Terry Prone: Nothing quite like the silent calm of career extinction for election losers

With almost 700 candidates running in 43 constituencies there was always going to be more losers than winners in the general election

Pigeon holes for general election candidates of Cork North Central at Nemo Rangers count centre in Cork on Sunday morning showing the many ‘excluded’ against one ‘elected’. Picture: Larry Cummins

Two different emotional worlds. One occupied by us media folk, rushing between radio and TV studios, making judgments, arguing statistics, explaining seat losses and gains, high as the proverbial kite on adrenalin and self-importance.

The other occupied by the politicians in their local count centres, some of them still not elected as we enter this new week.