Simon Harris responds to photographers as heads off to receive seal of office in Phoenix Park

Simon Harris greeted by Fine Gael parliamentary party as he leaves Leinster house for Aras an Uachtarain

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Disgagreement over term jamboree

Richard Boyd Barrett PBP dismayed 'issues are off the agenda this week as we are having this jamboree today'

Ceann Comhairle Sean O'Fearghail: 'it's not appropriate to describe the election of Taoiseach as a jamboree. This is not a jamboree'

Friends of Simon Harris arrive at Leinster House ahead of his election as Taoiseach

For the 2nd tomeever - but 2nd time in 14 months - Fianna Fáil TDs will vote for a Fine Gael Taoiseach

Morning awash with talk of who’s in, who’s out & who might be returning

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The Fine Gael leader-elect Simon Harris

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Final result in Family Referendum:

Total Valid poll 1,509,110

IN FAVOUR 487,564

AGAINST 1,021,546

MAJORITY AGAINST 533,982

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Reaction from Roderic O’Gorman TD Michael McDowell Dr Tom Clonan and analysis from Mary Regan

Donegal returns an 80% No Vote
Cavan-Monaghan 78% No

Final result will be declared shortly at Dublin Castle

Highest No Votes so far

Mayo 75.5%
Roscommon-Galway 74%
Limerick County 72.6%
Wexford 72.3%
Galway East 72%

Results in so far in Family Referendum

Cork North-Central NO 68.90%
Wexford NO 72.27%
Meath East NO 67.59%
Galway East NO 72.02%
Cork East NO 68.27%
Dún Laoghaire YES 50.29%

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says Government accepts referendum result and takes responsibility for it

Says it struggled to convince people of the need for a referendum at all alongside issues around wording

Restates Government commitment to carers

.Michael McDowell tells Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin electorate were presented with two dud referendums and that some of the arguments from yes side amounted to emotional blackmail

Rural areas emphatically rejected both referendums

Parts of rural Donegal 10:1 No
Killeshandra in Cavan 80%
Barana Dearg outside Tuam 88%
Scartaglin Kerry 85%
Lusk Dublin 75%
Rural Kilmacthomas Waterford 93.4%
Skeheenarinky Tipperary 91%

Line of the day from Colm Ó Mongáin - whatever about Miraculous medals, it's all very St Jude at this stage for #Ref24 🤣

Latest tallies

Dublin Fingal 61% No in Family & 67% No Care, with Lusk voting 75% No
Galway East over 70% Nos
Just 10 out of 112 votes in a box in Cahir Tipperary returned Yes votes
Ballsbridge Dublin 55% No Family & 64% No Care
Parts of Cavan-Monaghan 8 to 1 No
Wexford 60% Nos