The Votes Are Counted In The Irish General Election

DUBLIN, IRELAND - FEBRUARY 09: Leader of Sinn Fein Mary Lou McDonald arrives at the at RDS count centre following Sinn Feins historic surge in the polls on February 9, 2020 in Dublin, Ireland. In the last general election, no party came close to a majority and it took 10 weeks of negotiations to form a government with Varadkars party Fine Gael eventually forming a coalition with Fianna Fail. Sinn Fein and their leader Mary Lou McDonald have made a late surge and could become the largest party according to the latest opinion polls. In order to win an outright majority and govern alone, parties need to win 80 seats - many political experts have predicted another hung parliament. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)