With all the seats in the next Dáil now filled attention will quickly turn to coalition negotiations.
Sinn Fein's already reached out to Labour and the Social Democrats, while Fianna Fail which is now the largest party with 48 TD's says it's important to move forward quickly in talks with other parties.
Labour which gained 11 seats is widely viewed as a potential partner to Fianna Fail and Fine Gael.
However reports today suggest senior party figures are cooling on the idea of being involved in any coalition.
Meanwhile, the country’s youngest TD says Labour is “alive and kicking” in Cork after being elected to the Dáil for Cork North Central yesterday evening.
The 24-year-old secondary school teacher from Mallow beat Solidarity’s Mick Barry by 39 votes following a partial recount.
The recount was called late on Sunday night by Mick Barry after he was beaten to the final seat by 35 votes.
Newly elected Eoghan Kenny told RedFM News the party is delighted to retain a seat in Cork:
"I feel happiness across the party. There's a sense of the fact that this party is alive and kicking it across this country in particular in Cork. We've maintained a seat in Cork. Sean Sherlock has hung up his political boots here and we've maintained that presence in Cork. That's a remarkable achievement by any stretch."
