Lists of candidates for the 2024 European elections, on the 7th of June
| Parties | Candidates | Full list |
|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | Seán Kelly / Maria Walsh / Regina Doherty / John Mullins | |
| Fianna Fáil | Barry Cowen / Barry Andrews / Billy Kelleher / Niall Blaney / Lisa Chambers / Cynthia Ní Mhurchú | |
| Irish Green Party | Ciaran Cuffe / Grace O'Sullivan / Pauline O'Reilly | List |
| Sinn Féin | Chris MacManus / Paul Gavan / Michelle Gildernew / Lynn Boylan / Daithí Doolan | |
| Independants 4 Change | Mick Wallace | |
| Labour Party | Aodhán Ó Riordáin/ Niamh Hourigan | |
| People Before Profit | Brid Smith / Brian O’Boyle / Cian Prendville | |
| Independent | Luke 'Ming' Flanagan | |
| Independent | Finian McGrath | List |
| Independent | Eddie Punch | |
| Ireland First | Philip Dwyer | |
| Aontú | Patrick Murphy / Peadar Toibin | |
| An Rabharta Glas | Lorna Bogue / Robin Cafolla | |
| The National Party | James Reynolds | |
| Social Democrats | Sinead Gibney | |
| Irish Freedom Party | Hermann Kelly / Diarmaid O'Conorain / Michael Leahy | List |
Results of the 24 May 2019 European elections
| Political parties | European affiliation | Number of votes | Percentage of votes | Number of seats | Trend compared with 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael (FG) | EPP | 29.59% | 5 | = | |
| Independants 4 Change | GUE/NGL | 23.92% | 3 | ||
| Fianna Fail (The Republican Party) | Renew Europe | 16.55% | 1 | ↑ | |
| Sinn Fein (We Ourselves) | GUE/NGL | 11.68% | 1 | ↓ | |
| Green Party | Greens/EFA | 11.37% | 1 | ↑ |
Electoral Procedures
> Election Dates : 7 June 2024
> Number of inhabitants per MEP : 14
> At what age can one vote? 18 years
> At what age can one be elected? 21 years
> Who can vote? European citizens living in Ireland
Electoral rules
> Voting method : Single transferable vote
> Means for attributing seats : First past the post preferential with vote transfer (VUT- Droop’s Quotient).
> Can candidates be chosen from a list? Classification of candidates
> Number of constituencies : 1
Institutions and political situation
Democratic republic, bicameral parliamentary regime
– Head of State: Michael D. Higgins (Labour Party) since November, 2011 (re-elected for a second mandate of 7 years at the elections on 26 October 2018).
– Prime Minister (Taoiseach): Leo Varadkar (Fine Gael), elected on 14th June 2017 after the resignation of Enda Kenny (Fine Gael).
Economy
> Currency : Euro
> GDP : € 506 282 million (2022)
> GDP per capita (PPS) : € 77 430 (2022)
> GDP Growth : 5.5% (2023)
> Unemployment: 4.2% (September 2023)
> Inflation : 6.4% (September 2023)
> Public Debt : 44.7% of GDP (December 2022)
Geography and population
Surface Area: 70,280 km²
Population: 5.3 million inhabitants (2023)
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