THE VOTES HAVE been cast in the 2016 General Election – and now the count is on. Last night’s Irish Times exit poll showed a surge for Fianna Fáil but bad news for the Fine Gael-Labour coalition.

RTÉ’s exit poll this morning showed similar results. Will we see them borne out as the first tallies emerge?

Join us as we track the exit polls, tallies, and winners and losers in the election.

Update: Follow our liveblog following the results across Saturday night here.