# Candidates in the 2024 Irish general election

This page lists the candidates in the 2024 Irish general election.

## Parties

There were 685 candidates in the 2024 general election. 248 of the candidates were women, making a record 36% of the total. There were 171 independent candidates. The five-seat Louth had the most candidates at 25, while the three-seat Wicklow–Wexford had the fewest at 10. Twenty registered political parties fielded candidates. Five parties contested in every constituency: Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Sinn Féin, Aontú and the Green Party.
| Parties | Candidates | Constituencies |
| Fianna Fáil | 82 | 43 |
| Fine Gael | 80 | 43 |
| Sinn Féin | 71 | 43 |
| Aontú | 43 | 43 |
| Green | 43 | 43 |
| PBP–Solidarity | 42 | 42 |
| Labour | 32 | 31 |
| Independent Ireland | 28 | 23 |
| Social Democrats | 26 | 25 |
| The Irish People | 21 | 21 |
| Irish Freedom Party | 16 | 16 |
| National Party | 9 | 9 |
| Liberty Republic | 6 | 6 |
| Centre Party | 3 | 3 |
| Independents 4 Change | 3 | 3 |
| Party for Animal Welfare | 3 | 3 |
| Rabharta | 3 | 3 |
| Ireland First | 2 | 2 |
| Right to Change | 1 | 1 |
| 100% Redress | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | 171 | 43 |
* ↑ 33 candidates are from People Before Profit and 9 candidates are from Solidarity
* 1 2 3 Member party of National Alliance
* ↑ 2 candidates are members of National Alliance

