Adrian Kavanagh, 12th July 2023 – post updated as and when I become aware of female candidate selections (or declarations in the case of non-party candidates), or when a female candidates withdraw. Latest post update – 21st May 2024.
314 female candidates contested the 2009 City and County Council elections, accounting for 17.2% of the total number of candidates. 440 female candidates contested the 2014 City and County Council elections, accounting for 21.6% of the total number of candidates contesting those elections. 561 female candidates contested the 2019 City and County Council elections, accounting for 28.4% of the total number of candidates.
For the 2024 County and City Council elections, given that the gender quota target will increase to 40% at the next general election, the expectation might be that even more female candidates will be contesting these City and County Council election contests.
Based on the list of candidates below, there are six hundred and eighty one selected/declared female candidates (that I am aware of) out of a total of two thousand, one hundred and seventy one selected, or declared, local election candidates. Female candidates, hence, currently account for 31.4% of the total number of selected/declared candidates (that I have accounted for/listed on my website to date).
Figure 1: Female candidates (%) by county/local authority area, as of 21st May 2024
The female candidates, who have been officially selected/declared to context the 2024 County and City Council Elections, to date, include the following (by electoral area):
| Electoral Areas (166) | Female Candidates |
| Carlow | |
| Carlow | Andrea Dalton FF, Adrienne Wallace PBP, Molly Aylesbury GP, Jolly O’Rock IND, Nicoleta Chiorean SF, Orla Donohoe IFP, Maria Ryan IF |
| Tullow | Catherine Callaghan FG, Phil Thompson SF, Patricia Fennelly Nolan IND, Annette McDonnell IND |
| Muinebeag | Áine Gladney SF |
| Cavan | |
| Bailieborough-Cootehill | Sarah O’Reilly AON, Marina McEntee SF, Carmel Brady FG, Fiona McCormack IND |
| Ballyjamesduff | Gráinne McPhillips AON, Angela Gaffney SF |
| Cavan-Belturbert | Niamh Brady FG, Susuana Komolafe IND, Áine Smith FF, Patricia Walsh FF, |
| Clare | |
| Ennis | Mary Howard FG, Bridget Ginnity GP, Clare Colleran Molloy FF, Hilary Tonge SocDem, Antoinette Bashua Baker FF, Amanda Major IND |
| Killaloe | Fiona Levie SOCDEM, Martina Cleary SF |
| Shannon | Donna McGettigan SF, Rachel Hartigan FF |
| Ennistymon | Pam O’Loughlin IND |
| Kilrush | Therese Doohan FG, Rita McInerney FF, Dawn Bennet SF, Susan Griffin GP |
| Cork County | |
| Carrigaline | Audrey Buckley FF, Una McCarthy FG, Monica Oikeh GP |
| Bandon-Kinsale | Gillian Coughlan FF, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony FF, Marie O’Sullivan FG, Clare O’Callaghan SF, Ann Bambury SocDem, Deborah O’Driscoll IP |
| Macroom | Gobnait Moynihan FF, Harriet Burgess GP, Rosarie O’Leary AON, Eileen Lynch FG |
