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Whichever count you were at, the winners of the Irish election stood out as the people hoisted above the rest on the shoulders of their supporters. Only Enda Kenny, who doesn't like being raised up, stayed firmly rooted to the ground.

This prompted a conversation amongst the female team on our Dublin election special programme as to what the victorious woman candidate should wear. As the transfers roll in, is a trouser suit the order of the day?

The SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie thinks not - she prefers to wear a dress to the count. But the supporters who hoisted her up in South Down after last year's Westminster election victory were under strict instructions to protect her dignity.

Talking of fashion, Ms Ritchie addressed a Down business awards ceremony at the weekend. It was only when she took to the stage that she realised she had slipped on two odd shoes - a black one and a brown one. However she got a good laugh from her audience when she admitted to the fashion faux pas.

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