Ireland
European elections, 6 - 9 June 2024, country sheet IRELAND
Official EE24 website:
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%