Ireland general election: Sinn Fein surges ahead

Initial counting for Ireland's general election shows Sinn Fein surging to take 24.5 percent of the first-preference votes. That has put the left-wing party just ahead of the centre-right parties, Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, who have dominated mainstream politics for nearly a century. As counting continues it looks like no one party will win enough seats for an outright parliamentary majority. Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan reports from Dublin, Ireland - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Ireland #IrelandElection