Candidates in the 2024 Irish general election
This page lists the candidates in the 2024 Irish general election.[1][2]
Parties
[edit]There 685 candidates running in the 2024 general election.[3] 246 of the candidates contesting are women, making up 36%. There are 171 independent candidates.[3] The five-seater Louth constituency has the most candidates at 25.[3]
| Parties | Candidates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 82 | ||||
| Fine Gael | 80 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | 71 | ||||
| Green | 43 | ||||
| Aontú | 43 | ||||
| PBP–Solidarity | People Before Profit | 33 | 42 | ||
| Solidarity | 9 | ||||
| National Alliance | The Irish People | 22 | 33 | ||
| National Party | 9 | ||||
| Ireland First | 2 | ||||
| Labour | 32 | ||||
| Independent Ireland | 28 | ||||
| Social Democrats | 26 | ||||
| Irish Freedom Party | 19 | ||||
| Liberty Republic | 6 | ||||
| Centre Party | 3 | ||||
| Independents 4 Change | 3 | ||||
| Party for Animal Welfare | 3 | ||||
| Rabharta | 3 | ||||
| Right to Change | 1 | ||||
| 100% Redress | 1 | ||||
| Independent | 171 | ||||
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 | Fianna Fáil | Sinn Féin | Fine Gael | Green | Labour | Social Democrats | PBP–Solidarity | Independent Ireland | Aontú | Independent | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow–Kilkenny[4] (5 seats) |
Peter Cleere John McGuinness[*] Jennifer Murnane O'Connor[*] |
Áine Gladney Knox Natasha Newsome Drennan |
Catherine Callaghan Michael Doyle David Fitzgerald |
Malcolm Noonan[*] | Seán Ó hArgáin | Patricia Stephenson | Adrienne Wallace | Gary O'Neill | Tom Healy Eugene McGuinness Luke O'Connor[a] John O'Leary Noel G. Walsh |
Orla Donohoe (IFP) David Egan (LR) | |
| Cavan–Monaghan[5] (5 seats) |
Robbie Gallagher[#] Brendan Smith[*] Niamh Smyth[*] |
Cathy Bennett Matt Carthy[*] Pauline Tully[*] |
Carmel Brady David Maxwell T.P. O'Reilly |
Eddie O'Gara | Emma Hendrick | Shane P. O'Reilly | Sarah O'Reilly | Fergal Brides Feargal Deery Joseph Duffy Lester Gordon Jimmy Mee |
Val Martin (IFP) Mark Moore (NP) Shane Mulligan (LR) | ||
| Clare[6] (4 seats) |
Cathal Crowe[*] Timmy Dooley[#] Rita McInerney |
Donna McGettigan | Leonora Carey Joe Cooney Tom Nolan |
Róisín Garvey[#] | Hilary Tonge | Caitríona Ní Chatháin | Eddie Punch | June Dillon | Kevin Hassett Amanda Major Matthew Moroney Paddy Murphy Violet-Anne Wynne |
Michael Leahy (IFP) Michael Loughrey (IP) Barry O'Donovan (Rabh) | |
| Cork East[7] (4 seats) |
Deirdre O'Brien James O'Connor[*] |
Pat Buckley[*] Mehdi Özçınar |
Noel McCarthy Mark Stanton |
Clíona O'Halloran | Liam Quaide | Asch Ní Fhinn | Kathryn Bermingham Catherine Lynch |
Mona Stromsoe | Ross Cannon Mary Linehan Foley William O'Leary Frank Roche |
James Peter O'Sullivan (IP) | |
| Cork North-Central[8] (5 seats) |
Tony Fitzgerald Sandra Murphy Kelleher Pádraig O'Sullivan[*] |
Thomas Gould[*] Joe Lynch |
Colm Burke[*] Imelda Daly Garret Kelleher |
Oliver Moran | Eoghan Kenny John Maher |
Susan Doyle Ciarán McCarthy |
