It was an exceptionally tight race, but Ireland has a new senator. Security Analyst Tom Clonan was elected last night on the 16th and final count to fill the seat vacated by new Labour leader Ivana Bacik. Tom spoke to Shane this morning.

Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.

You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.