fianna fail and to happen here in the republic of ireland. ve already said they will not go into government with sinn fein, citing the party's past links to paramilitary violence during northern ireland's struggles. champagne have played up their role in the peace process, and they have said that to exclude them from government would be undemocratic. —— sinn fein. we might see smaller parties approaching to try to form a government, without anyone having a clear majority, this is likely to be a complicated and long process. quite a bit of support, what has led to sinn fein's success? will, i suppose this has been an election that has really been for on social issues, namely, housing, hospitals and homelessness and particularly housing. it is a massive issue here in the republic of ireland because simply there are not enough affordable homes in major towns and cities, and that is something which particularly affects young people here. sinn fein have really seized on that issue, they have promised 100,000 new homes in a pretty tight time frame,

its kind of historical affiliation with the provisional ira it hasn't worked people in the republic of irelandon saturday voted on not a day in delia issues they voted on housing on homelessness they voted on issues to do with the retirement age in the republic of ireland position on those issues was a popular position so i think what we've learned is the electorate in the republic of ireland are not i are less concerned much less concerned western vians history the kind of political spokes person for organization for the provisional ira they look to the north and northern ireland were 3 and has been a party of government for for many years and i think not about any just starting to filter through the chin thin might be a quote normal party of government and here you know they did so that their voices were perhaps more swayed by these kitchen table issues the day to day electoral issues but it is difficult to discount the fact that should raise on d'être if you will is this campaign to award a united ireland how does this election results are still waiting on that results of course but how doe

a lot of hackles and ireland because you know not only does arnold have its own broadcast media but irish people the length and breadth of the island both in northern ireland and of the republic get british broadcaster restoral broadcasting every single day so they see everything that was said of parliament and everything was said about bret's it but the european union and i think that's a certain degree of anti british feeling in the background so despite the fact that fix it was no wasn't an issue as such i think it was very much a conditioning aid in making the irish people more inclined to vote to move towards the out that they'd be on deeper issues shouldn't think them less opposed to the more moderate centrist been able to fall in is that how you would explain the fact that the you know the established parties in the republic of ireland they've always portrayed shin fein as this political pariah the voters this time didn't buy that and are you saying that it's maybe a result of the brics that reporting that led to shin fein being rehabilitated if you will. i think so i think mainstream opinion as as mainstream opinion in britain got more and more extreme we saw a more a

and is that how you would explain the fact that the you know the established parties in the republic of ireland they've always portrayed sinn fein as this political pariah the voters this time didn't buy that and are you saying that it's maybe a result of the breaks that reporting that led to shin fein being rehabilitated if you will. i think so i think mainstream opinion as as me answering opinion in britain got more and more extreme we saw a more and more extreme reaction within the mainstream press in dublin so i think helped set the conditioner on this but let's keep this in perspective. ireland north and south has the most proportional form of proportional representation in the world so that when you get somewhere around $25.00 or $23.00 or 24 percent you get the amount of seats since the end is the larger the largest number of. votes and it's probably going to sit in around the scene. but only slightly have seen a 14 a gale so it's the putting together of the pot and it basically shouldn't be in the got 25 percent i think for the $22.00 and then one or roughly one percent behind us here i

pointing towards the fact that this election hasn't centred around social issues here in the republic of irelandbut particularly housing, because there simply aren't enough affordable homes in the republic of ireland in the major towns and cities. and that is really, particularly an issue among young people. sinn fein have seized on that and promised to build 100,000 new homes within a very short timeframe. of course, their critics have said, where is the money coming from to pay for that? one word we have heard over and over again during this election is change. the economy in the republic of ireland is the fastest—growing in the eu, but people are saying they arejust the eu, but people are saying they are just not seeing that filter down the food chain to them. they wonder if sinn fein can offer them the change they are looking for. it is important to remember that in 2016, after the election then, it took more than two months for a government to be formed. so, today, the count is reallyjust the first step. whatever way the numbers work out, we can expect days, weeks, even months of complex po

