European elections, 6 – 9 June 2024, country sheet IRELAND
Official EE24 website: https://www.electoralcommission.ie/european-parliament-elections/
Other elections/referenda held the same day: Local and Limerick mayoral elections
Number of MEPs before/after EE24: 13/14
Current government: Fine Gael (EPP), Fianna Fáil (Renew), Green Party (Greens/EFA) coalition since 2020 – current Fine Gael Taoiseach
ELECTORAL RULES
- Obligatory vote: No
- Number of constituencies: 3
- Preferential vote: Single transferable vote
- Postal vote: Yes, in limited circumstances
- Threshold to get elected: No
- Day of EE24: Friday 7 June
- Opening time of polling stations: 8.00 CEST
- Closing time of polling stations: 23.00 CEST
VOTERS
- Total: around 3 300 000
- Minimum age: 18
CANDIDATES
- Lists (total): Individual candidates
- Candidates (total): 73
- Minimum age to stand as candidate: 21
Lead candidates per list or party (affiliation) (In bold those represented in outgoing EP)
Dublin (4)
- Independent (N/A) – Umar Al-Qadri
- Fianna Fáil (Renew) – Barry Andrews
- National Party (N/A) – Rebecca Barrett
- Sinn Féin (The Left) – Lynn Boylan
- Independent Ireland (N/A) – Niall Boylan
- Rabharta (N/A) – Robin Cafolla
- Aontú (N/A) – Aisling Considine
- Green Party (Greens/EFA) – Ciarán Cuffe
- Independents 4 Change (The Left) – Clare Daly
- Fine Gael (EPP) – Regina Doherty
- Sinn Féin (The Left) – Daithí Doolin
- Ireland First (N/A) – Philip Dwyer
- Social Democrats (N/A) – Sinead Gibney
- The Irish People (N/A) – Andy Heasman
- Independent (N/A) – Conor Murphy
- Independent (N/A) – Eamonn Murphy
- Labour (S&D) – Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
- Irish Freedom Party (N/A) – Diarmaid Ó’Conaráin
- Independent (N/A) – Stephen O’Rourke
- Independent (N/A) – Brendan Ogle
- National Party (N/A) – Patrick Quinlan
- People Before Profit-Solidarity (N/A) – Bríd Smith
- Independent (N/A) – Malachy Steenson
South (5)
- Ireland First (N/A) – Derek Blighe
- Rabharta (N/A) – Lorna Bogue
- Independent (N/A) – Christopher V.S. Doyle
- Social Democrats (N/A) – Susan Doyle
- Independent (N/A) – Mary Fitzgibbon
- Sinn Féin (The Left) – Kathleen Funchion
- Sinn Féin (The Left) – Paul Gavan
- Labour (S&D) – Niamh Hourigan
- Fianna Fáil (Renew) – Billy Kelleher
- Fine Gael (EPP) – Seán Kelly
- The Irish People (N/A) – Ross Lahive
- Irish Freedom Party (N/A) – Michael Leahy
- Independent (N/A) – Una McGurk
- Independent (N/A) – Michael McNamara
- Fine Gael (EPP) – John Mullins
- Aontú (N/A) – Patrick Murphy
- Fianna Fáil (Renew) – Cynthia Ní Mhurchú
- Independent (N/A) – Ciarán O’Riordan
- Green Party (Greens/EFA) – Grace O’Sullivan
- People Before Profit-Solidarity (N/A) – Cian Prendiville
- Independent (N/A) – Eddie Punch
- Independents 4 Change (The Left) – Mick Wallace
- Independent (N/A) – Graham de Barra
Midlands-North West (5)
- National Party (N/A) – Justin Barrett
- Fianna Fáil (Renew) – Niall Blaney
- The Irish People (N/A) – Anthony Cahill
- Fine Gael (EPP) – Nina Carberry
- Independent (N/A) – Peter Casey
- Fianna Fáil (Renew) – Lisa Chambers
- Fianna Fáil (Renew) – Barry Cowen
- Independent (N/A) – Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan
- Independent (N/A) – Stephen Garland
- Sinn Féin (The Left) – Michelle Gildernew
- Social Democrats (N/A) – Rory Hearne
- Independent (N/A) – Charlotte Keenan
- Irish Freedom Party (N/A) – Hermann Kelly
- Labour (S&D) – Fergal Landy
- Sinn Féin (The Left) – Chris MacManus
- Ireland First (N/A) – Margaret “Alacoque” Maguire
- Independent (N/A) – Saoirse McHugh
- Independent Ireland (N/A) – Ciaran Mullooly
- Green Party (Greens/EFA) – Pauline O’Reilly
- People Before Profit-Solidarity (N/A) – Brian O’Boyle
- Independent (N/A) – Daniel Pocock
- National Party (N/A) – James Reynolds
- Independent (N/A) – Michelle Smith
- Aontú (N/A) – Peadar Tóibín
- Fine Gael (EPP) – Maria Walsh
- Independent (N/A) – Gerry Waters
- Independent (N/A) – John Waters
RESULTS 2019
MEPs / % votes
- Fine Gael / 5 / 29.59
- Fianna Fáil / 2 / 16.55
- Green Party / 2 / 11.37
- Independents 4 Change / 2 / 7.39
- Sinn Féin / 1 / 11.68
- Independent / 1 / 15.74
TURNOUT 2019
- 49,68%
Source – EU Parliament