Mick Barry[*] | Ken O'Flynn | Finian Toomey | Martin Condon John Donohoe Rachel Hurley Roche[b] Joseph Gerard Peters |
Derek Blighe (IF) |
| Cork North-West[9] (3 seats) |
Aindrias Moynihan[*] Michael Moynihan[*] |
Nicole Ryan | Michael Creed John Paul O'Shea |
Colette Finn | Joe Moore | Ellen Barry | Becky Kealy | John O'Leary Walter Ryan-Purcell |
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| Cork South-Central[10] (5 seats) |
Margaret Kenneally Micheál Martin[*] Séamus McGrath |
Michelle Cowhey Shahid Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire[*] |
Jerry Buttimer[#] Úna McCarthy Shane O'Callaghan |
Monica Oikeh | Laura Harmon | Pádraig Rice | Shane Laird | Veronica Houlihan Valerie Ward |
Anna Daly | Graham de Barra Paudie Dineen Tony Field Mick Finn John O'Leary |
Lorna Bogue (Rabh) Ted Neville (NP) |
| Cork South-West[11] (3 seats) |
Christopher O'Sullivan[*] | Claire O'Callaghan Donnchadh Ó Seaghdha |
Tim Lombard[#] Noel O'Donovan |
Mary Ryder | Evie Nevin | Holly Cairns[*] | Zoe Laplaud | Michael Collins[*] | Mairead Ruane | Alan Coleman John O'Leary |
Deborah O'Driscoll (IP) |
| Donegal[12] (5 seats) |
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher[‡] Claudia Kennedy Charlie McConalogue[*] |
Pearse Doherty[*] Noel Jordan Pádraig Mac Lochlainn[*] |
Nikki Bradley[#] John McNulty |
Nuala Carr | Carol Gallagher | Mary T. Sweeney | Vincent J Bradley Niall McConnell Arthur McGuinness Gerry McKeever Frank O'Donnell Thomas Pringle[*] |
Eamon McGee (IFP) Kim McMenamin (IP) Charles Ward (100%R) | |||
| Dublin Bay North[13] (5 seats) |
Tom Brabazon Deirdre Heney |
Denise Mitchell[*] Mícheál Mac Donncha |
Naoise Ó Muirí Aoibhinn Tormey |
David Healy | Shane Folan | Cian O'Callaghan[*] | Bernard Mulvany | James Morris | Michael Burke Kevin Coyle[a] Stephen Doyle Brian Garrigan Barry Heneghan John Lyons Jamie McGlue Diarmaid Ó Conoráin |
Paul Fitzsimons (IFP) | |
| Dublin Bay South[14] (4 seats) |
Jim O'Callaghan[*] | Chris Andrews[*] | Emma Blain James Geoghegan |
Hazel Chu | Ivana Bacik[*] | Eoin Hayes | Brigid Purcell | Alan Healy | Nick Delehanty Peter Dooley Mannix Flynn David Hennessy John Keigher Michael McGrath Kate O'Connell[‡] Daniel Pocock |
Lauralee Doyle (IP) | |
| Dublin Central[15] (4 seats) |
Mary Fitzpatrick[#] | Janice Boylan Mary Lou McDonald[*] |
Paschal Donohoe[*] | Neasa Hourigan[*] | Marie Sherlock[#] | Gary Gannon[*] | Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin | Ian Noel Smyth | Gerry Hutch Kevin Sharkey Malachy Steenson |
Clare Daly[‡] (I4C) Andrew Kelly (CP) | |
| Dublin Fingal East[16] (3 seats) |
Manju Devi Darragh O'Brien[*] |
Ann Graves | Alan Farrell[*] | Ian Carey | Duncan Smith[*] | Joan Hopkins | Bryn Edwards | Margaret McGovern | Tony Donnelly Darren Kelly Fergal O Connell |
Victoria Byrne (IFP) Ben Gilroy (LR) Dean Mulligan (I4C) | |
| Dublin Fingal West[17] (3 seats) |
Lorraine Clifford-Lee[#] | Louise O'Reilly[*] | Grace Boland | Joe O'Brien[*] | Robert O'Donoghue | Ollie Power | Robbie Loughlin | Tony Murphy Oghenetano John Uwhumiakpor |
