Show Notes
Anton Savage was joined by Gabija Gataveckaite, Political Correspondent with the Irish Independent, Hugh O'Connell, Political editor for The Sunday Times in Ireland, Jack Horgan Jones, Political Correspondent with The Irish Times and Ivan Yates to break down the exit polls as counting gets underway across the country.
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