here in europe of the strongest party to emerge from sunday's general election in the republic of ireland is shin fein of the party is historically linked to the ira the irish republican army which fault a bloody and deadly battle against the british in northern ireland should change place in politics in northern ireland is nothing new but south of the border in the irish republic sinn fein ties to sectarian violence well they have been harder to shake until now the same thing leader mary lou mcdonald celebrated the result taking nearly 25 percent of the poll that put the party ahead of the 2 center right parties which have dominated irish politics for a century the result leaves shin fein on the verge of government with the policy of a united ireland high on its agenda. the election has been described as seismic and game changing here's what people in dublin had to say. perhaps insane from some sort of agreement by a lot of person saying because the policies and we need to be changed and i think that's to be honest which i think we're going to be in situation again where we're not going

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both fianna failand fine republic of ireland. before the votes and all the rest of it had happened. i suppose that may change things. if they won't, they will have to do a deal with each other? yes, that's right. the coalition calculations this are starting already even though we haven't yet had a result. if we do find fine gael and fine gael and fianna fail and sinn fein in the same ballpark as far as seats, fianna fail and fine gael have ruled out dealing with sinn fein, mainly because of the party's links to the ira, but also because of very left—wing economic policies, fianna fail and fine gael say the taxation policy of sinn fein would bea taxation policy of sinn fein would be a disaster for the country. also, while leo varadkar the leader of fine gael said he would consider a deal with fianna fail, the leader of fianna fail micheal martin says he will not deal with fianna fail, the parties remain strong historical rivals. if you end up with those three parties tied in the number of first preference votes and they have aroun

mostly they're not even signs that tell you that you're crossing an actual border from the republic of ireland over here to northern ireland in the u.k. northern ireland voted against bracks it with 56 percent of the population in opposition alex now hopes that more people will follow her footsteps and make their voices heard. they want to know more about northern ireland i'm joined by quentin peel senior fellow at the think tank chatham house on european affairs thanks for coming quentin say no law and was a major roadblock for 2 reason may and how withdrawal agreement is it all solved now on the bus johnson no i don't think it is i don't think it solved it's been fun the big change is that boris johnson has agreed in effect to have some sort of border in the middle of the irish sea that infuriated the irish the northern irish unionists and really he lost their votes but he no longer needs votes and he's pushed it through the trouble is i think that it's not just the unionists in northern ireland who mistrust the whole deal it's also on the other side of the channel i was talking to somebody

professor john told how big a shock to the political system of the republic of ireland has a selection result being this is a monumental shake up of politics in the republic of ireland for nearly a century the 2 big parties finn a foil and finn a gala dominated no one really thought that sheen fame would be on the brink of being in government in both parts of the on the violent she could be in government in the south they're already in government in the north and that fundamentally changes the outlook on irish politics both north and south of the border was seen exchanges from the post-election debate on the dial the irish parliament doesn't seem to be any love lost between the 3 leaders of the no 3 main parties in the public yeah that's right i mean this huge antipathy from the i stopped parties ition fane like to call them towards shin fein finnick gael and finn a foil won't do business with sinn fein they say they won't form a coalition which in fame because of chin feigns controversial past and its former associations with the ira should feigns messages respect our mandate and shin

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this is troy parrott — who already has a single cap for the republic of ireland and has shown glimpses squad, but the spurs manager still thinks they can do something. iam not i am not going to give up and my opponents are thinking, wow, now is the time to beat them. i understand if they think that way. but we are going to give everything and i do not think it is going to be easy for them to play against us. well spurs opponents tonight have been called the most hated club in germany. right now red bull leipzig are second in the bundesliga — they could become the first team to stop bayern winning the title since 2012. but the clue‘s in the name when it comes to their controversy. red bull acquired and rebranded them as a fifth tier team eleven years — that‘s the equivalent of the conference — and the investment saw them rise up to the top of german football within just eight seasons. they finished third last season and this is the man who spurs will fear the most — timo werner — a striker who like most of leipzig‘s squad was bought young and cheap, none of their players tonight cost mo

