The first TDs have been elected to the 32nd Dáil.
Shane Ross was elected on the second count in Dublin Rathdown and joins Seán Barrett in Dun Laoghaire who was automatically returned as Ceann Comhairle.
First counts are coming in across the country as the re-election of the coalition is rejected by voters.
Galway East was the first constituency to declare a first count but no-one was elected.
It did confirm that Colm Keaveney who defected from Labour to Fianna Fáil in the last Dáil is likely to lose his seat.
It was on the second count in Dublin Rathdown that pushed Shane Ross of the Independent Alliance over the line as he joins former Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett of Dun Laoghaire in being elected to the Dáil.
Big names look set to lose their seats – Fine Gael deputy leader James Reilly and Labour's Alex White among them.
Tánaiste and Labour leader Joan Burton has a battle on her hands but would appear to be holding on.
The day is Fianna Fáil's with all eyes now on whether they'll be the largest party.
Sinn féin will see gains too, but Independents and smaller parties could be one of the largest chunks in the next Dáíl.
