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Viewers think the I'm A Celebrity 2024 winner is already set, as they discussed their votes hours before the final. Fans of the ITV series predicted who would win the jungle show hosted by Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly. Coleen Rooney , Danny Jones and Reverend Richard Coles are the three finalists , after Oti Mabuse left the jungle on Saturday night. On Sunday night one of them will be crowned the new King or Queen of the Jungle, taking 2023 winner Sam Thompson's victory. The trio will be rejoined by the former campmates who didn't make the final, while Tulisa Contostavlos will not appear. Now, with just hours to go, some viewers believe the winner is "obvious" and that one star "must win". Despite voting not yet closed and the announcement not being made until this evening, fans think that one campmate will definitely be crowned the champion. Coleen is tipped to win the series, amid her husband Wayne Rooney and their kids sharing their support. With Wayne hoping his wife brings home the crown , viewers do too with many fans of the show believing she will be the person declared victorious on Sunday evening. Taking to social media, one viewer said: "Coleen has to win," as another wrote: "Coleen has won." A third fan posted on X: "I voted for Coleen to win the whole competition. We ladies have to stick together." A fourth fan posted online: "Coleen must win. She has to," as another said: "Coleen to take the win." A further comment read: "Coleen should win," while one viewer theorised: "Absolutely rigged for Coleen to win." Hosts Ant and Dec had already addressed fix claims just days ago, after former star GK Barry made a comment in her exit chat. When the presenters asked her who she thought would win, she shared her hopes that Richard would be the champion - while she also said she'd be happy if Coleen won. But when she spoke about Richard being the potential winner, she suggested that if this did not happen then the show and the vote was "fixed". Ant and Dec were quick to react with Ant calling this idea out. Ant screamed out: "No... how would it be a fix? People vote," as he pointed to the cameras. GK claimed that for her pal not to win would suggest the voting was fixed, while the conversation soon moved on. I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! airs every night at 9PM on ITV1 and ITV X. * Follow Mirror Celebs and TV on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans tight end Taysom Hill is likely to miss the rest of the season after injuring his knee in the Saints' loss to the Los Angeles Rams. “It looks like an ACL tear,” interim coach Darren Rizzi said Monday. “He’ll probably get a second opinion, but it looks like it will be season-ending.” Hill, who is listed at tight end but plays a variety of roles, was carted off the field after taking a hard hit to his left knee while converting a fourth down on a direct snap in the Saints’ 21-14 loss Sunday to the Rams. The injury came one game after he'd posted a career-best 138 yards rushing and scored three touchdowns in a victory over Cleveland. He also has lined up at quarterback and running back, as well as playing special teams. “It means everybody else has to step up,” Rizzi said. “He fills so many roles, so there are going to be a lot of different guys that have to be a part of the solution there. It’s hard to sit here and tell you we are going to replace Taysom. You can’t. He’s a phenomenal person, player, leader and captain. It’s a big loss." Hill is the third key offensive player the Saints have lost. He joins leading wide receivers Chris Olave, who suffered a concussion in Week 9 and has not played since, and Rashid Shaheed, who is out for the year after tearing a meniscus in Week 7. Rizzi said guard Nick Saldiveri also might miss the remaining five games after injuring his left knee in the fourth quarter one series before Hill. Without Hill, though, the Saints’ quest to get back in the NFC South race became even tougher. At 4-8, they trail Atlanta and Tampa Bay by two games. Hill has 99 catches, 437 carries, 302 passes, 44 touchdowns, 19 tackles and one blocked kick in seven years with the Saints. “I don’t know if I can compare Taysom to anybody else that I’ve ever coached,” Rizzi said. “There’s not a guy that comes to mind that has been able to do all the different things he’s been able to do just in one game, forget about his career." What's working Alvin Kamara had his third 100-yard rushing game of the year and is 106 yards away from the first 1,000-yard season of his eight-year career. He needs only 39 more yards to set a career high. His 206 carries are the third most in his career. What needs help Los Angeles averaged 5.4 yards per carry, finishing with 156 yards. Rams running back Kyren Williams said they knew at halftime they would win if they stuck to the ground game, and he carried seven times on the opening series of the third quarter as they took the lead. The Saints have allowed 5.1 yards per carry for the season — tied for last with the New York Giants. Stock up Signed in late October after Shaheed’s season-ending surgery, Marquez Valdes-Scantling has become Derek Carr’s go-to receiver for big plays. His 28-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter was the Saints’ longest gain of the day and his fourth score in the past three