The first day of counting in the General Election is coming to a close, with a picture of how the 34th Dáil may look beginning to emerge.
For every succesful candidate being hoisted in the air in rapturous celebration, there is another putting on a brave face in a corner nearby.
Here, we take a look at the biggest winners and losers of the election so far.
Wilting Greens
The Green Party looks set to suffer significant losses, with leader Roderic O'Gorman admitting it was "undoubtedly a disappointing result" for the party.
Mr O'Gorman (Dublin West) is among just a handful of TDs likely to be returned to the Dáil - with junior ministers Joe O'Brien and Ossian Smyth losing their seats in Dublin Fingal West and Dún Laoghaire, respectively.
Minister for Culture Catherine Martin is also in a scrap to save her seat in Dublin Rathdown, while Neasa Hourigan is at risk in Dublin Central.
'Boxer is back' - Old faces back in the fold
Kevin 'Boxer' Moran declared he is "back" as he arrived at the Longford-Westmeath count centre.
His fighting words marked what is looking like one of the biggest political comebacks of this election so far.
After losing his seat in 2020, he looks on course to win his seat back in the five-seater constituency and return to the Dáil for another round.
Kevin 'Boxer' Moran is back and he looks set to take a seat here. #GE24 pic.twitter.com/xj46G4eiJS
— Sinéad Hussey (@SineadHus) November 30, 2024
Another comeback kid is 76-year-old Pat 'the Cope' Gallagher, who was first elected to the Dáil way back in 1981 and was most recently a TD in 2020.
He lost his seat in that election, but now looks set to take one for Fianna Fáil in Donegal as he has taken 10,262 (13.2%) first preferences and is very transfer friendly.
Another 2020 casualty was People Before Profit-Solidarity candidate Ruth Coppinger. She too is well placed to be returned in Dublin West.
Fianna Fáil's Timmy Dooley is almost guaranteed to return to the Dáil after a four-year absence.
He served Clare for 13 years between 2007 and 2020 before losing his seat in the last election on the final count.
He has now topped the poll there with 11,313 first preferences and is within 1,000 of the 12,182 quota.
Daly grind
Independents4Change candidate Clare Daly will be bitterly disappointed having been eliminated on the fourth count in Dublin Central.
It is the second election defeat for Ms Daly this year after she lost her seat in the European Parliament elections last June.
Ms Daly is a former TD, having been elected in Dublin North in 2011 and Dublin Fingal in 2016.
This time she ran in Dublin Central, but it appears her campaign failed to garner the necessary support in what was a crowded field.
Double joy for Holly
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns gave birth to her first child on polling day yesterday - and today she celebrated doubling her first preference votes on 2020.
She received 9,421 first preferences in Cork South-West and looks very likely to be returned.
Hutch in the hunt
Gerard Hutch, also known as 'The Monk', is in serious contention to be elected in Dublin Central.
Mr Hutch, who has been described by the Special Criminal Court as the head of the Hutch family, is well placed to finish ahead of Labour's Marie Sherlock and take the final seat.
