The biggest parties will need to cooperate to form some type of government or a second general election could be looming over the country-if the shock exit poll figures are accurate. The IPSOS MRBI data reveals that there is a three-way tie between Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin and barely anything between the major parties. Other detail from the exit poll released tonight also reveals some of the geographical support for parties. In Dublin, 22.3% of voters backed Sinn Féin while 21.1% supported Fine Gael and just 14% went with Fianna Fáil. In Munster, according to the exit poll, Fianna Fáil were at 26%, Fine Gael at 25% while Sinn Féin look set to get 18% of the vote.

Source: Irish Examiner February 08, 2020 23:03 UTC