games. Stock down Tight end Foster Moreau, a reliable performer all year, could not handle Rams outside linebacker Jared Verse on the Saints’ final offensive snap, allowing him to hit Carr as he released a pass on fourth-and-3 from the Los Angeles 9 with New Orleans trailing by 7. Injuries Although the news was bad for Hill and Saldiveri, Rizzi said he expected starting center Erik McCoy to play Sunday against the Giants. McCoy was scratched against the Rams after aggravating a groin injury two weeks earlier versus Cleveland in his first game back since missing seven in a row. Rizzi said oft-injured running back Kendre Miller, who has played in two games this year, might return from a hamstring injury Sunday. Key number 2 — The number of sacks for the Saints, not enough to keep Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford from finding his rhythm in the second half. In the Rams’ last five losses, he has been sacked 20 times. In their last five wins, he has been sacked three times. Next steps With their NFC South hopes on life support, the Saints travel to face the reeling Giants, who have lost seven in a row. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl Guerry Smith, The Associated Press
Unthinkable but not unforeseeablePep Guardiola sure 75 per cent of Premier League clubs want Man City relegatedJeeno Thitikul makes late charge to catch Angel Yin in the LPGA finaleIt's amazing what a bit of political clout can do. Black Friday Sale Subscribe Now! Login or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue On a Friday, six-month-old Alexis McCann was a citizen of nowhere . She and her parents were stuck interminably in a hotel room in Bogota, Colombia. You could feel the desperation in the room. On Saturday, the baby was a citizen of Australia. And on the following Monday, she had a passport and an exit route home. Senator David Pocock was the man with the clout who made the difference. He saw the story in The Canberra Times and moved into political top gear. His staff bombarded the home and foreign affairs departments with phone calls. "It was pretty simple," Senator Pocock said. "We saw you guys covering it and it didn't seem right, a Canberran stuck over there, wanting support, wanting to come home." So strong was the bombardment from the Pocock office that the citizenship was cleared on the Saturday, the very next day. Now citizen Alexis is home in Canberra. She was born on October 11 to a surrogate mother in the South American country, but the immigration people in Canberra were slow to grant her the right Australian papers. Until Senator Pocock got involved. "We are forever grateful to The Canberra Times and to David Pocock," Alexis' mother, Melinda McCann, said. She and her wife Gail went to Colombia for a surrogate mother after two attempts at having a child via surrogacy through a friend failed in Australia. Melinda McCann said they had been trying for a baby for nine years. Senator David Pocock helped Gail and Melinda McCann with their baby Alexis who were stranded in Colombia. Picture by Keegan Carroll Now they're all back, they are also grateful for the health service in Canberra. The family GP, Shree Vaka, in Wanniassa, got Alexis an urgent appointment at the Paediatric Hub in Bruce. "They altered her formula and medication, and now she's a completely different baby. She's so much better," the mother said. There were glitches after the passport was given to Alexis because of the quick work of the Australian embassy in Bogota. And it hasn't been cheap. The cost of the surrogacy via the IVF clinic in Colombia was $88,000 (compared to $160,000 in the United States, for example). The sperm donor was via an American company. And the family had to fly back to Australia with a transit in Chile - which needed a transit visa. They missed the flight they had paid for and the new flights cost a total of $11,000. Melinda McCann praised the Chilean diplomats in Canberra for their efforts, but the time differences prevented the initial flights from being made. She is a force to be reckoned with. In despair, she decided that publicity might jolt the bureaucracy into action after what she perceived as perpetual delay in Home Affairs. She said she was constantly referred to the website and told that the process normally took five months. In the final stages, she was liaising with Chilean diplomats in Canberra who were liaising with the Chilean foreign office in Santiago de Chile. Either way, it eventually worked. There is a sting in the tail: Melinda McCann has made a formal complaint to the Human Rights Commission alleging that the Home Affairs department breached her family's human rights by not dealing with a matter of urgency as a matter of urgency. Melinda McCann is a woman to be reckoned with. Alexis is unaware of the fuss. It should be said that Senator Pocock and his staff worked quietly, behind the scenes. They turned down publicity when it was being done. "It shouldn't take local members having to do that but that's why I'm here. I view my job as working for Canberrans," he said. Share Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Email Copy Steve Evans Reporter Steve Evans is a reporter on The Canberra Times. He's been a BBC correspondent in New York, London, Berlin and Seoul and the sole reporter/photographer/paper deliverer on The Glen Innes Examiner in country New South Wales. "All the jobs have been fascinating - and so it continues." Steve Evans is a reporter on The Canberra Times. He's been a BBC correspondent in New York, London, Berlin and Seoul and the sole reporter/photographer/paper deliverer on The Glen Innes Examiner in country New South Wales. "All the jobs have been fascinating - and so it continues." 