Ben Gilroy (LR) John Oakes (IFP) Mark Parsons (IP) | ||
| Dublin Mid-West[18] (5 seats) |
Shane Moynihan Lynda Prendergast |
Eoin Ó Broin[*][c] Mark Ward[*] |
Vicki Casserly Emer Higgins[*] |
Karla Doran | Francis Timmons | Eoin Ó Broin[c] | Gino Kenny[*] | Linda de Courcy | Colm Quinn | Paul Gogarty[‡] Alan Hayes Seanan Ó Coistín |
Robert Coyle (IP) Glen Moore (IFP) |
| Dublin North-West[19] (3 seats) |
Paul McAuliffe[*] | Cathleen Carney Boud Dessie Ellis[*] |
Noel Rock[‡] | Caroline Conroy | John Nisbet | Rory Hearne | Conor Reddy | Edward McManus | Diarmuid Mac Dubhghlais Gavin Pepper |
Ian Croft (CP) Stephen Redmond (NP) | |
| Dublin Rathdown[20] (4 seats) |
Shay Brennan Elaine Dunne |
Shaun Tracey | Maeve O'Connell Neale Richmond[*] |
Catherine Martin[*] | Lettie McCarthy | Sinéad Gibney | Síomha Ní Aonghusa | Liam Coughlan | Kevin Daly Michael Fleming Conor Murphy Alan Shatter[‡] |
Garrett McCafferty (NP) | |
| Dublin South-Central[21] (4 seats) |
Catherine Ardagh[#] | Máire Devine[‡] Daithí Doolan Aengus Ó Snodaigh[*] |
Mary Seery Kearney[#] | Patrick Costello[*] | Darragh Moriarty | Jen Cummins | Hazel De Nortúin | Rebecca Hendrick Philip Sutcliffe Snr |
Aisling Considine | Richard Murray Dolores Webster |
Jina Ahearne (IP) Joan Collins[*] (RTC) John Paul Murphy (Rabh) Barry Ward (IFP) |
| Dublin South-West[22] (5 seats) |
Teresa Costello John Lahart[*] |
Seán Crowe[*] Niamh Whelan |
Sarah Barnes Colm Brophy[*] |
Francis Noel Duffy[*] | Ciarán Ahern | Ross O'Mullane | Paul Murphy[*] | Saoirse Ní Chónaráin | Alan Edge Niall Hade Paddy Holohan Colm O'Keeffe |
Yan Mac Oireachtaigh (NP) | |
| Dublin West[23] (5 seats) |
Jack Chambers[*] Lorna Nolan |
Paul Donnelly[*] Breda Hanaphy |
Emer Currie[#] | Roderic O'Gorman[*] | John Walsh | Ellen Murphy | Ruth Coppinger[‡] | Ellen Troy | Umar Al-Qadri Susanne Delaney Tania Doyle Natalie Treacy |
Patrick Quinlan (NP) | |
| Dún Laoghaire[24] (4 seats) |
Cormac Devlin[*] | Shane O'Brien | Jennifer Carroll MacNeill[*] Barry Ward[#] |
Ossian Smyth[*] | Martha Fanning | Hugo Mills | Richard Boyd Barrett[*] | Mairéad Tóibín | Michael O'Doherty | Cathy Lynch (IP) | |
| Galway East[25] (4 seats) |
Albert Dolan Anne Rabbitte[*] |
Louis O'Hara | Clodagh Higgins Niamh Madden Pete Roche |
Eoin Madden | Conor Burke | Declan Geraghty | Luke Silke | Seán Canney[*] Fergal Landy Paul Madden |
David O'Reilly (IP) | ||
| Galway West[26] (5 seats) |
John Connolly Gráinne Seoige |
Mairéad Farrell[*] | Seán Kyne[#] Hildegarde Naughton[*] |
Pauline O'Reilly[#] | Helen Ogbu | Eibhlín Seoighthe | Maisie McMaster | Noel Thomas | Pádraig Lenihan | Catherine Connolly[*] Mike Cubbard Patrick Feeney Noel Grealish[*] |
AJ Cahill (IP) Doran McMahon (IFP) |
| Kerry[27] (5 seats) |
Michael Cahill Norma Foley[*] Linda Gordon-Kelleher |
Pa Daly[*] Stephanie O'Shea |
Billy O'Shea | Cleo Murphy | Mike Kennedy | Cian Prendiville | Tom McEllistrim[‡] | Catherina O'Sullivan | Mary Fitzgibbon Danny Healy-Rae[*] Michael Healy-Rae[*] Michelle Keane John O'Leary |
