28/02/2016 BBC Newsline

a minor appearance in The Italian Job in 1969.

Counting in the Republic's general election is continuing.

There are 28 seats still to be allocated.

With no party getting an overall majority the state of play

Fianna Fail have 38 seats, Labour 6, Fine Gael 42,

Sinn Fein 20 seats - independents and others have 29.

This report from our Dublin Correspondent Shane Harrison

Who'll be in government the question of the moment.

And the answer is a bit like a victorious politician,

On-air and off air today, Sinn Fein were adamant they weren't

going into govt with either Fianna Fail or Fine Gael.

We are very clear, we are not going to win and the our electorate and

other people. We will not prop up an old Conservative Government,

whatever the political complexion of that government.

With the results showing a fractured party political landscape

the Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader is keeping his options open

and pointedly not ruling out an arrangement with Fianna Fail.

I have a duty as head of government in June to new in with his role in

how best we can put together a government for the future. Clearly

the government needs a government and must have one.

This afternoon a victorious Fianna Fail candidate indicated

it was too soon to talk about the 2 main parties coming

The media are very interested into whether or not there will be a

Fianna Fail hour to coalition. I think we should look for words get

-- for audit this and It has also been a good election

this and for independents. Among them the Healy-Rae brothers -

both elected in Kerry. Shane Harrison, BBC

Newsline, Dublin. Well our Political Editor Mark

Devenport is in Dublin - So, Mark, I suppose the first

question is what happens now? Certainly. Nobody really knows for

sure what is going to happen. Behind me things look as if they are going

to camp down. Elsewhere the county is continuing and some of the

recounts are scheduled to go one tomorrow. Once that is finished,

parties will go through the details and negotiations on a future

government will get underway. It is far from clear whether there will be

a deal between the two main parties, Fianna Fail and Rickrolled two. Sinn

Fein says it does not want to prop up a government made up of either of

those two parties. -- Fine Gael. The Belfast boxer Carl Frampton has

been celebrating after his win on points over Scott Quigg

in their super-bantamweight unification fight in

Manchester last night. Our reporter Thomas Kane

was there for BBC Newsline. Sitting back and saving a moment to

remember. -- savouring a moment. He has made real sacrifices for this.

Carl Frampton was putting everything on the line. The Belfast fighter was

showing what he was about. This was this. That was most telling. Scott

Quigg revealing post fight that the punch had broken his job. It

improved as the contest progressed. But this was Carl Frampton's night.

I do not remember anything about the fight, I remember the atmosphere. It

sounded like Belfast, 23,000 people. I respect him even more now than

before the fight. You have to respect after 12 rounds, I have a of

respect for him now. A dream of mine would be to defend the world title.

Many of his heroes were ringside. He has always meant supporting us, so

it was about time the lads came around. While on the other dressing

room, Wayne Rooney consoled a rejected -- dejected Scott Quigg. I

am speaking to you now. My jaw is cracking. Two belts, his unbeaten

record intact, is there anything holding back Karl Freund? -- Carl

Frampton? Ireland captain Rory Best

says his side know they probably should have won yesterday's

Six nations encounter Ireland went down by twenty one

points to ten and Best says the eleven point margin wasn't

a true reflection of the game. We had chances in that game to

really get back into it. We just mist those. They are quality side

but we were disappointed to have mist the ball with Robbie. At this

level you will not get loads of chances and you have to take what

you can. Maybe one return from what was six or seven, is a little bit

disappointing for us. Meanwhile, Cardiff scored two late

tries to snatch a 23-13 victory over Ulster at the Arms Park

this afternoon. Tributes have been paid to the Irish

actor Frank Kelly has died aged 77. he was best known for playing

the foul-mouthed priest Father Jack Hackett

in the Channel Four sitcom, It ran for three series

in the mid-nineties I love my brick! That is nice. Maybe

we are seeing another side to Father Jack.

Frank Kelly there in his most memorable role

Now with the weather, here's Angie Phillips.

Good evening. We have a chilly evening coming up. Through the night

the temperatures will be rising with increasing cloud and breeze, a heads

of spells of rain, threatening some wintry INES on hilltops. It is

setting the scene for the start of the week. Rain spreading across all

parts through the morning rush hour, not particularly heavy, but

unpleasant. That wet and windy weather spreads into the Republic of

Ireland, Scotland, dry and right across parts of England and Wales

tomorrow, but it will cloud over in western fringes through the

afternoon. Highs of seven or 8 degrees. For Northern Ireland,

chilly for a good part of the day. We get heavier smells of rain moving

into the night. It will be milder. Unsettled on Tuesday. Wednesday,

cold with wintry showers. Our next BBC Newsline bulletin

is at 10:20pm this evening. Until then you can keep up to date

with local news on BBC Radio Ulster or on the local news online service

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