# List of LGBTQ politicians in Ireland

The following is a list of individuals who have been elected to a political office in Ireland, who fall under the umbrella of LGBTQ identities, including gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender individuals.

## Taoiseach

| Portrait | Name | Party | Party | Years in office | Sexual orientation/ gender identity | Notes | Ref |
| | Leo Varadkar (b. 1979) | Party | Party | | Fine Gael | 2007–2024 | Gay | First gay Taoiseach First gay Tánaiste First minister to come out First openly gay TD to be elected the leader of a political party in Dáil Éireann |

## Dáil Éireann

† Came out after serving
| Name | Party | Party | Years in office | Sexual orientation/ gender identity | Notes | Ref |
| Pat Carey (b. 1947) | Party | Party | | Fianna Fáil | 1997–2011 | Gay | Served as a cabinet Minister from 2010 to 2011, came out in 2015 after his retirement |
| Dominic Hannigan (b. 1965) | | Labour | 2011–2016 | Gay | Joint first openly gay TD | |
| John Lyons (b. 1977) | | Labour | 2011–2016 | Gay | Joint first openly gay TD | |
| Jerry Buttimer (b. 1967) | | Fine Gael | 2011–2016 | Gay | First openly gay Fine Gael TD First serving member of the Oireachtas to come out First openly gay Cathaoirleach First serving member of the Oireachtas to enter into a same-sex marriage | |
| Katherine Zappone (b. 1953) | | Independent | 2016–2020 | Lesbian | First openly lesbian TD First member in a recognised same-sex relationship First openly lesbian serving cabinet minister | |
| Jack Chambers (b. 1990) | | Fianna Fáil | 2016– | Gay | First openly gay deputy leader of Fianna Fáil | |
| Cian O'Callaghan (b. 1979) | | Social Democrats | 2020– | Gay | First openly gay Social Democrats TD First openly gay mayor | |
| Roderic O'Gorman (b. 1981) | | Green | 2020– | Gay | First openly gay Green TD First serving TD to enter into a same-sex marriage | |
| Malcolm Byrne (b. 1974) | | Fianna Fáil | 2019–2020, 2024– | Gay | First openly gay TD elected in a by-election, and first openly gay Fianna Fáil TD | |
| Ken O'Flynn | | Independent Ireland | 2024– | Gay | First openly gay Independent Ireland TD | |
| Pádraig Rice (b. 1990) | | Social Democrats | 2024– | Gay | | |
| Conor Sheehan (b. 1993) | | Labour | 2024– | Gay | | |

## Seanad

| Name | Party | Party | Years in office | Sexual orientation/ gender identity | Notes | Ref. |
| David Norris (b. 1944) | Party | Party | | Independent | 1987–2024 | Gay | First openly gay person elected to public office |
| Colm O'Gorman (b. 1966) | | Progressive Democrats | 2007 | Gay | First openly gay Progressive Democrats senator | |
| Fintan Warfield (b. 1992) | | Sinn Féin | 2016–2025 | Gay | First openly gay Sinn Féin senator | |
| Niall Ó Donnghaile (b. 1985) | | Sinn Féin | 2016–2025 | Gay | | |
| Annie Hoey (b. 1988) | | Labour | 2020–2025 | Bisexual | First serving member of the Oireachtas to come out as bisexual | |
| Mal O'Hara (b. 1979) | | Green | 2024–2025 | Gay | | |
| Laura Harmon (b. 1986) | | Labour | 2025– | Lesbian | | |

## European Parliament

| Portrait | Name | Party | Party | Years in office | Sexual orientation/ gender identity | Notes | Ref. |
| | Maria Walsh (b. 1987) | Party | Party | | Fine Gael | 2019– | Lesbian | First openly lesbian Fine Gael politician |

## Sub-national level
### Mayors

| Name | Party | Party | Years in office | Sexual orientation/ gender identity | Notes | Ref. |
| John Moran | Party | Party | | Independent | 2024– | Gay |

### Councillors

| Name | Party | Party | Years in office | Sexual orientation/ gender identity | Notes | Ref. |
| Tiernan Brady | Party | Party | | Fianna Fáil | 1999–2009 (town council) | Gay |
| Michael Sheehan | | Independent (Fianna Fáil until 2024) | 1999–2009 (town council), 2009– (county council) | Gay | | |
| Ruth Illingworth | | Fianna Fáil | 2004–2014 | Lesbian | First openly gay council leader and openly gay female mayor | |
| John Keogh | | Fianna Fáil | 2009– | Gay | | |
| Francis Timmons | | Independent (Labour in 2024) | 2014– | Gay | | |
| Patrick McKee (b. 1988) | | Fianna Fáil | 2014–2019 | Gay | | |
| Emma Murphy | | Fianna Fáil | 2016– | LGBTQ+ | | |
| Alan Edge | | Independent | 2019– | Gay | | |
| Owen Hanley | | Social Democrats | 2019–2023 | Gay | | |
| Aisling Moran | | Independent | 2024– | Gay | First openly LGBTQ+ person elected in County Laois | |
| Paul O'Brien | | Labour | 2019– | Gay | | |
| Chris Pender | | Social Democrats | 2019– | Gay | | |
| John Sheridan | | Fianna Fáil | 2019– | LGBTQ+ | First openly LGBTQ+ person elected in County Louth | |
| Darragh Adelaide | | People Before Profit | 2024– | LGBTQ+ | | |
| Luke Corkery | | Fine Gael | 2024– | Gay | | |
| John Maher | | Labour | 2024– | Gay | | |
| Declan Meehan | | Independent | 2024– | Gay | First openly gay man elected in County Donegal | |
| Glen Moore | | Irish Freedom Party | 2024– | Gay | | |