Compiled by Ronan McGreevy
Progressive Democrats:
Michael McDowell (Dublin South-East):Not his first time to lose his seat. He famously lost out in a marathon last count to John Gormley in 1997, but this defeat will hurt much worse, hence his decision to retire from political life.
Liz O'Donnell (Dublin South):It was an election too far for the deputy leader of the Progressive Democrats. Smart, articulate and media-savvy, she retained a high profile as a Junior Minister, particularly on the issue of overseas aid, and then as a backbencher, but was always up against it on the ground.
Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly):The former IFA President was elected the first time out in 2002. As Minister of State, he oversaw the troubled decentralisation programme. He described rumours that the PDs were pulling out of Government during the election as "total bullshit".
Fiona O'Malley (Dún Laoghaire):Her failure brings an end to nearly 40 years of unbroken service in the Dáil stretching back to her father Dessie's election in 1968. Even the presence of O'Malley snr on the canvas was not enough to save her in a competitive constituency.
Tim O'Malley (Limerick East):The other half of the O'Malley dynasty was also squeezed out in the PDs meltdown. The Minister of State with responsibility for Health was always under pressure having only been elected on the 11th count in 2002.
Mae Sexton (Longford-Westmeath):A surprise winner in 2002 and no surprise that she lost her seat following a constituency redrawing and the swing against the PDs.
Independents
Joe Higgins (Dublin West):The Socialist Party leader could always be depended upon to provide some of the most memorable quips in the last Dáil. A passionate and engaging parliamentarian, he will be missed in the next Dáil.
Dr Jerry Cowley (Mayo):Mulranny-based family doctor Jerry Cowley was elected on a platform of improving local health services in his native Mayo in 2002. He was a prominent supporter of the Rossport Five, a stance which set him against all the sitting TDs in the Mayo constituency.
Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan):Was elected in 2002 on the Monaghan Hospital issue which he frequently raised in the Dáil, but with little success.
Paddy McHugh (Galway East):He was one of the Fianna Fáil "gene pool" who ran as an Independent after he failed to get a party nomination in 2002. There had been speculation that he would rejoin the party, but it was already top-heavy with potential candidates.
Séamus Healy (Tipperary South):The unluckiest of the Independents and the victim of a resurgent Fianna Fáil strategy which upped their constituency vote by 7 per cent.
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North):The former Democratic Left and Labour councillor won a resounding victory in the 2005 by-election to take Charlie McCreevy's old seat by capitalising on discontent in the commuter belt, but lost out on the last seat this time to Fine Gael's Bernard Durkan.
James Breen (Clare):The former Fianna Fáil councillor surprised even himself when he was elected on a platform of health issues and infrastructural development in 2002. Lost out to Fine Gael.
Fianna Fáil
Ivor Callely (Dublin North-Central):The former junior minister may come to regret the paint job he had done for free on his house in 1991. Callely lost his junior ministerial position and ultimately his seat in a constituency which went from a four-seater to a three-seater.
Donie Cassidy (Longford-Westmeath):He steps out and Mary O'Rourke steps in again. Up against it after losing 2,000 votes to a constituency redrawing.
Denis O'Donovan (Cork South West):A high-profile loss for Fianna Fáil. Lost out following a bitter local battle with former independent Christy O'Sullivan who took his seat for Fianna Fáil.
John Ellis (Roscommon-South Leitrim):20 unbroken years as a TD was not enough for him to survive the division of Leitrim into two constituencies.
Martin Brady (Dublin North East):There was always going to be a loser in this fiercely contested constituency and it was the Fianna Fáil incumbent Martin Brady rather than the former minister Michael Woods. He lost to Fine Gael's Terence Flanagan in one of the few constituencies where Fine Gael gained a seat at the expense of Fianna Fáil.
John Carty (Mayo):With only one Fianna Fáil seat on offer, it was a straight contest between the Knock-based deputy and Ballina's Dara Calleary who achieved a substantially higher first preference vote.
Joe Callanan (Galway East):A victim of the resurgence of Senator Michael Kitt.
John Dennehy (Cork South-Central):Only scraped in after a marathon count in 2002 and lost out this time to a determined effort by Fine Gael.
Cecilia Keaveney (Donegal North-East):Another victim of Fine Gael's resurgence, she was always up against in a constituency which was racked by rows over the selection of candidates.
Donal Moynihan (Cork North West):Three into two didn't go and the veteran TD lost out after the redrawing of the constituency.
Michael Smith (Tipperary North):First elected to his constituency in 1969, the former government minister has fallen fast since being dropped from the cabinet in 2004. It's the third time he has lost out here.
Ollie Wilkinson (Waterford):Lost out in a straight fight with his constituency rival Brendan Kenneally.
Green Party
Dan Boyle (Cork South Central):The defeat of the Greens' finance spokesman is a major loss to the Greens, but he could be returned to the Seanad and may even serve in government.
Fine Gael
Dr Liam Twomey (Wexford):Tipped as a possible Fine Gael minister for health, but unable to hold the seat he won as an independent in 2002.
Gerard Murphy (Cork North West):Ousted his Fine Gael running mate Michael Creed in 2002, but lost out this time as Creed topped the poll.
Labour
Breeda Moynihan-Cronin (Kerry South):Chairwoman of the Labour Party and a keen advocate of e rolling out the BreastCheck programme nationwide. Announced her retirement before the election, but changed her mind.
Sinn Féin:
Seán Crowe (Dublin SouthWest):A poll- topper in 2002, his failure to be re-elected was one of the biggest surprises for Sinn Féin. Hard work on the ground was not enough to save him.