Candidates in the next Irish general election
This page lists the candidates at the next Irish general election.[1][2]
Candidates
[edit]^ *: Outgoing TD
^ #: Member of the 26th Seanad
^ ‡: Previously a member of the Dáil or Seanad
^ §: Returned automatically without standing for election as outgoing Ceann Comhairle, in accordance with Article 16.6 of the Constitution of Ireland.
| Constituency | Fine Gael | Fianna Fáil | Sinn Féin | Labour | Green | Social Democrats | PBP–Solidarity | Independent Ireland | Aontú | Independent | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow–Kilkenny (5 seats) |
David Fitzgerald Michael Doyle Catherine Callaghan |
John McGuinness[*] Jennifer Murnane O'Connor[*] Peter Cleere |
Áine Gladney Knox Natasha Newsome Drennan |
Seán Ó hArgáin[3] | Malcolm Noonan[*] | Patricia Stephenson | Adrienne Wallace[4] | Gary O'Neill | Tom Healy Luke O'Connor |
Orla Donohoe (IFP) | ||
| Cavan–Monaghan (5 seats) |
David Maxwell[5] T. P. O'Reilly[5] Carmel Brady |
Niamh Smyth[*] Brendan Smith[*] Robbie Gallagher[#][6] |
Matt Carthy[*] Pauline Tully[*] Cathy Bennett |
Eddie O'Gara | Emma Hendrick | Shane P. O'Reilly | Sarah O'Reilly | Lester Gordon Mark Moore[a] |
Val Martin (IFP) | |||
| Clare (4 seats) |
Leonora Carey Joe Cooney Tom Nolan[7] |
Cathal Crowe[*] Timmy Dooley[#] Rita McInerney |
Donna McGettigan | Róisín Garvey[#] | Hilary Tonge | Caitríona Ní Chatháin | Eddie Punch | June Dillon | Matthew Moroney Paddy Murphy[8] Violet-Anne Wynne |
Michael Loughrey (IP) Michael Leahy (IFP) | ||
| Cork East (4 seats) |
Noel McCarthy Mark Stanton |
James O'Connor[*] Deirdre O'Brien |
Pat Buckley[*] | Clíona O'Halloran | Liam Quaide | Asch Ní Fhinn | Kathryn Bermingham | Mona Stromsoe | Mary Linehan Foley William O'Leary Frank Roche |
James Peter O'Sullivan (IP) | ||
| Cork North-Central (5 seats) |
Colm Burke[*] Garret Kelleher Imelda Daly |
Pádraig O'Sullivan[*] Tony Fitzgerald Sandra Murphy Kelleher |
Thomas Gould[*] Joe Lynch |
John Maher Eoghan Kenny |
Oliver Moran | Ciarán McCarthy Susan Doyle |
Mick Barry[*] | Ken O'Flynn | Finian Toomey | Rachel Hurley Roche[b] John Donohoe |
Derek Blighe (IF) | |
| Cork North-West (3 seats) |
John Paul O'Shea Michael Creed |
Michael Moynihan[*] Aindrias Moynihan[*] |
Nicole Ryan | Colette Finn | Joe Moore | Becky Kealy | ||||||
| Cork South-Central (5 seats) |
Jerry Buttimer[#] Úna McCarthy Shane O'Callaghan |
Micheál Martin[*] Séamus McGrath Margaret Kenneally |
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire[*] Michelle Cowhey Shahid |
Laura Harmon | Monica Oikeh | Pádraig Rice | Shane Laird | Veronica Houlihan | Anna Daly | Mick Finn | Ted Neville (NP) |
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| Cork South-West (3 seats) |
Tim Lombard[#] Noel O'Donovan |
Christopher O'Sullivan[*] | Claire O'Callaghan | Evie Nevin | Mary Ryder | Holly Cairns[*] | Zoe Lapland | Michael Collins[*] | Mairead Ruane | Deborah O'Driscoll (IP) | ||
| Donegal (5 seats) |
Nikki Bradley[#][9] John McNulty[9] |
Charlie McConalogue[*][10] Pat "the Cope" Gallagher[‡][10] Claudia Kennedy[11] |