| Cobh | Cliona O’Halloran GP, Sinéad Sheppard FG, Sheila O’Callaghan FF, Abu Zeid O’Neill PBP |
| Midleton | Mona Stromsoe AON, Alison Curtin FG, Ann Marie Ahern FF, Clodagh Harrington GP, Eileen Kelly McCarthty INDIRE, Michelle Neville IND, Mary Linehan Foley IND, Edith Adams SF |
| Fermoy | Kay Dawson FG, Deirdre O’Brien FF, Mary Ryder GP |
| Kanturk | Evelyn O’Keeffe SF, Becky Kealy AON, Trish Murphy FG |
| Mallow | Melissa O’Brien SF |
| Bantry | Liz Coakley GP, Caroline Cronin FG, Helen O’Sullivan IND, Mary Lou Leahy FG |
| Clonakilty-Skibbereen (or Skibbereen-West Cork) | Deirdre Kelly FF, Lorraine Deane AON, Evie Nevin LAB, Isobel Towse SOCDEM, Karen Coakley IND |
| Cork City | |
| Cork City North East | Margaret McDonnell FF, Imelda Daly FG, Mandy O’Leary-Hegarty SF, Christa Daly SF, Sinéad Halpin SOCDEM, Anita Ward IP, Edith Busteed SOL, Tamasin McCarthy Morrogh IND |
| Cork City North West | Louise Jordan GP, Saoirse Mackin SOCDEM, Michelle Gould SF |
| Cork City South Central | Anna Daly AON, Fiona Kerins SF, Lekha Menon Margassery LAB |
| Cork City South East | Deirdre Forde FG, Mary Rose Desmond FF, Michelle Cowhey Shahid SF, Susan Doyle SocDem, Rachel Hurley Roche IND, Lorna Bogue RAB |
| Cork City South West | Joanne Murphy AON, Laura Harmon LAB, Orla O’Leary SF, Olga Shevchenko FF, Colette Finn GP, Andrea Christopher-Rea FG |
| Donegal | |
| Donegal | Niamh Kennedy IND, Linda Boyle SF, Claudia Kennedy FF |
| Glenties | Anne Marie Rodgers FF, Kellie Rodgers SF, Ann Sweeney IND |
| Milford | Maria Doherty SF, Kathleen Deeney AON |
| Buncrana | Niamh McGuinness SF, Joy Beard 100RED |
| Letterkenny | Mary T. Sweeney AON, Sandra Haughey SF, Nuala Carr GP, Thoiba Ahmed IND, Selina O’Donnell IND, Anne McCloskey IP |
| Carndonagh | Toni Devine SF |
| Lifford-Stranorlar | Rebecca McDaid AON, Dakota Nic Mheanman SF |
| Dublin City | |
| Ballyfermot-Drimnagh | Hazel de Nortúin PBP, Mamy Nzema SF, Niamh Mongey SOCDEM, Sophie Nicoullaud RTC, Dolores Webster IND, Ronda Sheldreck IND |
| Ballymun-Finglas | Briege Mac Oscar FF, Mary Callaghan SocDem, Leslie Kane SF, Caroline Conroy GP |
| Artane-Whitehall | Racheal Batten FF, Aoibheann Mahon FF, Edel Moran SF, Olive Sloan SF, Dearbhail Butler GP, Aishling Silke SOCDEM, Jesslyn Henry SOCDEM |
| Donaghmede | Tamara Kearns SF, Clodagh Ó Moore SF, Supriya Singh FG, Clara McCormack PBP |
| Cabra-Glasnevin | Eimer McCormack FF, Amy Farrell SF, Gayle Ralph FG, Natalie Treacy SF, Angela Shafer LAB, Cat O’Driscoll SOCDEM, Léna Seale PBP, Jean Murray NP, Sarah Louise Mulligan IND, Martina Whyte IND |
| Clontarf | Ali Field LAB, Catherine Stocker SocDem, Alyssa Ní Bhroin SF, Deidre Heney FF, Donna Cooney GP |
| Kimmage-Rathmines | Fiona Connelly LAB, Carolyn Moore GP, Punam Rane FG, Jacinta Deignan SF, Deirdre Conroy FF |
| North Inner City | Janet Horner GP, Janice Boylan SF, Ellen O’Doherty SOCDEM, Anne-Marie Connolly FF, Isabel Oliveira FF, Geraldine Molloy IND |