this time is because it's neither married to my donald this is the 1st general election in the republic of ireland in what she's been leader of the republic before the party was led by gerry adams and he had very close ties to the ira but mary mcdonald she's not tainted by those ties and she's been able to reposition the party and it's a repositioning that's been going on for quite a while but effectively reposition the party as an ontario scarcely party she's delivered a very clear message of change she's very popular and it seems that the message has resonated very strongly with voters were looking for a left wing party to support it has to be said that that prime minister ever acted did have some success for example when it comes. craig see representing the interests of his country day why didn't his party seek to capitalize on his party did try to capitalize on braggs and also on the strong economy but wasn't really voters wanted to hear these weren't the issues that were important to voters we saw yesterday when the exit poll results came. it wasn't on voters' minds the told they were really

the plans will affect both trade with the republic of ireland and within the uk between great britainresult of brexit. stena line said that its working assumption is that new checks will be carried out in british ports. 0ur economics editor faisal islam sat down with stena lines chief people and communications officer ian hampton. it does mean a change but i don't think these changes should be viewed to offensively because just like any trading relationship there needs to be checks. the complication in the irish sea is where they put the border. it is now physically a sea border rather than a land border. so just to clarify, there will be new procedures and checks not just there will be new procedures and checks notjust between the united kingdom and the republic but also great britain and northern ireland ? but also great britain and northern ireland? yes, that is as it sits, but let's be future focused. these only come in after the transition period so the 31 january date is just a date. formally when we leave the eu but with the transition period there is no change. so your message

paramilitary organization and since the good friday agreement was signed most people in the republic of ireland under the age of 35 they've no memory of the terrorist attacks carried out by the group it was also the financial crisis back in 2008 and that's allowed the party to successfully sell so it's now become. the party instead of the political wing of the ira and then there's also the role that very much lou mcdonald has been playing she took over as party leader 2 years ago from gerry adams and he of course had very clear links to the ira but she doesn't carry the political baggage of her predecessor of her predecessor and so the party has become much more acceptable to vote. in recent years we're talking about more current issues then i mean brags it being one of them and it strikes me that prime minister of iraq and he did successfully defend our interests when it comes to that so you know why isn't he being rewarded for that well they definitely went into this election come pain expecting of bragg's of violence and expecting to profit on the strong economy but it appears they misread t

the interesting election in the republic of ireland. sinn fein doing very well. e... we have a lwa ys celebrating, because... we have always thought of it as a 2—party system there. it has been for donkeys years. a bit like the uk with conservatives and labour. sinn fein have come storming through. they were not supposed to have a seat on the irish television channel debate between the leaders but because they were doing so well, they were given a seat. when i last looked i checked before coming on ale, —— air. they are leading and looks like leo varadkar who i think has been a pretty good prime minister, i think, has been a pretty good prime minister, ithink, has probably, he has lost his place. i think there is something about a fifth count because he may have lost his seat as well. and joe, you are a polestar, what do you think the reasons are for sinn fein‘s emergence? —— agri three. i'm not an expert but it appears that sinn fein have increased their vote by 11% over the la st increased their vote by 11% over the last election. # pollster. that has reportedly

fethey would like a ndum on whether the republic of ireland and northern ireland should be united the conflict in northern ireland should favor the political wing of the paramilitary group the ira f whichought for a united ireland. during the campaign, both ofhe other parties focused on those links with the ira. eyrgued that this made sinn fein unae to be a party power. >> i made my position very clear during the election campaign. >> but fine gael's leader isn't so categorical. >> for any government to exi b, there has -- one's position and principal does not chan overnight. the irish times economist mullally in dublin. >> ts has been in historic and unique election. we are in uncharted waters with regard to the kind of balance of por that sinn fein holds going into any kind of government negotiations. mary mcdonald was iniabally talking t reaching out to left-wing parties to see if they can form a coalition. the numbers don'tr look very clr that. whether the rivals we don't real between them will fall. orov whether the outnment and this government will go together or whether no gove

