(Mock) election results are in...

Fine Gael lost a Dáil seat to Fianna Fáil in Cork East, while Sinn Féin held its seat, despite internal party divisions, according to the results of a school’s mock election. And despite a national swing against Labour, one of its junior ministers, Sean Sherlock, held his seat.

The students of St Aloysius College, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, all went to the polls yesterday, in an exercise by first- and second-year students as part of their civic, social, and political education course.

Under the guidance of teacher Eileen O’Mahony, students from first to sixth year were given the full list of candidates in the four-seat constituency. They got polling cards and cast their votes yesterday morning. Results of a full count, following the PR/STV system, were declared just before 4pm.