| South West Inner City | Jen Cummins SocDem, Máire Devine SF, Aisling Considine AON, Kelsey May Daly PBP, Gina Ahearne IP, Catherine McSweeney IND |
| South East Inner City | Claire Byrne GP, Liz Watson FF, Brigid Purcell PBP, Carol Reynolds LAB, Kourtney Kenny SF, Zoe Obeimhen IND, Jeanette Birch IND |
| Pembroke | Emma Blain FG, Hazel Chu GP, Karen Hinkson-Deeney SOCDEM, Mary Martin PBP, Linda O’Shea Farren IND |
| Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown | |
| Blackrock | Martha Fanning LAB, Callie Nic Rállaigh SF, Marie Baker FG, Lydia Bigley SOCDEM, Helen Duignan AON |
| Dún Laoghaire | Colette O’Sullivan FF, Orli Degani IND, Mairéad Tóibín AON, Mary Fayne FG, Lorraine Hall FG, Melissa Halpin PBP, Cathy Lynch IND, Sara Kelly IND |
| Dundrum | Anna Grainger FG, Rachel Gerrard SF, Síle Ní Dhubhghaill SocDem, Fiona Murray FF, Anne Colgan IND |
| Glencullen-Sandyford | Elaine Dunne FF, Lettie McCarthy LAB, Aoife Murtagh SocDem, Amanda Spiteri SF |
| Killiney-Shankill | Lesley Byrne SocDem, Lauren Tuite GP, Carrie Smyth LAB, Jacqueline Burke FG, SallyAnn Moylan FF, Tracey Hennessy IND, Susan Muldoon IND |
| Stillorgan | Maeve O’Connell FG, Emer O’Neill FF, Eva Dowling GP, Deirdre Donnelly IND, Rebekah Fozzard LAB, Sorcha Nic Cormaic SF, Eliza Connolly IND |
| Fingal County | |
| Balbriggan | Sinead Lucy Brennan FF, Anne Marie Brady SF, Karen Power GP, Grainne Maguire IND, Aneta Laska IND |
| Rush Lusk | Corina Johnson LAB, Suzanne Young GP, Aneta Laska IND |
| Castleknock | Siobhan Shovlin FG, Ellen Troy AON, Ruth Coppinger SOL, Pamela Conroy GP, Eimear Carbone Mangan FF |
| Howth-Malahide | Joan Hopkins SocDem, Aoibhinn Tormey FG, Maragaret McGovern AON, Margaret Donnellan IND, Tara Bailey SF, Rachel Ndlovu Motseta IND |
| Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart | Lorna Nolan FF, Mary McCamley LAB, Breda Hanaphy SF, Louise Kavanagh SF, Susanne Delaney IND |
| Ongar | Angela Donnelly SF, Kate Rellihan SOL, Michelle Griffin GP, Ellen Murphy SocDem, Nekesa Nancy Khisa LAB, Tania Doyle IND |
| Swords | Anna Graves SF, Marian Buckley SF, Brigid Manton FF, Bernadette Wright IND |
| South Dublin County | |
| Clondalkin | Shirley O’Hara FG, Lynn Tierney SocDem, Rosemary Masinga SF, Laura Donaghy GP, Sarah Adedeji FG, Linda de Courcy INDIRE, Lauralee Robinson TIP |
| Palmerstown-Fonthill | Madeleine Johansson PBP, Ruth Nolan SF, Niamh Fennell SF, Emma Griffin FG, Funmi Olatunji Soyemi LAB, Karla Doran GP |
| Lucan | Liona O’Toole IND, Vicki Casserly FG, Caroline Brady FG, Lorraine Dwyer SF, Joanna Tuffy LAB |
| Tallaght Central | Teresa Costello FF, Cora McCann SF, Niamh Whelan SF, Saoirse Ní Chónaráin AON, Vanessa Mulhall GP, Jess Spear PBP |
| Tallaght South | Kay Keane PBP, Louise Dunne SF, Sinéad Courtney-Staszak SF, Lynda Prendergast FF, Suzanne McEneaney GP, Patrice Nugent PAW, Leah Whelan SOL, Geraldine Conlon |