republic of ireland, it is not seen as something -- it is an ambition of several failes, fiona -- fiannalso -- this is not groundbreaking policy. the general consensusus among gael isfail and fine that there should be a referendum for a united arland. something that mary lou mcdonald is pushing for to happen sooner shay united ireland. something that mary lou mcdonald is pushing for to happen sooner -- the same party that -- sign it -- sinn fein isn't the same party that people may associate from the troubles. mary lou mcdonald is a new face of sinn fein. representative of a left wing politic in ireland. united ireland is a goal, but it is a backseat goal compared to other issues. >> resulults are still being counted. who is likely to end up in government? 160 seats 84 of filled. we have a reasonable idea of what the makeup of the parliament will be when they convene later this month. -- fiannaent, saying fail is second despite coming --ond in the debt -- fianna fail should get 23 seats. slightly lower numbers for green. going from two to 11 seats from the last election. you need 84 a ma

of ireland nourse unsaid. this is a monumental shake up of politics in the republic of ireland for nearly a century the 2 big parties phin a foil and finish the dominated no one really thought that should frame will be on the brink of being in government in both parts of the on the violent she could be in government in the south they're already in government in the north and that fundamentally changes the outlook on irish politics both north and south of the border i think to the political system in the republic it's been a huge shock. i think it's delayed it merely political journalist just because it's so interesting and it kind of so overturns most of the expected outcomes that were predicted at the beginning but 1st to to your tweets emails and messages are now well received show on the topic of the coronavirus more have says this time you covered is sensitive topic it occupies a kind of public opinion of course we all worry about the spread of this school pandemic i hope scientists research find a suitable vaccine as soon as possible thanks for this interesting episode gary says pretty sure a lesson over the ne

according to an exit poll for the republic of ireland's general election. none are expected to reach the 80 seat threshold needed for a majority making a coalition government likely. four rare mountain gorillas have died in uganda. they were found in a national park. the area was hit by a huge store on monday and one of those caught in the storm was our journalist, who has told us more about what happened. the storm was intense, i had been checking to see the iconic mountain gorillas of uganda the previous day and we got backin uganda the previous day and we got back in its huge electrical storm and the thunder was dramatic. the downpour of rain was like nothing i had seen before and tragically, it seems this gorilla family were caught up in it as well. the bigger picture is that if we go back to the 19805, picture is that if we go back to the 1980s, there were only 250 of these iconic big apes left in the world, centred around central africa and uganda, rwanda and the demerit that is democratic republic of the congo. through a really phenomenal conservatio

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fein and fianna fail, have tied in first preference votes according to an exit poll for the republic of ireland's general election. none are expected to reach the 80—seat threshold needed for a majority, making a coalition government likely. now on bbc news, the islamic state group may no longer control territory in syria or iraq, but it hasn't given up the fight. undeterred, some of its army of global jihadists survived and have taken sanctuary in the most remote corners of the globe. so where has the islamic state group gone after the caliphate? in this bbc news exclusive, quentin sommerville followed the trail of one attack, planned and executed despite the group's apparent collapse. there are some images in the following programme which some viewers may find disturbing. vicious, fearless, the islamic state group was an army of globaljihadists. hungry to die for their cause. we followed them to their strongholds in mosul, and raqqa. the fight was ferocious and at close quarters. the american—led coalition unleashed bombardment not seen since the second world war. and the world watched the isla

going to have an effect an impact isn't it on how politics go forward in the future in the republic of ireland yes i mean that's a fact so because of bad mind very good will try they've had one count of a city should be constituencies and that is the view it's one people are going to lump or various they might just give one of those very soon to a posse which is there any question on candidates. both will be off the main parties are going to loose if they go through the x. rays and 5 candidates saw one no one would choose them against a least because a very extreme given sufficient vote in america was so says that this does happen with other parties as well because as far as your larry this process selection of aussies. in the selection. it has been sector juden prime sugar 1st up more candidates but it's actually john cole whether they've got the colts 2 candidates the person across the republicans on the none of the so. and in fact they only really hold the side in percentages a cheaper place in north not having served but it's the see some of the shouldn't foreign. pacer go off and let's sa