Brandon Begley (IFP) | |
| Kildare North[28] (5 seats) |
James Lawless[*] Naoise Ó Cearúil |
Réada Cronin[*] Caroline Hogan |
Bernard Durkan[*] Joe Neville Evie Sammon |
Vincent P. Martin[#] | Angela Feeney | Aidan Farrelly | Leah Whelan | Una O'Connor | Bill Clear | Avril Corcoran (IP) Sean Gill (CP) Gerry Waters (IFP) | |
| Kildare South[29] (4 seats) |
Seán Ó Fearghaíl[§] Fiona O'Loughlin[#] |
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh | Martin Heydon[*] | Monaa K. Sood | Mark Wall[#] | Chris Pender | Rob Cosgrave | William Carton Edel Doran |
Melissa Byrne | Cathal Berry[*] Tom McDonnell Leanne O'Neill Patricia Ryan[*] |
Anthony Casey (IFP) Carla Davy (IP) |
| Laois[30] (3 seats) |
Seán Fleming[*] Austin Stack |
Maria McCormack | Willie Aird | Rosie Palmer | Ken Mooney | Mary Hand | Pauline Flanagan Jason Lynch Aisling Moran Elaine Mullally Brian Stanley[*] |
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| Limerick City[31] (4 seats) |
Willie O'Dea[*] Dee Ryan |
Paul Gavan[#] Maurice Quinlivan[*] |
Maria Byrne[#] Kieran O'Donnell[*] |
Brian Leddin[*] | Conor Sheehan | Elisa O'Donovan | Ruairí Fahy | Esther Aherne | Sarah Beasley | Frankie Daly Michelle Hayes Dean Lillis Melanie Sheehan Cleary |
Jude Clohessy (IFP) Dean Quinn (IP) |
| Limerick County[32] (3 seats) |
Bridie Collins Niall Collins[*] |
Joanne Collins | Patrick O'Donovan[*] Noreen Stokes |
Rob O'Donnell | Laura Fahey | Richard O'Donoghue[*] | Michael Ryan | Jim Barrett Richie Crehan April Sheehan Corkery |
Donna O'Loughlin (IFP) Lorraine O'Sullivan (IP) Gerben Uunk (PAW) | ||
| Longford–Westmeath[33] (5 seats) |
Dympna Cunniffe Joe Flaherty[*] Robert Troy[*] |
Barry Campion Sorca Clarke[*] |
Peter Burke[*] Tanya Cannon Micheál Carrigy[#] |
Carol Okeke | Fidelma Bennett | Dave Smyth | Paul Hogan | Laura O'Neill | Paul Bradley Louise Heavin Donal Jackson Charlotte Keenan Kevin "Boxer" Moran[‡] Gerry Warnock |
Margaret Alacoque Maguire (IF) | |
| Louth[34] (5 seats) |
Alison Comyn Erin McGreehan[#] |
Joanna Byrne Ruairí Ó Murchú[*] Antóin Watters |
Paula Butterly John McGahon[#] |
Marianne Butler | Ged Nash[*] | Niall McCreanor | James Renaghan | Ryan McKeown | Michael O'Dowd | David Bradley David Brennan Kevin Callan Thomas Clare David Carroll Albert David Byrne Alan Fagan Aidan McEvoy Peter-James Nugent Tracy O'Hanlon |
Hermann Kelly (IFP) Derek McElearney (IP) |
| Mayo[35] (5 seats) |
Dara Calleary[*] Lisa Chambers[#] |
Rose Conway-Walsh[*] Gerry Murray |
Alan Dillon[*] Mark Duffy Martina Jennings Keira Keogh |
Mícheál Boxty Ó Conaill | Joe Daly | Chris Maxwell | Paul Lawless | Sean Forkin Stephen Kerr Gerry Loftus Patsy O'Brien |
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| Meath East[36] (4 seats) |
Thomas Byrne[*] Caroline O'Reilly |
Darren O'Rourke[*] Maria White |
Helen McEntee[*] Sharon Tolan |
Ruadháin Bonham | Eilish Balfe | Clara McCormack | Emer Tóibín | Charles Bobbett Joseph Bonner Sivakumar Murugadoss Gillian Toole Raymond Westlake |
