Election 2024: Day two of counting as it happened

The Irish Examiner were covering all 43 constituencies to keep an eye on the twists and turns

1-12-2024: Michael and Danny Healy-Rae are elected to Dail Eireann in Killarney.

Saturday saw the makeup of the 34th Dáil become a little bit clearer.

The day began with a large portion of the 174 seats still to be filled but by it's conclusion, we were left with just 40 or so candidates to be elected.