| Rathfarnham-Templeogue | Pamela Kearns LAB, Anne Dillon SF, Lynn McCrave FG, Yvonne Collins FF, Lilian Gueret FF |
| Firhouse-Bohernabreena | Sarah Holland SF, Róisín Mannion SF, Emma Murphy FF, Sarah Barnes FG, Lyn Hadin Meade GP, Helen Meaney SOCDEM, Philomena Foster PBP |
| Galway City | |
| Galway City Central | Martina O’Connor GP, Eibhlín Seoighthe SocDem, Josie Forde FF, Shauna Ridge INDIRE, Margaretta D’Arcy IND, Mary Cummins IFP |
| Galway City East | Joyce Mathias GP, Helen Ogbu LAB, Aisling Keogh FG, Aisling Burke SF, Justine Delaney Heaslip SocDem, Terry O’Flaherty IND, Jacinta Gibbons IP, Susan Feeney IFP |
| Galway City West | Maisie McMaster PBP, Clodagh Higgins FG, Esther Oghomwenrie Osayimwen IND |
| Galway County | |
| Athenry-Oranmore | Shelly Heterich Quinn FF, Maria Carr IP |
| Gort Kinvara | Martina Kinane FF, Megan Flynn-Dixon GP, Lucina Kenny SF, Geraldine Donohue IND |
| Ballinasloe | Regan Maher SF, Evelyn Francis Parsons IND |
| Conamara North | Eileen Mannion FG |
| Conamara South | Geri Slevin IND, Sinead O’Brien IND |
| Loughrea | Ailish O’Reilly SF, Michelle Tooher GP |
| Tuam | Islammiyah Kadejo GP, Blessing Oguekwe LAB, Karey McHugh-Farag IND, Deborah Reynolds SF, Mary Hoade FF |
| Kerry | |
| Killarney | Caroline Kenneally SF, Marie Moloney LAB, Maura Healy-Rae IND, Natalia Krasnenkova IND |
| Listowel | Marion Falvey O’Sullivan SF, Oonagh Comerford GP, Rosemarie Smith PAW |
| An Daingean | |
| Kenmare | Cleo Murphy GP, Stephanie O’Shea SF, Norma Moriarty FF, Catherina O’Sullivan AON |
| Castleisland | Cáit O’Riordan AON, Deirdre Bell SF, Michelle Keane IND |
| Tralee | Sinéad Donnelly FG, Angie Baily FG, Deirdre Ferris SF, Anne O’Sullivan FF, Mistura Oyebanji SocDem |
| Kildare | |
| Athy | Aoife Breslin LAB, Geraldine Campbell SF, Rachael Wall SOCDEM, Veralouise Behan FF, Nicola Maughan IND |
| Celbridge | Claire O’Rourke SocDem, Zhyan Phelan IND, Lumi Panaite Fahey FG |
| Leixlip | Joan O’Boyle SF, Nuala Killeen SocDem |
| Maynooth | Angela Feeney LAB, Tara Lane FG, Evelyn Gaynor SF |
| Clane | Una O’Connor AON, Patrica Foley GP, Jessica McLoughlin IND, Sophie Roker IND |
| Kildare | Lorraine Benson GP, Suzanne Doyle FF, Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh SF, Aisling Goodwin IND |
| Newbridge | Peggy O’Dwyer FG, Tracey O’Dwyer FG, Terri Thorpe SF, Melissa Byrne AON, Aina Conway LAB, Leanne O’Neill IND |
| Naas | Carmel Kelly FF, Evie Sammon FG, Anne Breen LAB, Ciara Dunne FG, Caroline Hogan SF, Evangeline Ngozi Omini SF, Pauline O’Neill SF, Avril Corcoran TIP |
| Kilkenny | |
| Castlecomer | Mary Hilda Cavanagh FG |
| Kilkenny | Andrea Cleere LAB, Maria Dollard GP, Toluwani Akaehomen IND, Aoife O’Brien SF |
| Callan-Thomastown | Orla Kelly FG, Stephanie Doheny SF, Deirdre Cullen FF, Kristina Doyle GP |
| Piltown | Fidelis Doherty FG, Nathasha Newsome Drennan SF, Maria Wall FF, Jenny Catt FF |
| Laois | |
| Borris in Ossory-Mountmellick | Lorna Garry SF, Helen Campion SF, Fiona Dunne GP |