Pearse Doherty[*][12] Pádraig Mac Lochlainn[*][12] |
Nuala Carr | Carol Gallagher | Mary T. Sweeney[13] | Thomas Pringle[*][14] Niall McConnell[15] Gerry McKeever[16] Frank O'Donnell[17] |
Eamon McGee (IFP) Kim McMenamin (IP)[18] Charles Ward (100%R)[19] | ||||
| Dublin Bay North (5 seats) |
Naoise Ó Muirí Aoibhinn Tormey |
Tom Brabazon[20] Deirdre Heney |
Denise Mitchell[*][21] Mícheál Mac Donncha |
Shane Folan[22] | David Healy | Cian O'Callaghan[*] | Bernard Mulvany | James Morris | John Lyons Barry Heneghan Kevin Coyle[a] Diarmaid Ó Conoráin Michael Burke Brian Garrigan |
Paul Fitzsimons (IFP) | ||
| Dublin Bay South (4 seats) |
Emma Blain[23] |
Jim O'Callaghan[*] | Chris Andrews[*] | Ivana Bacik[*] | Hazel Chu | Eoin Hayes | Brigid Purcell | Alan Healy | Kate O'Connell[‡][24] Nick Delehanty Michael McGrath |
Lauralee Doyle (IP) | ||
| Dublin Central (4 seats) |
Paschal Donohoe[*] | Mary Fitzpatrick[#][25] | Mary Lou McDonald[*][26] Janice Boylan[26] |
Marie Sherlock[#][27] | Neasa Hourigan[*][28] | Gary Gannon[*] | Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin | Ian Noel Smyth | Malachy Steenson Kevin Sharkey[29] |
Clare Daly[‡] (I4C)[30] | ||
| Dublin Fingal East (3 seats) |
Alan Farrell[*] | Darragh O'Brien[*] Manju Devy |
Ann Graves | Duncan Smith[*] | Ian Carey | Joan Hopkins | Bryn Edwards | Margaret McGovern | Dean Mulligan (I4C) | |||
| Dublin Fingal West (3 seats) |
Grace Boland | Lorraine Clifford-Lee[#] | Louise O'Reilly[*] | Robert O'Donoghue | Joe O'Brien[*] | Ollie Power | Robbie Loughlin | Tony Murphy | John Oakes (IFP) Mark Parsons (IP) | |||
| Dublin Mid-West (5 seats) |
Emer Higgins[*] Vicki Casserly |
Shane Moynihan Lynda Prendergast |
Eoin Ó Broin[*][c] Mark Ward[*] |
Francis Timmons | Karla Doran | Eoin Ó Broin[c] | Gino Kenny[*] | Linda de Courcy | Colm Quinn | Paul Gogarty[‡] | Glen Moore (IFP) Robert Coyle (IP) | |
| Dublin North-West (3 seats) |
Noel Rock[‡] | Paul McAuliffe[*] | Dessie Ellis[*] Cathleen Carney Boud |
Caroline Conroy[28] | Rory Hearne | Conor Reddy | Edward McManus | Gavin Pepper Diarmuid Mac Dubhghlais |
Stephen Redmond (NP) Ian Croft (CP) | |||
| Dublin Rathdown (4 seats) |
Neale Richmond[*] Maeve O'Connell |
Shay Brennan Elaine Dunne |
Shaun Tracey | Lettie McCarthy | Catherine Martin[*] | Sinéad Gibney | Siomha Ó Caisaide | Liam Coughlan | Alan Shatter[‡][31] Michael Fleming Garrett McCafferty[a] |
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| Dublin South-Central (4 seats) |
Mary Seery Kearney[#] | Catherine Ardagh[#] | Aengus Ó Snodaigh[*] Máire Devine[‡] |
Darragh Moriarty | Patrick Costello[*] | Jen Cummins | Hazel De Nortúin | Rebecca Hendrick Philip Sutcliffe Snr |
Aisling Considine | Dolores Webster | Joan Collins[*] (RTC) Barry Ward (IFP) Jina Ahearne (IP) | |
| Dublin South-West (5 seats) |
Colm Brophy[*] Sarah Barnes |
John Lahart[*] Teresa Costello |
Seán Crowe[*] Niamh Whelan |
Ciarán Ahern | Francis Noel Duffy[*] | Ross O'Mullane | Paul Murphy[*] | Saoirse Ní Chónaráin | Alan Edge | Yan Mac Oireachtaigh (NP) | ||
