Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil seem poised to return to power with an exit poll last night indicating that support for the Coalition has held firm. The exit poll – conducted by RTÉ, TG4, The Irish Times and Trinity College Dublin – released last night showed that Sinn Féin are on 21.

The three main parties are all within 2% of each other in the exit poll but Ireland's electoral system means it is likely Fianna Fail and Fine Gael will make up another coalition.

As nearly 3.7m voters head to the polls, what does the path to power look like for Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael?

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The margin of error in the poll is around 1.4 percent, so there appears to be nothing between the main parties ahead of the counting of votes, which gets under way at 9am on Saturday.

The first exit polls from General Election 2024 have seen a slight lead for Sinn Fein as they stand neck and neck with Fine Gael and Fianna Fail. While the official election count will begin at 9am tomorrow,

Ireland's main opposition party Sinn Fein looked on course to narrowly win the most votes at a general election on Friday, but its two main centre-right rivals will likely have enough seats to govern again without it,

A new Exit Poll suggests that Fine Gael and Sinn Féin are virtually tied when it comes to first preference votes with Fianna Fáil slightly further back, making the result of General Election 2024 too close to call.