matters to the voters here it's that day to day lives on the health care situation here in the republic of ireland in particular has resonated deeply with the voters and we've been traveling around the south of ireland outside of dublin going down to cork going to limerick to taking the temperature there because the crisis in health care really does matter. around cork city political posters gaze down from the lampposts but it's islands health care crisis which the voters want the politicians to look out for you know when than of a woman to bring in pillows for the mother but. sort of out of the door because if you have tried this insurance it's just it's appalling it's no problem for the ordinary man in the street it's not good to see people waiting on trolleys for hours and hours dr sarah fitzgibbon has worked in a deprived area of north korea for the past 15 years her dedication is self-evident and so are her frustrations so a child presenting today with mental health issues that i feel require specialist intervention and if i put them on a waiting list they might be seen in 4 years time which

there could be a major shift in the poltical landscape of the republic of ireland, with the nationlistsexit poll suggests there's now a three—way tie between all the main parties, including prime minister leo va radka r‘s fine gael. counting is still under way. there is some flash photography in this update from chris page. so far, the results that we have, they've started coming in, do confirm that that sinn fein surge is materializing, 23 seats declared. so far, ten of them have gone to sinn fein. now, the final picture isn't going to reflect that because sinn fein have run fewer candidates than than their two main rivals. that means that basically their candidates will be elected first under the proportional representation voting system they have in this country. so we can expect the votes of the two centrist parties fine gael and fianna fail to increase increases. and other smaller parties to to gain representatives in the irish parliament. but it is clear that sinn fein have significantly taken ground. leo varadkar himself, the prime minister, the leader of fine gael. he's acknowle

there could be a major shift in the poltical a landscape a major shift landscape of the republic of irelandion. an exit poll suggests there's now a three—way tie between all the main parties, including prime minister leo va radka r‘s fine gael. here's our ireland correspondent emma va rdy: before today, irish politics was dominated by two main parties, but now sinn fein, the staunch irish republican party whose ultimate goal isa republican party whose ultimate goal is a united ireland, have surged forward. that is now this tight three—way race. who actually form the next government will be decided by coalition negotiations. fine gael and fianna fail have previously said they would not going into coalition with sinn fein, a party with historical links to the ira. they will now be under pressure to reconsider. sinn fein, meanwhile, they are triumphant with their success , they are triumphant with their success, their president mary lou mcdonald arrived here earlier to huge cheers, colin is a revelation at the ballot box. there is success —— calling it a revelation. it is likely they will push

there could be an historic shift of political power in the republic of ireland, with the nationalistse significant gains in the general election. an exit poll suggests there's now a three way tie between all the main parties, including prime minister leo varadkar‘s fine gael. counting is continuing. emma vardy reports. radio: storm ciara lashed the country over the past few hours. as ireland took a battering from the weather, the established parties were rocked by a new storm. this breakthrough for sinn fein is unprecedented in the irish republic. once a much smaller player, now on a par with the two main parties who've dominated irish politics for a century. we need change, we need a new government. the best outcome is a government without fine gael and fianna fail so that's the first thing that i want to test. sinn fein's ultimate goal is to create a united ireland, breaking northern ireland away from british rule. its historical links to the ira caused controversy during the campaign, but the party appealed to voters with radical left—wing policies on health, housing and pensions.

there could be an historic shift of political power in the republic of ireland, with the nationalistse significant gains in the general election. an exit poll suggests there's now a three—way tie between all the main parties, including prime minister leo va radka r‘s fine gael. counting is continuing, so let's speak to our ireland correspondent emma vardy, who's in dublin. tonight marks a major change. ireland has been ruled by two main parties for 100 years, fina gale and fianna fail. now there is a third. sinn fein emerging as equalforce to rival them. as no one party has an outright majority it's highly likely they will have to agree a coalition. this report fashion photography. —— this report contains flashing photography. radio: storm ciara lashed the country over the past few hours. as ireland took a battering from the weather, the established parties were rocked by a new storm. this breakthrough for sinn fein is unprecedented in the irish republic. once a much smaller player, now on a par with the two main parties who've dominated irish politics for a century. we need change, w