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Why did regime change happen so quickly? Syrian President to the opposition in line with the Doha agreement days after the militants launched their advance. "An internal conspiracy was likely brewing within the Syrian leadership and military personnel," Tarasov suggested. Who will govern Syria? It is still unclear which opposition group will dominate. Tarasov argued that if the secular opposition prevails, Syria will have a secular government. Conversely, if Islamist factions take control, the country may see a Taliban*-style leadership. 12:56 GMT Why are Israel and the US interested in balkanizing Syria? Tarasov believes the odds of Syria's fragmentation are high, with potential scenarios including: Turkiye taking control of Aleppo and Idlib The Kurds establishing their own state with backing from Israel and the US The rest of the country being divided into various enclaves According to Tarasov, the US and Israel have already started implementing their plan for Syria's fragmentation, as shown by the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Regional ambitions and possible risks Tarasov claims that Israel may be planning to annex Gaza and the West Bank and to fragment Lebanon in order to weaken Lebanese Islamic resistance movement Hezbollah.Congratulations America. You got what you wanted. Donald Trump is the president-elect. While it’s difficult to know how he will govern there are clear signs that inform regarding his priorities. · Immigration – How many of us are interested in seeing kids in cages again? · Deportation of undocumented immigrants – top occupations amongst the undocumented labor force include construction laborers, maids and housekeepers, cooks, home health aides, janitors and building cleaners. Who is cleaning your hotel room your next vacation? Who is doing these jobs when they are gone? · Tariffs – Along with the retaliatory actions of other nations, this can and will only have one effect – to increase prices across the board · Tax cuts – Like the previous Trump tax cut, this benefits billionaires and corporations with stock buy-backs, dividend pay-outs to stock holders and profit-taking. How much of the Trump tax cut did you get? Another priority is the elimination of the Department of Education. While there are no specifics yet, it is clear that every community in every state will feel the impact of a dismantling of the DoE – particularly red states. Only Congress can eliminate this cabinet level department, but the president can affect its operations by starving it of funding. The DoE is responsible for designating federal aid, running the $1.6 trillion student loan program, enforcing civil rights laws, handing out Pell Grants, regulating student loan relief, and overseeing the Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program. Arguably, the most significant role of the DoE is to establish consistency of what a free public education looks like. Leaving this up to each of 50 states would only create gross variations in the quality of education across the country. Key beneficiaries of the DoE are students with disabilities, students about to enter college, and students from lower-income areas, which is more significant across the poorer red states. Where will the next Trump tax cut come from? Elimination the DoE will put $238 billion in play. Within that budget, $119 Billion goes to the states as federal funding. This represents about 14% of the states’ total education funding. If eliminated, it will need to be made up somehow. That means a tax increase for every household in the country or some reasonable facsimile. Connecticut households would need to provide $770 per household to replicate the loss of federal education funding. While billionaires get a tax cut, your taxes go up. In many red states that replacement cost is a thousand dollars or more. There is no other source for these funds. States and localities already incur the other 86% of education funding. So, congratulations America. You got exactly the opposite of what you said you wanted in voting for Donald Trump. Paul Bernstein is a retired marketing executive and freelance editorial writer, South Windsor.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans tight end Taysom Hill is likely to miss the rest of the season after injuring his knee in the Saints' loss to the Los Angeles Rams. “It looks like an ACL tear,” interim coach Darren Rizzi said Monday. “He’ll probably get a second opinion, but it looks like it will be season-ending.” Hill, who is listed at tight end but plays a variety of roles, was carted off the field after taking a hard hit to his left knee while converting a fourth down on a direct snap in the Saints’ 21-14 loss Sunday to the Rams. The injury came one game after he'd posted a career-best 138 yards rushing and scored three touchdowns in a victory over Cleveland. He also has lined up at quarterback and running back, as well as playing special teams. “It means everybody else has to step up,” Rizzi said. “He fills so many