Four MEPs have been elected to represent Dublin in the European Parliament as the first of Ireland’s three constituencies finished its count.

Independents 4 Change MEP Clare Daly has also been eliminated in the count in the Dublin constituency.

Green leader Eamon Ryan is optimistic about his party’s prospects in elections.

Green Party MEP Grace O’Sullivan said: ‘This is a dark day for the European peace project’

Ciarán Cuffe said Dublin needs more suitable green spaces for people living in apartments

Mr Cuffe was speaking on Newstalk Breakfast and later on RTÉ radio’s Today with Claire Byrne show when he said that tenants who were living in poorly insulated buildings were struggling to afford rising energy bills and, in some cases, rent increases.