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From 2 to 21,344 - day one of the count in numbers

21,344

The number of first-preference votes Sinn Féin's Denise Mitchell won in Dublin Bay North


35

The number of first-preference votes independent Sean O’Leary took in the same constituency – one of 11 he ran in


22

The age of newly-elected Fianna Fáil TD James O’Connor, who has taken a seat in Cork East


17

The number of Sinn Féin candidates in the top 20 vote-getters - the other three were independents Michael Healy-Rae and Michael Lowry, and Fine Gael's Michael Ring.


13

The number of constituencies that wrapped things up on day one - unlucky for some?


2


The number of ministers losing their seats (so far) with Regina Doherty and Shane Ross missing out on re-election