on 245 seats late on Tuesday with just five seats left to call. Fianna Fáil won 279 council seats in 2019, while Fine Gael took 255.