Despite being flanked by his celebrity brother Killian Scott, former housing Minister Eoghan Murphy was jeered as he arrived at the count in the RDS.

The Fine Gael outgoing TD joined the count in the afternoon following news from all around the country that Sinn Fein were surging as the boxes were getting opened up.

Extra.ie was on hand as Murphy arrived, with the mood of some of the supporters of Fine Gael’s opposition changing.

Chants of ‘Murphy Out’ and ‘Out, Out, Out’ could be heard as he made his way through the crowd, with security guards following in tow.

Mr Murphy stopped and chatted to Green Party leader Eamon Ryan briefly before continuing on through the gathered crowd.

Despite the massive shift in support for Sinn Fein, Mary Lou Mcdonald’s party will likely need to form a coalition with either of their bitter rivals in order to get into power.

Eoghan Murphy heckled upon arrival at RDS. "Murphy OUT!"#GE2020 pic.twitter.com/Wfcj4PrrI6 — Richard Chambers (@newschambers) February 9, 2020

Michael Martin has conceded that he will have to sit down and discuss all options, although Eoghan Murphy’s party leader, Leo Varadkar, has yet to announce whether his party with now sit down with Sinn Fein.