roles, so there are going to be a lot of different guys that have to be a part of the solution there. It’s hard to sit here and tell you we are going to replace Taysom. You can’t. He’s a phenomenal person, player, leader and captain. It’s a big loss." Hill is the third key offensive player the Saints have lost. He joins leading wide receivers Chris Olave, who suffered a concussion in Week 9 and has not played since, and Rashid Shaheed, who is out for the year after tearing a meniscus in Week 7. Rizzi said guard Nick Saldiveri also might miss the remaining five games after injuring his left knee in the fourth quarter one series before Hill. Without Hill, though, the Saints’ quest to get back in the NFC South race became even tougher. At 4-8, they trail Atlanta and Tampa Bay by two games. Hill has 99 catches, 437 carries, 302 passes, 44 touchdowns, 19 tackles and one blocked kick in seven years with the Saints. “I don’t know if I can compare Taysom to anybody else that I’ve ever coached,” Rizzi said. “There’s not a guy that comes to mind that has been able to do all the different things he’s been able to do just in one game, forget about his career." What's working Alvin Kamara had his third 100-yard rushing game of the year and is 106 yards away from the first 1,000-yard season of his eight-year career. He needs only 39 more yards to set a career high. His 206 carries are the third most in his career. What needs help Los Angeles averaged 5.4 yards per carry, finishing with 156 yards. Rams running back Kyren Williams said they knew at halftime they would win if they stuck to the ground game, and he carried seven times on the opening series of the third quarter as they took the lead. The Saints have allowed 5.1 yards per carry for the season — tied for last with the New York Giants. Stock up Signed in late October after Shaheed’s season-ending surgery, Marquez Valdes-Scantling has become Derek Carr’s go-to receiver for big plays. His 28-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter was the Saints’ longest gain of the day and his fourth score in the past three games. Stock down Tight end Foster Moreau, a reliable performer all year, could not handle Rams outside linebacker Jared Verse on the Saints’ final offensive snap, allowing him to hit Carr as he released a pass on fourth-and-3 from the Los Angeles 9 with New Orleans trailing by 7. Injuries Although the news was bad for Hill and Saldiveri, Rizzi said he expected starting center Erik McCoy to play Sunday against the Giants. McCoy was scratched against the Rams after aggravating a groin injury two weeks earlier versus Cleveland in his first game back since missing seven in a row. Rizzi said oft-injured running back Kendre Miller, who has played in two games this year, might return from a hamstring injury Sunday. Key number 2 — The number of sacks for the Saints, not enough to keep Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford from finding his rhythm in the second half. In the Rams’ last five losses, he has been sacked 20 times. In their last five wins, he has been sacked three times. Next steps With their NFC South hopes on life support, the Saints travel to face the reeling Giants, who have lost seven in a row. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl Guerry Smith, The Associated Press‘Tenants not tourists’: Debate rages over NYC bill to change short-term rental legislation, expand Airbnb offeringsNone
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Adam Pemble, AP journalist whose compassionate lens brought stories to life, dies at 52By TRÂN NGUYỄN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California, home to some of the largest technology companies in the world, would be the first U.S. state to require mental health warning labels on social media sites if lawmakers pass a bill introduced Monday. The legislation sponsored by state Attorney General Rob Bonta is necessary to bolster safety for children online, supporters say, but industry officials vow to fight the measure and others like it under the First Amendment. Warning labels for social media gained swift bipartisan support from dozens of attorneys general, including Bonta, after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to establish the requirements earlier this year, saying social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people. “These companies know the harmful impact their products can have on our children, and they refuse to take meaningful steps to make them safer,” Bonta said at a news conference Monday. “Time is up. It’s time we stepped in and demanded change.” State officials haven’t provided details on the bill, but Bonta said the warning labels could pop up once weekly. Up to 95% of youth ages 13 to 17 say they use a social media platform, and more than a third say that they use social media “almost constantly,” according to 2022 data from the Pew Research Center. Parents’ concerns prompted Australia to pass the world’s first law banning social media for children under 16 in November. “The promise of social media, although real, has turned into a situation where they’re turning our children’s attention into a commodity,” Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, who authored the California bill, said Monday. “The attention economy is using our children and their well-being to make money for these California companies.” Lawmakers