| Dublin West (5 seats) |
Emer Currie[#] | Jack Chambers[*] Lorna Nolan |
Paul Donnelly[*] Breda Hanaphy |
John Walsh | Roderic O'Gorman[*] | Ellen Murphy | Ruth Coppinger[‡] | Ellen Troy | Tania Doyle Natalie Treacy Umar Al-Qadri Susanne Delaney |
Patrick Quinlan (NP) | ||
| Dún Laoghaire (4 seats) |
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill[*] Barry Ward[#] |
Cormac Devlin[*] | Shane O'Brien | Martha Fanning | Ossian Smyth[*] | Hugo Mills | Richard Boyd Barrett[*] | Mairéad Tóibín | Cathy Lynch (IP) | |||
| Galway East (4 seats) |
Pete Roche Clodagh Higgins Niamh Madden |
Anne Rabbitte[*] Albert Dolan |
Louis O'Hara | Eoin Madden | Conor Burke | Luke Silke | Paul Madden | David Irish Chariot O'Reilly (IP) | ||||
| Galway West (5 seats) |
Hildegarde Naughton[*] Seán Kyne[#] |
Gráinne Seoige[32] John Connolly |
Mairéad Farrell[*] | Helen Ogbu | Pauline O'Reilly[#] | Maisie McMaster | Noel Thomas | Cormac Ó Corcoráin | AJ Cahill[a] | Doran McMahon (IFP) | ||
| Kerry (5 seats) |
Billy O'Shea | Norma Foley[*] Michael Cahill Linda Gordon-Kelleher |
Pa Daly[*] | Mike Kennedy | Cleo Murphy | Cian Prendiville | Tom McEllistrim[‡] | Catherina O'Sullivan | Michael Healy-Rae[*] Danny Healy-Rae[*] Michelle Keane Mary Fitzgibbon |
Brandon Begley (IFP) | ||
| Kildare North (5 seats) |
Bernard Durkan[*] Joe Neville Evie Sammon |
James Lawless[*] Naoise Ó Cearúil |
Réada Cronin[*] | Angela Feeney | Vincent P. Martin[#] | Aidan Farrelly | Leah Whelan | Una O'Connor | Bill Clear Sean Gill |
Gerry Waters (IFP) Avril Corcoran (IP) | ||
| Kildare South (4 seats) | Martin Heydon[*] | Seán Ó Fearghaíl[§] Fiona O'Loughlin[#] |
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh | Mark Wall[#] | Monaa K. Sood | Chris Pender | Rob Cosgrave | Edel Doran William Carton |
Melissa Byrne | Patricia Ryan[*] Cathal Berry[*] Tom McDonnell |
Anthony Casey (IFP) | |
| Laois (3 seats) |
Willie Aird | Seán Fleming[*] | Maria McCormack | Rosie Palmer | Ken Mooney | Mary Hand | Brian Stanley[*] Elaine Mullally Aisling Moran |
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| Limerick City (4 seats) |
Kieran O'Donnell[*] Maria Byrne[#] |
Willie O'Dea[*] Dee Ryan |
Maurice Quinlivan[*] to | Conor Sheehan | Brian Leddin[*] | Elisa O'Donovan | Ruairí Fahy | Esther Aherne | Sarah Beasley | Frankie Daly Melanie Sheehan Cleary[d] Dean Quinn[a] |
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| Limerick County (3 seats) |
Patrick O'Donovan[*] Noreen Stokes |
Niall Collins[*] Bridie Collins |
Joanne Collins | Rob O'Donnell | Laura Fahey | Richard O'Donoghue[*] | Michael Ryan | Lorraine O'Sullivan[a] | Donna O'Loughlin (IFP) Gerben Uunk (PAW) | |||
| Longford–Westmeath (5 seats) |
Peter Burke[*] Micheál Carrigy[#] Tanya Cannon |
Robert Troy[*] Joe Flaherty[*] |
Sorca Clarke[*] Barry Campion |
Fidelma Bennett[33] | Carol Okeke | Dave Smyth | Paul Hogan | Labhra Ní Néill | Kevin "Boxer" Moran[‡] Louise Heavin Gerry Warnock |
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| Louth (5 seats) |
