:00:00. > 3:59:59England. That is it for now, we're back with the late News at Ten PM.
:00:00. > :00:08.Now it is difficult to form a new Government
:00:09. > :00:10.after both the partners in the outgoing coalition suffered
:00:11. > :00:16.big losses in the Dail election. So far, just nine TDs
:00:17. > :00:19.have been elected. Fianna Fail have five seats,
:00:20. > :00:22.Fine Gael two, Sinn Fein one seat
:00:23. > :00:26.and Independents one seat. Our Political Editor,
:00:27. > :00:29.Mark Devenport, is at the RDS The results being declared this
:00:30. > :00:38.afternoon have borne out the picture predicted by a couple of exit polls,
:00:39. > :00:41.and that picture isn't pretty for Fine Gael and Labour,
:00:42. > :00:44.but it's much more agreeable 15 years ago, Eoin O'Broin
:00:45. > :00:50.was elected as now he's a TD who'll be representing
:00:51. > :00:57.Dublin Mid West. My colleague Shane Harrison has
:00:58. > :01:00.the details on how the counts The opened ballot boxes quickly told
:01:01. > :01:07.us the story of the election. Fine Gael and Labour
:01:08. > :01:20.were set for massive losses. In all of the published and
:01:21. > :01:26.unpublished polls in the last week, we were somewhere between 20 to 30%,
:01:27. > :01:34.so to come in at 25, 26 is disappointing.
:01:35. > :01:35.If the coalition parties were the big losers,
:01:36. > :01:38.then Fianna Fail looks like being the major winner.
:01:39. > :01:40.And already there's speculation that if another election is to be
:01:41. > :01:42.avoided, Micheal Martin's party will have to come to
:01:43. > :01:50.Everyone who is elected has a responsibility to do their best by
:01:51. > :01:55.the country and we are committed to doing our best and ensuring the
:01:56. > :01:57.country gets a good government, but it will take time.
:01:58. > :01:59.Sinn Fein are also big winners, set to increase significantly
:02:00. > :02:10.This has been a hugely successful election for Sinn Fein. We have
:02:11. > :02:15.increased our percentage vote, we will increase our number of seats.
:02:16. > :02:18.And we have a similar Mac elections in May. -- Assembly.
:02:19. > :02:21.The Independent Shane Ross was the first TD to be elected.
:02:22. > :02:23.Results are now beginning to trickle in.
:02:24. > :02:25.There's still a long way to go in the counts here,
:02:26. > :02:27.with the results to be determined by transfers.
:02:28. > :02:30.And with the gap between Fine Gael and Fianna Fail set to narrow,
:02:31. > :02:32.there's many a twist and turn left
:02:33. > :02:39.Shane Harrison, BBC Newsline, Dublin.
:02:40. > :02:42.The Dail is due to reconvene on March 10th, but there's no
:02:43. > :02:48.certainty the parties will be able to form a working coalition by then.
:02:49. > :02:51.So it's possible that Enda Kenny might have to fly to Washington
:02:52. > :02:54.in mid March to celebrate St Patrick's Day as a Taoiseach
:02:55. > :02:57.who has the title of his office, but not the majority
:02:58. > :03:00.And tomorrow morning there'll be an extended Sunday Politics
:03:01. > :03:02.programme live from Dublin, beginning at the earlier time of
:03:03. > :03:09.The Prime Minister has said that Northern Ireland is better off
:03:10. > :03:13.David Cameron was making his case during visits to the Bushmills
:03:14. > :03:16.distillery and a farm in County Antrim.
:03:17. > :03:20.Our Economics and Business Editor, John Campbell, reports.
:03:21. > :03:24.Food and drink are among our biggest exports to the EU.
:03:25. > :03:28.And that's what the Prime Minister was focused on today.
:03:29. > :03:32.At this Ahoghill dairy farm, he faced some sceptical questioning.
:03:33. > :03:35.Farmers wanted to know what EU membership has done for them
:03:36. > :03:40.They spoke of fears that the subsidy budget will increasingly
:03:41. > :03:45.Mr Cameron acknowledged the EU isn't perfect,
:03:46. > :03:53.but he said leaving the single market would be a massive risk.
:03:54. > :04:03.We have privileged access to a market of 500 million people in the
:04:04. > :04:06.free-trade single market. That gives us jobs, investment, it gives us the
:04:07. > :04:10.chance to build on what is already a strong economy. We could put it at
:04:11. > :04:11.risk if we were to leave. He also warned that leaving
:04:12. > :04:13.could make it harder to travel across the border,
:04:14. > :04:24.something his critics The Prime Minister has been making
:04:25. > :04:27.his pitch for the UK to state with the EU and he says that those who
:04:28. > :04:31.want to leave must explain what it will look like and we may get those
:04:32. > :04:33.answers next week when Boris Johnson is here in Northern Ireland.
:04:34. > :04:36.Three men in their thirties have been arrested in West Belfast
:04:37. > :04:37.on suspicion of murdering Stephen Carson.
:04:38. > :04:41.The 28-year-old was shot in the head on Thursday evening after a gang
:04:42. > :04:44.forced their way into his home in Walmer Street as he was eating
:04:45. > :04:45.dinner with his partner and nine-year-old son.
:04:46. > :04:49.Police also found a gun during searches.
:04:50. > :04:52.The Green Party leader, Stephen Agnew, has said he expects
:04:53. > :04:55.the party to gain ground at the Assembly election in May.
:04:56. > :04:59.But at their annual conference in Belfast today, Mr Agnew said
:05:00. > :05:05.he was looking for the party to take at least two more seats.
:05:06. > :05:13.We have 18 candidates demanded by our electorate and a membership. We
:05:14. > :05:20.are stunning across Northern Ireland, every constituency can
:05:21. > :05:23.expect not just an increase in our votes but increase in our seats and
:05:24. > :05:25.an increase in things we can achieve at the other side of the elections.
:05:26. > :05:28.Boxing, and Northern Ireland's Carl Frampton puts his world title
:05:29. > :05:30.on the line against England's Scott Quigg in Manchester tonight.
:05:31. > :05:33.After a week of shadow boxing, both men are due in the ring
:05:34. > :05:36.at the Manchester Arena at 10:30pm and there will be full fight
:05:37. > :05:44.In the Six Nations game at Twickenham, Ireland are currently
:05:45. > :05:50.And we will have a full match report on tomorrow night's BBC Newsline.
:05:51. > :05:53.It was a lovely day, let's see if it's more of the same tomorrow.
:05:54. > :06:01.Good evening. A pretty cold night coming up, clear spells,
:06:02. > :06:07.temperatures will be falling away down to freezing or below. A fairly
:06:08. > :06:12.widespread frost tonight. Maybe one or two icy patches and wintry
:06:13. > :06:15.showers towards the South East. Tomorrow essentially not a bad day.
:06:16. > :06:19.Mainly dry and bright although it will be a cold and frosty start with
:06:20. > :06:25.perhaps some patches of mist and fog. Elsewhere across the UK and
:06:26. > :06:28.Ireland, a fine day for the most part but a chilly breeze coming in
:06:29. > :06:32.from the South East and the circling them. Some cloud during the day but
:06:33. > :06:37.it should stay dry. As it will across much of Northern Ireland.
:06:38. > :06:41.Generally it is dry and bright with spells of sunshine. But chilly at
:06:42. > :06:42.around six Celsius. Into the new week, less cold but windy with
:06:43. > :06:52.spells of rain followed by showers. BBC News line will be back at 6:50
:06:53. > :06:55.tomorrow evening. From all of us, enjoy your evening.