they need 88 seats to have a majority in the irish parliament, they will end “p irish parliament, they some of the independent candidates. it's been a weekend four of the social democrats and the labour party. they are both making games —— making gains and will be in the sites within those two bigger parties in terms of making a government. at those parties have said they are not prepared to go into government with fianna fail and fine gael and thus their policies on their platform agendas are given adequate credence. now come on the other side of things, the sinn fein leader said she intends to form a left—leaning alliance government as well, so she will be courting those same parties as well as those independents with the intention of forming a government. —— independents. we have to fill out the seats, first, of course. many challenges awaiting them domestically. there is a housing crisis and a cost—of—living crisis here. on the international front, president—elect donald trump has said ireland firmly in its sights when it comes to tariffs and corporate taxation and when it comes to

sinn fein thinks it's in the running to win the most seats in the irish parliament for the first timer. the party leader, nonetheless, believes there is a mandate to change the government. i think for every party, there is no slam dunk, there are no obvious avenues. i just think when 60% of the population, of the electorate that came out to vote — voted for parties and candidates that were not from the outgoing government, there's something in that, right? there's something democratically clear. sinn fein is already the largest party in northern ireland. if mary lou mcdonald does lead a left—wing coalition into power in dublin, she'll push hard for a referendum on irish unity. cheers. but the centrist parties who led the last irish government have ruled out sharing power with sinn fein. the current prime minister, known as the taoiseach, is sounding hopeful of a return. i signed up to campaign in an election to put my party in government and to play a positive role in our country for the next number of years so, of course, we'll act responsibly in the days ahead. cheering and applause

than nine years in existence and now we are looking to get a significant number of seats in the irish parliaments have been filled. we will have a good idea by the end of today. as you heard, the difficult business then of forming government, holding negotiating talks, will take place. will it happen before christmas, that is anyone's guess at this point. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. mild for the time of year. we started in double figures with plenty of cloud but things will change as we head into next week, turning colder with a cold northerly wind, a widespread frost, and wintry showers for some. today it stays mild, sunshine and showers, especially towards the west. we have seen brighter skies behind this cold front pushing eastwards. remaining cloudy across the far east. milder air scooped up by a brisk southerly wind which will continue today. sharpest showers in the north and west but also brighter skies. temperatures up to 15 degrees celsius, a shade below where we were yesterday. tonight, it turns interesting in the north and west, here the wind will turn more northerly. showers

the archives of our library, and i just stumbled on kathleen clarke, irish patriot, served in irish parliamentreally cool, and read and made an edition of her autobiography. but it's clarke with an "e." i'm no "e." you can still be the most famous clark with no "e." there we go. joey desena is back with us. our champion is a development engineer from raleigh, north carolina, apparently a long-time viewer of the show, right, joey? yes. but maybe with your own, uh, a different version of the show than most of us got? yeah. i'm old enough to have watched when the show was, you know, rebooted with alex back in the mid-'80s. i was maybe 3 or 4 when i remember i started watching it. it was, you know, one of my first memories, actually. and my dad, who could be a stern guy, also had a very goofy streak, and i distinctly remember him making up words for the final jeopardy! "think!" music. he made up new words? he did. i don't remember them exactly, unfortunately, but i think it was based off of "i'm a little teapot." it is very close to "i'm a little teapot." -little bit. -let's be honest. [laughs] bu

parliament. lorna, thank you for that, let us speak to - for that, let us speak to british and irish lions taylorl commentator an columnist. talk us through what you will look out for in the few minutes ahead? it’s you will look out for in the few minutes ahead? it's the stresses and _ few minutes ahead? it's the stresses and strains - few minutes ahead? it's the stresses and strains on - few minutes ahead? it's the stresses and strains on the | stresses and strains on the scottish government, on the first ministerjohn swinney on the one hand you have tremendous demands, tremendous pressures from the health service, and mr swinney is talking about improvement in the health service, an intriguing word, it is not spending or investment, it is improvement. he will be looking forfurther spending but for further spending but reforms in forfurther spending but reforms in the health service in return, so you have that pressure, on the, on demands upon the public purse, demands to improve services but you have business in scotland saying about improvement in the health service, an intriguing word, it is

parliament in the capital degree c, i'm prolong the switch on of the christmas lights. i mean it's national community pushes the reconciliation and stability in syria. the as the mist group, the irish did pass around the sides says it will not get drugs into new complex. the high that on jack eric, welcome to the show. we begin in georgia level where the political crisis has deepened with the appointment of a new fall, right. president with close ties to russia. opponents of once again, my start aside parliaments to protest against the form of football that mikaya mikhail come covey last really and stopped the lights on the christmas tree from being switched on the to them all has been rumbling on since the jew rolling georgia dream policies suspended tools on joining the european union. the previous president says she was that time until new elections are held a very few signs of the holiday season. in tbilisi popular anger has replaced seasonal cheer on the streets around george's parliament . demonstrators continued the things off with police after recent election. so the moscow friendly georgia dream party claimed the vote was president on saturday, the georgia dream control pr

. 3515 the irish parliament. -- gone from year dot.— the irish parliament. -- gone from year dot.. as your campaign partner was _ from year dot. as your campaign partner was not _ from year dot. as your campaign partner was not on _ from year dot. as your campaign partner was not on the _ from year dot. as your campaign partner was not on the trail - from year dot. as your campaign partner was not on the trail in i partner was not on the trail in the last few days because she gave birth to her trail on polling day, so you are really appealing to younger people as well. , ., , appealing to younger people as well. ., well. yes, our party leader holly kearns _ well. yes, our party leader holly kearns has _ well. yes, our party leader holly kearns hasjust - well. yes, our party leader holly kearns hasjust been | holly kearns hasjust been amazing. we want to wish her all the — amazing. we want to wish her all the best. we want to appeal to younger people. that's something we do. we have a strong — something we do. we have a strong social media presence and people use that to define us