## Candidates

Elected candidates are shown in bold text.
^ *: 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 (5 seats) | Peter "Chap" CleereJohn McGuinnessJennifer Murnane O'Connor | Áine Gladney KnoxNatasha Newsome Drennan | Catherine CallaghanMichael DoyleDavid Fitzgerald | Malcolm Noonan | Seán Ó hArgáin | Patricia Stephenson | Adrienne Wallace | | Gary O'Neill | Tom HealyEugene McGuinnessLuke O'ConnorJohn O'LearyNoel G. Walsh | Orla Donohoe (IFP)David Egan (LR) |
| Cavan–Monaghan (5 seats) | Robbie GallagherBrendan SmithNiamh Smyth | Cathy BennettMatt CarthyPauline Tully | Carmel BradyDavid MaxwellT.P. O'Reilly | Eddie O'Gara | | | Emma Hendrick | Shane P. O'Reilly | Sarah O'Reilly | Feargal DeeryJoseph DuffyLester GordonJimmy Mee | Val Martin (IFP)Mark Moore (NP)Shane Mulligan (LR) |
| Clare (4 seats) | Cathal CroweTimmy DooleyRita McInerney | Donna McGettigan | Leonora CareyJoe CooneyTom Nolan | Róisín Garvey | | Hilary Tonge | Caitríona Ní Chatháin | Eddie Punch | June Dillon | Kevin HassettAmanda MajorMatthew MoroneyPaddy MurphyViolet-Anne Wynne | Michael Leahy (IFP)Michael Loughrey (IP)Barry O'Donovan (Rabh) |
| Cork East (4 seats) | Deirdre O'BrienJames O'Connor | Pat BuckleyMehdi Özçınar | Noel McCarthyMark Stanton | Clíona O'Halloran | | Liam Quaide | Asch Ní Fhinn | Kathryn BerminghamCatherine Lynch | Mona Stromsoe | Ross CannonMary Linehan FoleyJohn O'LearyWilliam O'LearyFrank Roche | James Peter O'Sullivan (IP) |
| Cork North-Central (5 seats) | Tony FitzgeraldSandra Murphy KelleherPádraig O'Sullivan | Thomas GouldJoe Lynch | Colm BurkeImelda DalyGarret Kelleher | Oliver Moran | Eoghan KennyJohn Maher | Susan DoyleCiarán McCarthy | Mick Barry | Ken O'Flynn | Finian Toomey | Martin CondonJohn DonohoeRachel Hurley RocheJoseph Gerard Peters | Derek Blighe (IF) |
| Cork North-West (3 seats) | Aindrias MoynihanMichael Moynihan | Nicole Ryan | Michael CreedJohn Paul O'Shea | Colette Finn | | | Joe Moore | Ellen Barry | Becky Kealy | John O'LearyWalter Ryan-Purcell | |
| Cork South-Central (5 seats) | Margaret KenneallyMicheál MartinSéamus McGrath | Michelle Cowhey ShahidDonnchadh Ó Laoghaire | Jerry ButtimerÚna McCarthyShane O'Callaghan | Monica Oikeh | Laura Harmon | Pádraig Rice | Shane Laird | Veronica HoulihanValerie Ward | Anna Daly | Graham de BarraPaudie DineenTony FieldMick FinnJohn O'Leary | Lorna Bogue (Rabh)Ted Neville (NP) |
| Cork South-West (3 seats) | Christopher O'Sullivan | Claire O'CallaghanDonnchadh Ó Seaghdha | Tim LombardNoel O'Donovan | Mary Ryder | Evie Nevin | Holly Cairns | Zoe Laplaud | Michael Collins | Mairead Ruane | Alan ColemanJohn O'Leary | Deborah O'Driscoll (IP) |
| Donegal (5 seats) | Pat "the Cope" GallagherClaudia KennedyCharlie McConalogue | Pearse DohertyNoel JordanPádraig Mac Lochlainn | Nikki BradleyJohn McNulty | Nuala Carr | | | Carol Gallagher | | Mary T. Sweeney | Vincent J. BradleyNiall McConnellArthur McGuinness Gerry McKeeverFrank O'DonnellThomas Pringle | Eamon McGee (IFP)Kim McMenamin (IP)Charles Ward (100%R) |
| Dublin Bay North (5 seats) | Tom BrabazonDeirdre Heney | Denise MitchellMícheál Mac Donncha | Naoise Ó MuiríAoibhinn Tormey | David Healy | Shane Folan | Cian O'Callaghan | Bernard Mulvany | | James Morris | Michael BurkeKevin CoyleStephen DoyleBrian GarriganBarry HeneghanJohn LyonsJamie McGlueDiarmaid Ó Conoráin | Paul Fitzsimons (IFP) |
| Dublin Bay South (4 seats) | Jim O'Callaghan | Chris Andrews | Emma BlainJames Geoghegan | Hazel Chu | Ivana Bacik | Eoin Hayes | Brigid Purcell | | Alan Healy | Nick DelehantyPeter DooleyMannix FlynnDavid HennessyJohn KeigherKate O'ConnellDaniel Pocock | Lauralee Doyle (IP) |
| Dublin Central (4 seats) | Mary Fitzpatrick | Janice BoylanMary Lou McDonald | Paschal Donohoe | Neasa Hourigan | Marie Sherlock | Gary Gannon | Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin | | Ian Noel Smyth | Gerry HutchMalachy Steenson | Clare Daly (I4C)Andrew Kelly (CP) |
| Dublin Fingal East (3 seats) | Manju DeviDarragh O'Brien | Ann Graves | Alan Farrell | Ian Carey | Duncan Smith | Joan Hopkins | Bryn Edwards | | Margaret McGovern | Tony DonnellyDarren KellyFergal O Connell | Victoria Byrne (IFP)Ben Gilroy (LR)Dean Mulligan (I4C) |
