After an exit poll that showed the main three parties effectively neck-and-neck in the Irish General Election, there is some way to go before the final picture emerges and the options for government formation crystalise.All three leaders of Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein were re-elected to the Dail as counting finished on the first day since polls closed.

After an exit poll that showed the main three parties effectively neck-and-neck in the Irish General Election, there is some way to go before the final picture emerges and the options for government formation crystalise.All three leaders of Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein were re-elected to the Dail as counting finished on the first day since polls closed.