instead should focus on online safety education and mental health resources, not warning label bills that are “constitutionally unsound,” said Todd O’Boyle, a vice president of the tech industry policy group Chamber of Progress. “We strongly suspect that the courts will set them aside as compelled speech,” O’Boyle told The Associated Press. Victoria Hinks’ 16-year-old daughter, Alexandra, died by suicide four months ago after being “led down dark rabbit holes” on social media that glamorized eating disorders and self-harm. Hinks said the labels would help protect children from companies that turn a blind eye to the harm caused to children’s mental health when they become addicted to social media platforms. “There’s not a bone in my body that doubts social media played a role in leading her to that final, irreversible decision,” Hinks said. “This could be your story.” Common Sense Media, a sponsor of the bill, said it plans to lobby for similar proposals in other states. California in the past decade has positioned itself as a leader in regulating and fighting the tech industry to bolster online safety for children. The state was the first in 2022 to bar online platforms from using users’ personal information in ways that could harm children. It was one of the states that sued Meta in 2023 and TikTok in October for deliberately designing addictive features that keep kids hooked on their platforms. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, also signed several bills in September to help curb the effects of social media on children, including one to prohibit social media platforms from knowingly providing addictive feeds to children without parental consent and one to limit or ban students from using smartphones on school campus. Federal lawmakers have held hearings on child online safety and legislation is in the works to force companies to take reasonable steps to prevent harm. The legislation has the support of X owner Elon Musk and the President-elect’s son, Donald Trump Jr . Still, the last federal law aimed at protecting children online was enacted in 1998, six years before Facebook’s founding.
Bulls On Tap Tasting Flight: Chicago Bulls News for Nov. 22, 2024LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California quarterback Miller Moss is entering the transfer portal after losing the Trojans' starting job last month. Moss made his announcement on social media Monday. Moss started the Trojans ' bowl victory last season and their first nine games this season before coach Lincoln Riley replaced him with Jayden Maiava in early November. “Being a USC Trojan was a lifelong dream of mine,” Moss wrote. “Putting on the cardinal and gold and competing on behalf of my teammates and school is something I will forever take pride in. I poured everything I have into this — body, heart, mind and soul — and am humbled by and proud of what my teammates and I accomplished.” Moss, who was born in Los Angeles and went to high school in the San Fernando Valley, signed with USC before Riley arrived at the school. Moss also stayed with the Trojans after Caleb Williams transferred from Oklahoma to rejoin Riley, and he served as Williams’ backup for two seasons before getting his chance to play with six touchdown passes in last year's Holiday Bowl. Moss completed 64.4% of his passes this season for 2,555 yards with 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions. After a spectacular 378-yard performance to beat LSU in the Trojans' season opener, Moss didn't play poorly as a starter, but he also wasn't a difference-maker while USC stumbled to a 4-5 record. Moss threw seven interceptions in his final five starts before losing the job to Maiava. The Trojans went 1-4 in that stretch under Moss, who plays as a more traditional pocket passer while Maiava has the mobility usually favored for quarterbacks in Riley's spread offense. “Looking towards the future, I'm unwaveringly committed to becoming an even better quarterback and leader, and to achieving this at the next level,” Moss wrote. Moss has already graduated from USC, putting him in the portal as a graduate student. USC (6-6) is headed to a lower-tier bowl game again to finish this season, its third under Riley. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
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He has put his left hand on the ground and used his right hand to snap the ball to the quarterback for every offensive play this season for the Giants. The total is all 811 snaps, covering all 12 games. So, when John Michael Schmitz is asked what his motivation is for the final five games of a lost season, pardon him for not exactly pondering the question for too long. As the starting center, his main concern is getting the play off, not dwelling on any big-picture scenarios. “I know it’s not the record we want to have but we’re going to go out there and compete, keep improving our fundamentals and details, especially as an O-line unit, continue to not be complacent and just keep getting better,’’ Schmitz told The Post. “Just keep working and finish the season strong.’’ Schmitz needs to be a central figure in the ongoing offensive line rebuild. The unit was performing at an acceptable level through the first six games, before left tackle Andrew Thomas went down with a season-ending foot injury. Since then, it has been mix and match at the tackle position. Schmitz has been an iron man, as has left guard Jon Runyan Jr. and right guard Greg Van Roten — all three have played every snap. “In the beginning half of the season it was the five out there, we were just starting to get a feel of how each other plays and just getting comfortable with one another,’’ Schmitz said. Is Schmitz part of the solution moving forward? He was a 2023 second-round draft pick and his progress is a matter of perspective. In 25 games, he has been called for just one holding penalty. He is hardly a dominant player in any aspect of the game and Pro Football Focus does not grade him favorably — 40th out of 60 centers in 2024. Schmitz and his teammates along the line put no stock in the PFF evaluations because only the coaches and players know the exact assignments on each play. “I do,’’ Schmitz said, when asked if he believes he has improved from his rookie season. “As a whole just getting up to the line of scrimmage, making the calls, setting the table, setting the front for the O-line is definitely in my mind been a lot better, making sure everyone’s going in the right direction, going to the right people, making the right combination calls.’’ With Tommy DeVito healthy as the No. 2 quarterback for the Giants, QB Tim Boyle was waived. Other roster moves: DT D.J. Davidson to injured reserve. DL Casey Rogers and DL Elijah Garcia signed from the practice squad. T Tyre Phillips, CB Greg Stroman elevated from the practice squad. Injuries could force the Giants to use Josh Ezeudu and Aaron Stinnie — a backup guard — as their starting offensive tackles. Other options are practice squad players Joshua Miles, Tyre Phillips and Marcellus Johnson. Darren Rizzi — the pride of Hillsdale, N.J. and later Oradell, N.J., also the hometown of Bill Parcells — took over as Saints interim head coach when Dennis Allen was fired after a 2-7 start. Rizzi is 2-1 since taking over. Giants head coach Brian Daboll knows him well, as they worked together with the Dolphins. “So, we became pretty close,’’ Daboll said. “Obviously, he’s a New Jersey guy, Bergen Catholic. I got a lot of respect for him. He’s been a good friend here for, I’d say, the last almost 15 years. Good football coach, good special teams coach and done a nice job since he’s been down there.’’The counting for the Irish General Election 2024 concluded on Monday evening, December 2, more than 72 hours after polls opened across Ireland on Friday, November 29. The top three parties are unchanged since Ireland’s last General Election, which was held in February 2020. Fianna Fáil has won 48 Dáil seats this time around, while Sinn Féin won 39 and Fine Gael won 38. Each of the top three parties also saw gains on 2020 - Fianna Fáil is up 10 seats, Sinn Féin is up two, and Fine Gael is up three. However, the number of seats in the Dáil Éireann has also increased since 2020, from 160 to 174. The number of constituencies also increased from 39 to 43. Sign up to IrishCentral's newsletter to stay up-to-date with everything Irish! With 174 seats up for grabs in this year's election, one party would have needed to win at least 88 seats to win the majority and thus control of the Dail. However, no one party fielded enough candidates in the Irish General Election 2024 to win the majority outright. As such, Ireland is likely heading for another coalition government, where parties come together as a bloc to reach the majority. The results of the Irish General Election 2020 also gave way to a three-way coalition between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and The Green Party. Micheál Martin (Fianna Fáil), Leo Varadkar (Fine Gael), and Simon Harris (Fine Gael) all served as Taoiseach at different points during the outgoing Dáil. With a combined 86 seats, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will likely be a part of Ireland's new coalition government. While on the campaign trail, the leaders of both parties vowed not to go into coalition with Sinn Féin. Meanwhile, Sinn Féin said earlier on Monday before counting was finalized that it was contacting the leaders of the Social Democrats, Labour, and "other progressive TDs and groupings this week." With a combined 61 seats, a Sinn Féin - Social Democrats - Labour coalition would need lots of support from other 'progressives' to reach a majority. As parties begin to contact each other in hopes of forming a majority-winning coalition, discussions will now turn to a timeline of when Ireland's next Government will be formed. TD Jack Chambers, Ireland's Minister for Finance, told RTÉ on Monday: “I don’t expect a government to be formed in mid-December, when the Dáil is due to meet on the 18th of December, probably a Ceann Comhairle (speaker) can be elected, and there’ll have to be time and space taken to make sure we can form a coherent, stable government. “I don’t think it should take five months like it did the last time – Covid obviously complicated that. "But I think all political parties need to take the time to see what’s possible and try and form a stable government for the Irish people.” Meanwhile, RTÉ News reports that Fianna Fáil won 21.9% of the first preference votes, followed by Fine Gael with 20.8%, and Sinn Féin with 19%. Voter turnout in the Irish General Election 2024 sunk to 59.7% from 62.9% in 2020. This year's election saw the lowest turnout since 1923, the last time the number was below 60%.
