Fianna Fáil's Billy Kelleher reacts to latest exit polls

The RTE poll puts the coalition parties on a total of 31.9% - confirming Fine Gael and Labour will fall well short of a majority.

It's going to be one of the biggest battles to the Dáil in election history if a second exit poll is anything to go by.

The RTE poll puts the coalition parties on a total of 31.9% - confirming Fine Gael and Labour will fall well short of a majority.

There have been substantial gains for Fianna Fáil on 22.1%, Sinn Féin 16.1%, and Independents on 11%.

According to he polls The People Before Profit Anti Austerity Alliance has secured 4.7%, Social Democrats 3.7%, Greens 3.6%, Renua 2.4% and others 2.6%.

Speaking to RedFM News sitting Fianna Fál TD Billy Kelleher says there's been a change in the political landscape and while the desired alternative is not yet known he's confident his party are growing in strength:

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