| Graiguecullen-Portarlington | Vivienne Phelan FG, Aisling Moran IND |
| Portlaoise | Catherine Fitzgerald FF, Caroline Dwane-Stanley SF, Maria McCormack SF, Thomasina Connell FG, Rosie Palmer GP, Marie Tuohy LAB, Pauline Flanagan IND, Colette Byrne INDIRE, Martha Ryan AON |
| Leitrim | |
| Ballinamore | Roisín Kenny SF, Joanne Curnan SF, Ita Reynolds-Flynn FG, Karina Charles Lynch INDIRE |
| Carrick-on-Shannon | Lola Gonzalez Farrell SocDem, Lisa Mulligan SF, Sharon Garland IND, Maeve Reynolds FG |
| Manorhamilton | Bernie Linnane LAB, Michelle Brennan Shyabo SF, Caitríona Bergin FG, Mary Bohan FF, Blaithín Gallagher GP |
| Limerick | |
| Limerick City East | Sarah Kiely FG, Danielle O’Shea SF, Ursula Gavan SF, Elena Secas LAB, Donnah S Vuma SocDem, Catherine Slattery FF, Tally Slater IND |
| Limerick City North | Olivia O’Sullivan FG, Sharon Benson SF, Sarah Beasley AON, Saša Novak Uí Chonchúir GP, Suzzie O’Deniyi FF, Ruth Clarke INDIRE, Tanya Dunworth SF, Laura Keyes IND |
| Limerick City West | Elisa O’Donovan SocDem, Frances Lonergan SF, Esther Aherne INDIRE, Maria Donoghue IND |
| Adare-Rathkeale | Joanne Collins SF, Bridie Collins FF, Trina O’Dea FF |
| Cappamore-Kilmallock | Noreen Stokes FG, Audrey Byrnes SF, Gráinne Hanley INDIRE, Michelle Hayes IND, Brigid Teefy IND |
| Newcastle West | Kathleen Barrett FF |
| Longford | |
| Ballymahon | Mandy Larkin TIP, Francesca Pawelczyk IND |
| Granard | Susan Murphy FF, Marett Smith FF |
| Longford | Catherine Joseph GP, Peggy Nolan FG, Uruemu Adejinmi FF, Maura Greene Casey IND, Sadia Athar IND, Alicia Carbery IND |
| Louth | |
| Ardee | Dolores Minogue FG, Paula Butterly FG, Rachel Kerley FG, Phyllis Murphy SF, Kitty Colbert SF, Katerina Karpenko LAB, Bernie Conlon IND |
| Drogheda Urban | Ejiro O’Hare Stratton FG, Joanna Byrne SF, Laura Clinton SF, Emma Cutlip LAB, Shona McManus FG, Joanne Thompson SF, Debbie McCole SF, Patrice Johnson IFP |
| Drogheda Rural | Patrice Johnson IFP, Marian Agrios FG, Michelle Hall LAB, Anne-Marie Ford FG |
| Dundalk-Carlingford | Andrea McKevitt FF, Yvonne Kennan Ross FG, Fiona Mhic Conchoille SF, Kathleen Byrne SF, Tracy O’Hanlon IFP |
| Dundalk-South | Emma Coffey FF, Aideen Smith SF, Sionainn McCann SF, Seun Grace Atiroko IND, Marianne Butler GP, Maeve Yore IND |
| Mayo | |
| Ballina | Úna Morris SF, Annie May Reape FF, Jo Mullen IND |
| Castlebar | Donna Hyland SF, Donna Sheridan FG, Maura O’Sullivan |
| Claremorris | Alma Gallagher FG, Geraldine Kelly IND, Sandra Sweetman IND |
| Swinford | Antoinette Peyton FG, Marion Gordon TIP |
| Belmullet | Rosaleen Dixon Lally SF |
| Westport | Karen Gallagher SF, Keira Keogh FG |
| Meath | |
| Ashbourne | Helen Meyer SF, Suzanne Jamal FG, Amanda Smith IND, Maria Uí Ruairc SF, Martina Eskdale GP, Jean Murray NP |
| Kells | Sarah Reilly FG |
| Laytown-Bettystown | Sharon Tolan FG, Maria White SF, Elaine McGinty LAB, Geraldine Keogan IND, Carol Lennon IND, Marjeta Qevani IND |