John McGahon[#] Paula Butterly |
Erin McGreehan[#] Alison Comyn |
Ruairí Ó Murchú[*] Joanna Byrne Antóin Watters |
Ged Nash[*] | Marianne Butler | James Renaghan | Ryan McKeown | Michael O'Dowd | Kevin Callan Peter James Nugent |
Hermann Kelly (IFP) Derek McElearney (IP) | ||
| Mayo (5 seats) |
Alan Dillon[*] Mark Duffy Keira Keogh Martina Jennings |
Dara Calleary[*] Lisa Chambers[#] |
Rose Conway-Walsh[*] Gerry Murray |
Mícheál Ó Conaill | Joe Daly | Chris Maxwell | Paul Lawless | Patsy O'Brien Stephen Kerr |
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| Meath East (4 seats) |
Helen McEntee[*] Sharon Tolan |
Thomas Byrne[*] Caroline O'Reilly |
Darren O'Rourke[*] Maria White |
Eilish Balfe | Ruadháin Bonham | Clara McCormack | Emer Tóibín | Gillian Toole | Jean Murray (NP) | |||
| Meath West (3 seats) |
Linda Murray Nelson | Aisling Dempsey | Johnny Guirke[*] | Seamus McMenamin | Ronan Moore | Finbar Lynch | Peadar Tóibín[*] | Noel French | David O'Shea (IFP) | |||
| Offaly (3 seats) |
John Clendenenn[34] | Tony McCormack[34] Claire Murray |
Aoife Masterson[34] | Pippa Hackett[#] | Keishia Taylor | Fergus McDonnell[34] | Maureen Ward | Carol Nolan[*][34] Eddie Fitzpatrick[35] |
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| Roscommon–Galway (3 seats) |
Aisling Dolan[#] Dympna Daly Finn |
Martin Daly | Claire Kerrane[*] | Martina O'Connor | Andrew Mannion | Michael Fitzmaurice[*] | Eugene Murphy[#][36] | |||||
| Sligo–Leitrim (4 seats) |
Frank Feighan[*] | Edel McSharry Eamon Scanlon[‡][37] |
Martin Kenny[*] Chris MacManus |
Nessa Cosgrove | Bláithín Gallagher | Michael Clarke | Graham Monaghan | Marian Harkin[*] | Michael Kelly (IP) | |||
| Tipperary North (3 seats) |
Phyll Bugler | Ryan O'Meara Michael Smith |
Dan Harty | Alan Kelly[*] | Iva Pocock | Diana Dwyer | Michael Lowry[*] Peter Madden[a] Jim Ryan |
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| Tipperary South (3 seats) |
Michael Murphy | Imelda Goldsboro | Martin Browne[*] | Michael Brennan | Myriam Madigan | Nadaline Webster | Mattie McGrath[*] John O'Heney |
Séamus Healy[‡] (WUA) John McGrath (NP) | ||||
| Waterford (4 seats) |
John Cummins[#] | Mary Butler[*] | David Cullinane[*] Conor McGuinness |
Sadhbh O'Neill | Marc Ó Cathasaigh[*] | Mary Roche | Patrick Curtain | Killian Mangan | John D Walsh (IP) | |||
| Wexford (4 seats) |
Bridín Murphy Cathal Byrne |
James Browne[*] Michelle O'Neill[38] |
Johnny Mythen[*] | George Lawlor | Peadar McDonald | Martina Stafford | Jim Codd | Verona Murphy[*] Michael Sheehan[39] |
Stephen Power (IP) | |||
| Wicklow (4 seats) |
Simon Harris[*] Edward Timmins |
Stephen Donnelly[*] | John Brady[*] | Paul O'Brien | Steven Matthews[*] | Jennifer Whitmore[*] | Kellie McConnell[40] | Ciarán Hogan | Joe Behan[‡] Shay Cullen Charlie Keddy Rob Carry |
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| Wicklow–Wexford (3 seats) |
Brian Brennan | Malcolm Byrne[#] Pat Kennedy |
Fionntán O Súillebháin | Ann Walsh | Aislinn O'Keeffe | Peir Leonard |
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