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27/02/2016

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England. That is it for now, we're back with the late News at Ten PM.

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Now it is difficult to form a new Government

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after both the partners in the outgoing coalition suffered

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big losses in the Dail election. So far, just nine TDs

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have been elected. Fianna Fail have five seats,

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Fine Gael two, Sinn Fein one seat

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and Independents one seat. Our Political Editor,

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Mark Devenport, is at the RDS The results being declared this

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afternoon have borne out the picture predicted by a couple of exit polls,

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and that picture isn't pretty for Fine Gael and Labour,

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but it's much more agreeable 15 years ago, Eoin O'Broin

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was elected as now he's a TD who'll be representing

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Dublin Mid West. My colleague Shane Harrison has

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the details on how the counts The opened ballot boxes quickly told

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us the story of the election. Fine Gael and Labour

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were set for massive losses. In all of the published and

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unpublished polls in the last week, we were somewhere between 20 to 30%,

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so to come in at 25, 26 is disappointing.

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If the coalition parties were the big losers,

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then Fianna Fail looks like being the major winner.

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And already there's speculation that if another election is to be

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avoided, Micheal Martin's party will have to come to

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Everyone who is elected has a responsibility to do their best by

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the country and we are committed to doing our best and ensuring the

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country gets a good government, but it will take time.

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Sinn Fein are also big winners, set to increase significantly

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This has been a hugely successful election for Sinn Fein. We have

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increased our percentage vote, we will increase our number of seats.

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And we have a similar Mac elections in May. -- Assembly.

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The Independent Shane Ross was the first TD to be elected.

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Results are now beginning to trickle in.

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There's still a long way to go in the counts here,

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with the results to be determined by transfers.

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And with the gap between Fine Gael and Fianna Fail set to narrow,

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there's many a twist and turn left

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Shane Harrison, BBC Newsline, Dublin.

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The Dail is due to reconvene on March 10th, but there's no

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certainty the parties will be able to form a working coalition by then.

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So it's possible that Enda Kenny might have to fly to Washington

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in mid March to celebrate St Patrick's Day as a Taoiseach

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who has the title of his office, but not the majority

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And tomorrow morning there'll be an extended Sunday Politics

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programme live from Dublin, beginning at the earlier time of

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The Prime Minister has said that Northern Ireland is better off

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David Cameron was making his case during visits to the Bushmills

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distillery and a farm in County Antrim.

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Our Economics and Business Editor, John Campbell, reports.

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Food and drink are among our biggest exports to the EU.

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And that's what the Prime Minister was focused on today.

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At this Ahoghill dairy farm, he faced some sceptical questioning.

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Farmers wanted to know what EU membership has done for them

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They spoke of fears that the subsidy budget will increasingly

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Mr Cameron acknowledged the EU isn't perfect,

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but he said leaving the single market would be a massive risk.

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We have privileged access to a market of 500 million people in the

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free-trade single market. That gives us jobs, investment, it gives us the

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chance to build on what is already a strong economy. We could put it at

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risk if we were to leave. He also warned that leaving

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could make it harder to travel across the border,

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something his critics The Prime Minister has been making

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his pitch for the UK to state with the EU and he says that those who

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want to leave must explain what it will look like and we may get those

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answers next week when Boris Johnson is here in Northern Ireland.

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Three men in their thirties have been arrested in West Belfast

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on suspicion of murdering Stephen Carson.

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The 28-year-old was shot in the head on Thursday evening after a gang

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forced their way into his home in Walmer Street as he was eating

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dinner with his partner and nine-year-old son.

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Police also found a gun during searches.

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The Green Party leader, Stephen Agnew, has said he expects

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the party to gain ground at the Assembly election in May.

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But at their annual conference in Belfast today, Mr Agnew said

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he was looking for the party to take at least two more seats.

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We have 18 candidates demanded by our electorate and a membership. We

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are stunning across Northern Ireland, every constituency can

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expect not just an increase in our votes but increase in our seats and

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an increase in things we can achieve at the other side of the elections.

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Boxing, and Northern Ireland's Carl Frampton puts his world title

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on the line against England's Scott Quigg in Manchester tonight.

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After a week of shadow boxing, both men are due in the ring

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at the Manchester Arena at 10:30pm and there will be full fight

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In the Six Nations game at Twickenham, Ireland are currently

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And we will have a full match report on tomorrow night's BBC Newsline.

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It was a lovely day, let's see if it's more of the same tomorrow.

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Good evening. A pretty cold night coming up, clear spells,

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temperatures will be falling away down to freezing or below. A fairly

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widespread frost tonight. Maybe one or two icy patches and wintry

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showers towards the South East. Tomorrow essentially not a bad day.

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Mainly dry and bright although it will be a cold and frosty start with

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perhaps some patches of mist and fog. Elsewhere across the UK and

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Ireland, a fine day for the most part but a chilly breeze coming in

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from the South East and the circling them. Some cloud during the day but

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it should stay dry. As it will across much of Northern Ireland.

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Generally it is dry and bright with spells of sunshine. But chilly at

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around six Celsius. Into the new week, less cold but windy with

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spells of rain followed by showers. BBC News line will be back at 6:50

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tomorrow evening. From all of us, enjoy your evening.

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