2024 European Parliament election in Ireland

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14 Irish seats to theEuropean Parliament[1]
Opinion polls
Turnout	1,800,226 (50.7% 1.0pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Seán Kelly Billy Kelleher Lynn Boylan[a] Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin Alliance EPP Renew The Left Leader's seat South South Dublin Last election 29.6%, 5 seats 16.6%, 2 seats 11.7%, 1 seat Seats won 4 / 14 4 / 14 2 / 14 Seat change 1 2 1 Popular vote 362,766 356,794 194,403 Percentage 20.8 20.4% 11.1% Swing 8.8 pp 3.8 pp 0.6 pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Ciaran Mullooly[b] Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Ciarán Cuffe Party Independent Ireland Labour Green Alliance Renew S&D Greens–EFA Leader's seat Midlands–North-West Dublin Dublin (Lost Re-Election) Last election New Party 3.1%, 0 seats 11.4%, 2 seats Seats won 1 / 14 1 / 14 0 / 14 Seat change 1 1 2 Popular vote 108,685 58,975 93,575 Percentage 6.2% 3.4% 5.4% Swing n/a 0.3 pp 6.0 pp   Seventh party   Leader Collective leadership[c] Party Inds. 4 Change Alliance The Left Last election 7.4%, 2 seats Seats won 0 / 14 Seat change 2 Popular vote 79,658 Percentage 4.6% Swing 2.8 pp

The2024 European Parliament election in Ireland is the Irish component of the2024 European Parliament election and was held on Friday, 7 June 2024, the same day as theIrish local elections andLimerick mayoral election.^[2]

Ireland is entitled to 14MEPs in theTenth European Parliament. They are elected on theelectoral system ofproportional representation by means of thesingle transferable vote in threeconstituencies:

• Dublin (4 seats);
• Midlands–North-West (5 seats); and
• South (5 seats).

Thirteen MEPs were elected in 2019. However, the last candidate elected in Dublin and in South did not take their seats until January 2020, as part of the post-Brexit redistribution of seats. Ireland was allocated an additional seat in 2023 after a pre-election assessment of the parliament composition based on the most recent population figures.^[3][1][4] TheElectoral Commission recommended this seat be given to Midlands–North-West, with the transfer ofCounty Laois andCounty Offaly from Ireland South.^[5][6] This change was implemented by theElectoral (Amendment) Act 2023.

Irish citizens and other non-Irish EU citizens residing in the country are entitled to vote in the European elections in Ireland, provided that they are registered to vote for EU elections and that they compiled a statutory declaration issued by the local authority of their residence. Irish citizens residing abroad cannot vote for an election or referendum in Ireland. In addition, those eligible to vote must turn 18 years old by election day at the latest.^[7]

The table shows the detailed composition of the Irish seats at the European Parliament as of 24 January 2024.^[8]

• 5 April:Ministerial order fixing the election date made byDarragh O'Brien, theMinister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
• 15 April: Opening of the nomination period
• 22 April: Close of the nomination period for non-Irish EU citizens
• 30 April: Close of the nomination period for Irish citizens
• 8 May: Date on which posters may be erected
• 7 June: Polling day (7 a.m.–10 p.m.)
• 9 June: Counting of votes commences

On Monday 20 May 2024RTÉ One'sUpfront with Katie Hannon hosted a debate between eight candidates running in the Midlands-North-West constituency: Peter Casey (Ind), Barry Cowen (FF), Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (Ind), Saoirse McHugh (Ind), Chris MacManus (SF), Pauline O'Reilly (GP), Peadar Tóibín (Aon) and Maria Walsh (FG).^[12]

On Friday 30 May RTÉ One'sPrime Time hosted 8 candidates from the South constituency:Lorna Bogue (Rabh), Paul Gavan (SF), Niamh Hourigan (Lab), Billy Kelleher (FF), Michael McNamara (Ind), John Mullins (FG), Grace O'Sullivan (GP) and Mick Wallace of (I4C).^[13]

On Tuesday 4 June RTÉ One'sPrime Time hosted 8 candidates from the Dublin constituency: Barry Andrews (FF), Ciarán Cuffe (GP), Clare Daly (I4C), Regina Doherty (FG), Aodhán Ó Riordáin (Lab), Lynn Boylan (SF), Sinéad Gibney (SDs) and Bríd Smith (PBP–S).^[14]

The elected MEPs took office on 16 July. This left four vacancies in theDáil and one vacancy in theSeanad. Another senator elected as an MEP had resigned her Seanad seat on 10 July, and was replaced by a nominee on the same day. A writ for by-elections for the vacancies in the Dáil must be moved within 6 months of that date.^[25]

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