As polling stations close for General Election 2024, an exit poll shows Sinn Fein in the lead at 21.1%.
The IPSOS B&A exit poll for RTE, TG4, the Irish Times and Trinity College Dublin has shown Fine Gael on 21% and Fianna Fail on 19.5%.
Social Democrats are at 5.8% , Labour stands at 5 with the Greens at 4.
Aontu is at 3.6. SPBP at 3.1 and Independent Ireland at 2.2
Independents and Others as a block get 14.6%.
35% of those polled wanted to see Micheal Martin as Taoiseach with 34% opting for Mary Lou McDonald - Simon Harris trailed at 27%.
The poll also showed housing as the biggest issue of the campaign at 28% followed by cost of living at 19 and health at 17.
