EVERY HOUR – on the half hour – TheJournal.ie brings you your fix of election tallies, predictions and results. Here’s how the winners and losers of GE11 are playing out so far.

WINNERS

• Joe McHugh – the Fine Gael candidate has been elected in Donegal North East.
• Martin Ferris – who was elected to Kerry North-West Limerick for Sinn Féin.
• Arthur Spring – who has taken a seat in Kerry North-West Limerick for Labour.
• Tom Barry – who was elected on the seventh count in Cork East for Fine Gael.
• Sandra McLellan – the Sinn Féin candidates was also elected in Cork East.
• Eoghan Murphy - who was elected in Dublin South East for Fine Gael.
• Peadar Tóibín – who was elected in Meath West for Sinn Féin.
• Eric Byrne – who took a seat in Dublin South Central for Labour.
• Pat Breen – the Fine Gael candidate has taken a seat in Clare, on the 11th count.
• Michael McNamara – who has been elected for Labour in Clare.
• Jim Daly – who was elected for Fine Gael in Cork South West.
• Maureen O’Sullivan – who, as an Independent candidate, has taken a seat in Dublin Central.
• Kevin Humphreys – who beat Fianna Fáil’s Chris Andrews to take the fourth and final Dublin South East seat for the Labour Party.

LOSERS

• Dan Boyle – the Green Party candidate has been eliminated in Cork South Central.
• A good night’s sleep – for people closely following (or involved in) the count, as it rolls over into Sunday morning in over a dozen constituencies.