| Dublin Fingal West (3 seats) | Lorraine Clifford-Lee | Louise O'Reilly | Grace Boland | Joe O'Brien | Robert O'Donoghue | | Ollie Power | | Robbie Loughlin | Tony MurphyOghenetano John Uwhumiakpor | Ben Gilroy (LR)John Oakes (IFP)Mark Parsons (IP) |
| Dublin Mid-West (5 seats) | Shane MoynihanLynda Prendergast | Eoin Ó BroinMark Ward | Vicki CasserlyEmer Higgins | Karla Doran | Francis Timmons | Eoin Ó Broin | Gino Kenny | Linda de Courcy | Colm Quinn | Paul GogartyAlan HayesSeanan Ó Coistín | Robert Coyle (IP)Glen Moore (IFP) |
| Dublin North-West (3 seats) | Paul McAuliffe | Cathleen Carney BoudDessie Ellis | Noel Rock | Caroline Conroy | John Nisbet | Rory Hearne | Conor Reddy | | Edward McManus | Diarmuid Mac DubhghlaisGavin Pepper | Ian Croft (CP)Stephen Redmond (NP) |
| Dublin Rathdown (4 seats) | Shay BrennanElaine Dunne | Shaun Tracey | Maeve O'ConnellNeale Richmond | Catherine Martin | Lettie McCarthy | Sinéad Gibney | Síomha Ní Aonghusa | | Liam Coughlan | Kevin DalyMichael FlemingConor MurphyAlan Shatter | Garrett McCafferty (NP) |
| Dublin South-Central (4 seats) | Catherine Ardagh | Máire DevineDaithí DoolanAengus Ó Snodaigh | Mary Seery Kearney | Patrick Costello | Darragh Moriarty | Jen Cummins | Hazel De Nortúin | Rebecca HendrickPhilip Sutcliffe Snr | Aisling Considine | Richard MurrayDolores Webster | Jina Ahearne (IP)Joan Collins (RTC)John Paul Murphy (Rabh)Barry Ward (IFP) |
| Dublin South-West (5 seats) | Teresa CostelloJohn Lahart | Seán CroweNiamh Whelan | Sarah BarnesColm Brophy | Francis Noel Duffy | Ciarán Ahern | Ross O'Mullane | Paul Murphy | | Saoirse Ní Chónaráin | Alan EdgeNiall HadePaddy HolohanColm O'Keeffe | Yan Mac Oireachtaigh (NP) |
| Dublin West (5 seats) | Jack ChambersLorna Nolan | Paul DonnellyBreda Hanaphy | Emer Currie | Roderic O'Gorman | John Walsh | Ellen Murphy | Ruth Coppinger | | Ellen Troy | Umar Al-QadriSusanne DelaneyTania DoyleNatalie Treacy | Patrick Quinlan (NP) |
| Dún Laoghaire (4 seats) | Cormac Devlin | Shane O'Brien | Jennifer Carroll MacNeillBarry Ward | Ossian Smyth | Martha Fanning | Hugo Mills | Richard Boyd Barrett | | Mairéad Tóibín | Michael O'Doherty | Cathy Lynch (IP) |
| Galway East (4 seats) | Albert Dolan Anne Rabbitte | Louis O'Hara | Clodagh Higgins Niamh Madden Peter Roche | Eoin Madden | | | Conor Burke | Declan Geraghty | Luke Silke | Seán Canney Fergal Landy Paul Madden | David O'Reilly (IP) |
| Galway West (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 (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 (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 (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) |
| Laois (3 seats) | Seán Fleming Austin Stack | Maria McCormack | William Aird | Rosie Palmer | | | Ken Mooney | | Mary Hand | Pauline Flanagan Jason Lynch Aisling Moran Elaine Mullally Brian Stanley | |
| Limerick City (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 Ahern | Sarah Beasley | Melanie Cleary Frankie Daly Michelle Hayes Dean Lillis | Dean Quinn (IP) |
| Limerick County (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 (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 (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 Peter-James Nugent Tracy O'Hanlon | Hermann Kelly (IFP) Derek McElearney (IP) |
| Mayo (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 | |
| Meath East (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) Jean Murray (NP) Barbara Reid (LR) |
| Meath West (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) |
| Offaly (3 seats) | Tony McCormack Claire Murray | Aoife Masterson | John Clendennen | Pippa Hackett | | | Keishia Taylor | Fergus McDonnell | Maureen Ward | Mike Boylan Eddie Fitzpatrick Carol Nolan | |
| Roscommon–Galway (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 | |
* 1 2 Affiliated with the National Alliance.
* ↑ Affiliated with the Workers' Party.
* 1 2 The sitting Sinn Féin TD and the Social Democrats councillor running in this constituency are both named Eoin Ó Broin.
* ↑ Sutcliffe resigned from Independent Ireland shortly.
* ↑ Affiliated with Workers and Unemployed Action.