The second day of counting in Election 24 saw more than 100 TDs elected to the 34th Dáil and with some high-profile winners and losers across the country.
Here are some of the key moments captured by the RTÉ cameras at count centres around the country.
Case closed as Sherlock beats Hutch in Dublin Central race
Independent candidate Gerard Hutch ended the first day of counting in fourth position in the four-seat Dublin Central constituency.
However as more candidates got excluded, Labour's Marie Sherlock, who ran election posters with the tagline that she'll be 'on the case', closed the gap and eventually overtook him as she benefitted generously from Paschal Donohoe's surplus.
Election 24 a piece of cake for Albert Dolan
Fianna Fáil's Albert Dolan was Galway County Council's youngest ever cathaoirleach at the age of 25, and looks set to be the 34th Dáil's youngest TD.
As if being elected to Galway East wasn't a cause for celebration alone - he did it on his 26th birthday.
Gould 'on the one road' to the Dáil
What is a General Election count without TDs being hoisted onto the shoulders of supporters for a sing-song?
Thomas Gould, accompanied by the Gould choir, led a rendition of The Wolfe Tones song 'On the one road' after being elected in Cork North-Central.
Teary-eyed Joan Collins loses seat
"It's been an honour and a privilege to have served."
An emotional Joan Collins thanked her supporters after she lost her seat in Dublin South-Central.
She said she has no plans to run for election again, but "will always be an activist".
"I hope whoever is elected will serve them, not as good as me, but as best they can," she joked.
Rebuild of Green Party
Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman said the rebuild of his party "starts tomorrow".
Speaking after retaining his seat, the sole Green Party TD said there was "no sugar coating" that it was a "really disappointing" weekend for his party.
He said the Greens went into government with their "eyes open" and knew that it would be a risk, but they felt the "risk was worth it", adding that the party has delivered their promises.
These sentiments were echoed by his party colleague Minister Catherine Martin, who lost her Dublin Rathdown seat.
She said that she was both disappointed and surprised with the result.
"I think it goes back to the old thing in democracy here, where the junior party in a coalition is the one that suffers the most when it comes to election time," she said.
"I'm surprised this time. I could understand it somewhat in 2011 because I felt maybe the Greens, at that stage, could have delivered a little bit more and I felt we had the experience and learned from that."
Brian Stanley retakes seat
Brian Stanley ran as an 'independent republican' after his recent resignation from Sinn Féin, and retained his seat in the Laois constituency.
His wife, Sinn Féin councillor Caroline Dwane Stanley said they "turned a major corner today" and that she would not be "driven from the party".
Gibney dedicates win to late father
Newly-elected Dublin Rathdown TD Sinéad Gibney said her Dáil seat win is in memory of her father, who died earlier this year.
The Social Democrat, who ran unsuccessfully in the European election in June, was elected on the 10th count this evening.
"He would be so proud of me today and I'm going to do him so proud in the Dáil. So, this is for him," she said.
McGahon to step back from politics
Fine Gael's John McGahon has said he will be taking a step back from politics after failing to win a seat in the Louth constituency.
Senator McGahon’s candidacy received significant focus during the General Election campaign after a video showed him striking a man outside a pub in 2018.
He was found not guilty in a criminal trial in 2022, but was found 65% liable in a subsequent civil trial and was ordered to pay €39,000 in damages.
"The people have made their decision and I absolutely accept that," he said.
Read more: Key moments from day one of counting