Carolyn Fahy (PAW) Martin Gurr (IFP) Jean Murray (NP) Barbara Reid (LR) | ||
| Meath West[37] (3 seats) |
Aisling Dempsey | Johnny Guirke[*] | Linda Murray Nelson | Séamus McMenamin | Sandy Gallagher | Ronan Moore | Finbar Lynch | Peadar Tóibín[*] | Noel French Damien Reilly |
Ben Gilroy (LR) Ian McGauley (IP) David O'Shea (IFP) | |
| Offaly[38] (3 seats) |
Tony McCormack Claire Murray |
Aoife Masterson | John Clendennen | Pippa Hackett[#] | Keishia Taylor | Fergus McDonnell | Maureen Ward | Mike Boylan Eddie Fitzpatrick Carol Nolan[*] |
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| Roscommon–Galway[39] (3 seats) |
Martin Daly | Claire Kerrane[*] | Dympna Daly Finn Aisling Dolan[#] |
Martina O'Connor | Andrew Mannion | Michael Fitzmaurice[*] | Cormac Ó Corcoráin | Vincent Beirne Eugene Murphy[#] |
Alan Sweeney (IP) | ||
| Sligo–Leitrim[40] (4 seats) |
Edel McSharry Paddy O'Rourke Eamon Scanlon[‡] |
Martin Kenny[*] Chris MacManus |
Frank Feighan[*] | Bláithín Gallagher | Nessa Cosgrove | Gino O'Boyle | Michael Clarke Caroline Corcoran |
Graham Monaghan | Marie Casserly Des Guckian Marian Harkin[*] |
Molly Candon (PAW) Michael Kelly (IFP) | |
| Tipperary North[41] (3 seats) |
Ryan O'Meara Michael Smith |
Evan Barry Dan Harty |
Phyll Bugler | Iva Pocock | Alan Kelly[*] | Diana O'Dwyer | Francis O'Toole | Michael Lowry[*] Liam Minehan Justin Phelan Jim Ryan |
Peter Madden (IP) | ||
| Tipperary South[42] (3 seats) |
Imelda Goldsboro | Martin Browne[*] | Michael Murphy | Myriam Madigan | Michael Brennan | Nadaline Webster | Rosemary McGlone | Bill Fitzgerald Séamus Healy[‡] Mattie McGrath[*] John O'Heney |
John McGrath (NP) | ||
| Waterford[43] (4 seats) |
Mary Butler[*] | David Cullinane[*] Conor D. McGuinness |
John Cummins[#] | Marc Ó Cathasaigh[*] | Sadhbh O'Neill | Mary Roche | Patrick Curtin | Ronan Cleary | Frank Conway Aaron Joyce Killian Mangan Mark O'Neill Melissa O'Neill Matt Shanahan[#] |
John D. Walsh (IP) | |
| Wexford[44] (4 seats) |
James Browne[*] Michelle O'Neill |
Johnny Mythen[*] | Cathal Byrne Bridín Murphy |
Peadar McDonald | George Lawlor | Martina Stafford | Jim Codd | Verona Murphy[*] Jackser Owens Michael Sheehan |
Jason Murphy (NP) Stephen Power (IP) Mick Wallace (I4C) | ||
| Wicklow[45] (4 seats) |
Stephen Donnelly[*] | John Brady[*] | Simon Harris[*] Edward Timmins |
Steven Matthews[*] | Paul O'Brien | Jennifer Whitmore[*] | Kellie McConnell | Ciarán Hogan | Joe Behan[‡] Rob Carry Shay Cullen Philip Dwyer Charlie Keddy Sean O'Leary Gerry O'Neill Dominic Plant |
Michaela Keddy (IP) | |
| Wicklow–Wexford[46] (3 seats) |
Malcolm Byrne[#] Pat Kennedy |
Fionntán O Súillebháin | Brian Brennan | Ann Walsh | Aislinn O'Keeffe | Frances Lawlor | Sinéad Boland | Peir Leonard Ilsa-Maria Nolan |
- ^ a b Affiliated with the National Alliance.
- ^ Affiliated with the Workers' Party.
- ^ a b The sitting Sinn Féin TD and the Social Democrats councillor running in this constituency are both named Eoin Ó Broin.
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