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Ballots are being counted in the Irish general election with exit polls showing all three main parties neck and neck.
Fine Gael, the centre-right party led by prime minister Leo Varadkar is facing a strong challenge from its historical rival, the centrist Fianna Fail.
Both these stalwarts of Irish politics are losing votes to the left-wing Irish nationalists Sinn Féin.
RNZ's correspondent in Dublin is Aisling O'Rourke.