well in the south in the republic of ireland i mean if any of the issues they're already super exit things do the housing crisis and health care and frankly that you know that the echoes of all the austerity that brussels and post on when the banks went on several years ago i don't completely bend over for germany and so they would say voss and civil saraswati and put the devil the people that list ill suffer the consequences of all that now there's a terrible as it crosses in dublin where there is a sudden expense in the working class people having to move out of town completely so so sense that that's the source of the issue that should faine are doing very well in the election in the south but that's because every position themselves are sort of a left wing 11 populous policy issue in northern ireland which is much more potent as this is over the nationals it will be completely dead against bretz it but it was the unison loyalists who said they were supporting it until boris johnson decided that his version of the 17 different versions of bricks you can have is the jury system the trada

and — in the last hour — the first case has been confirmed in the republic of ireland.reports. this is the health centre in surrey where the man reported feeling unwell. he is now the first person to be infected in the uk without having travelled abroad. as he was taken to hospital, the clinic was closed and cleaned. now reopened, those using it say they are concerned by what has happened. my husband has got a poor immune system and respiratory problems, so perhaps i'm a bit more concerned than others might be, but, just be sensible. tonight, the director of public health here in surrey said although this case in haslemere was a cause for concern, every necessary measure was being taken to try and stop the spread of this virus. the chief medical officer today confirmed three new cases, one each in hertfordshire, gloucestershire and berkshire. involving people returning from asia and italy. the government says the spread of the outbreak can be controlled. we are still in the containment phase of this disease. we have been pretty good at containing it thus far and the chi

main political parties have tied in first preference votes, according to an exit poll for the republic of ireland's general election. none are expected to reach the 80—seat threshold needed for a majority, making a coalition government likely. now, our world. as part of the bbc‘s our planet matters climate change coverage, justin rowlatt reports from antarctica. women now hold a third of the board positions in the uk's 100 biggest public companies. the figure is up from just 12% a decade ago. but a government—backed review, which set this target, highlights a lack of women in senior and executive roles. katy austin reports. my name is francesca escery. i sit on the boards of several companies, including air france, f&c investment trust. even with francesca's background as a successful business leader, getting her first boardroom position was tough. it's an area where often men still hugely outnumber women. change is painful. there is a huge value attributed to chemistry on the board, and of course, chemistry you have mainly with people like you. she says boards that don't have enough women are putt

counting is now complete in the general election in the republic of ireland. y in the irish parliament with 37 seats, one behind fianna fail. fine gael, party of the current prime minister leo varadkar, came third. the numbers are so tight they will almost certainly mean lengthy negotiations to form a government. the turkish military is saying it's struck more than a hundred syrian government targets, in response to an attack on turkish troops in the syrian province of idlib, which killed five. the syrian army is attacking rebel and jihadist fighters there. president trump has published his election—year budget proposals. his $4.8 trillion wish list envisages big increases in military spending and deep cuts to social, health, and environmental programmes. the senior democrat, nancy pelosi, claimed the budget showed how little the president valued the wellbeing of hardworking american families. pete buttigieg and bernie sanders have both requested a partial review of results from the democratic party's caucus in iowa. the former mayor of south bend indiana narro

the leaders of the three largest parties in the republic of ireland have clashed in the final tv debate the polls on saturday to decide who should lead the government in dublin, as ireland deals with the fallout from the brexit process. chris page reports. ireland is a nation on the edge of europe and the frontline of brexit. it's the only country which has a land border with the uk. after a financial crisis a decade ago, it has recovered strongly and now has the fastest growing economy in the eu. but opposition parties are highlighting issues like housing shortages, hospital overcrowding and the cost of living. in the last major tv debate before the election, the prime minister emphasised his role in the brexit talks and claimed a change of government would be a risk. it's only half—time, brexit isn't done yet. the next big step is to negotiate a trade deal between the uk and the eu. that's absolutely essential for the 200,000 people who work in export industries in ireland, our rural economy, our agri—food sector and our fishermen. but the leader of the main opposition party said he w

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