| Navan | Emer Tóibín AON, Yemi Adenuga FG, Linda Murray FG, Caoimhe Ní Shluáin SF, Frances Murphy SF, Niamh Carroll FF, Edel Gillick IND |
| Ratoath | Maria Murphy FG, Eilish Balfe LAB, Trish Murtagh SF, Caroline O’Reilly FF, Jean Murray NP, Gillian Toole IND, Carolyn Fahy PAW, Eleanor Carroll IND |
| Trim | Aisling Dempsey FF, Aoife Drew SF, Niamh Souhan FG, Lyubov (Luba) Healy FG, Tracy McElhinney LAB |
| Monaghan | |
| Ballybay-Clones | Sinéad Flynn SF, Olivia Larkin AON, Martina Durkan FF |
| Carrickmacross-Castleblaney | Aoife McCooey FF, Aoife Kindlon SF |
| Monaghan | Cathy Bennett SF, Niamh McCooey SF, Bronagh McAree SF |
| Offaly | |
| Birr | Clare Claffey SocDem, Audrey Hennessy-Kennedy FF, Barbara Daly FF, Ekaterina Koneva GP |
| Edenderry | Claire Murray FF, Claire Murray SF |
| Tullamore | Aoife Masterson SF, Sandy Feehan Smollen IND |
| Roscommon | |
| Athlone (Roscommon) | Emer Kelly IND |
| Boyle | Dympna Daly-Finn FG, Leah Cull SF, Angela Beirne SF, Valerie Byrne IND |
| Roscommon | Christine McDonagh SF |
| Sligo | |
| Ballymote-Tobercurry | Jennifer Van Aswegen SF, Emma Hendrick PBP |
| Sligo-Drumcliffe | Edel McSharry FF, Amanda Gallagher IFP, Agnieszka Piwowarczyk GP, Marie Casserly IND |
| Sligo-Strandhill | Nessa Cosgrove LAB, Pauline Donnelly SF |
| Tipperary | |
| Carrick-on-Suir | Imelda Goldsboro FF |
| Cahir | Marie Murphy FG, Mairín McGrath IND |
| Cashel-Tipperary | Mary Hanna Hourigan FG, Annemarie Ryan SF, Jacqui Finnan FF, Molly Brown SF |
| Clonmel | Siobhan Ambrose FF, Myriam Madigan GP, Natasha C. Dingivan SF, Teresa Johnson WUAG, Deirdre Dempsey IND |
| Nenagh | Louise Morgan Walsh LAB, Iva Pocock GP, Eleanor Maher FG |
| Newport | Fiona Bonfield LAB, Phyl Bugler FG, Pamela Quirke-O’Meara IND |
| Roscrea-Templemore | Deirdre Ryan FF, Aisling Moloney GP |
| Thurles | Peggy Ryan FG, Kay Cahill Skehan FF |
| Waterford | |
| Waterford City East | Stephanie Keating FF, Mary Roche SocDem, Caroline Griffin SF |
| Waterford City South | Joeanne Bailey SF, Breda Brennan SF, Vivienne Burns FF, Maolíosa Ní Chléirigh GP, Sinead Ellen Griffin SocDem, Lisa Carroll IND |
| Tramore-Waterford City West | Lola O’Sullivan FG, Mairead McKnight LAB, Suzie Duffin SF, Alana Hutchinson Smith SF, Cristíona Kiely GP, Samatha Dooley PAW, Melissa O’Neill IND |
| Portlaw-Kilmacthomas | Catherine Burke SF |
| Dungarvan | Monica Murphy FG, Siobhán Butler Whelan SF, Fiona Regan SF, Caren Hallahan IP |
| Lismore | Lynn Glasscoe GP, Niamh O’Donovan FG |
| Westmeath | |
| Athlone (Westmeath) | Louise Heavin GP, Cáit Ní Dhonnchadha IFP |
| Moate | |
| Mullingar | Aoife Davitt FF, Fidelma Bennett LAB, Hazel Smyth GP, Ali Morris SOCDEM, Margaret Alacoque Maguire IF, Julie McCourt SF |
| Kinnegad | Laura O’Neill AON, Emily Wallace FG, Maureen Pigott SF, Frances Monahan SF, Shauna Coyne FF, Anthonia Izekor FG, Sarah Herraty IF, Carol Okeke GP, Noeleen Fanning IND |
| Wexford | |
| Gorey | Lorna Fitzpatrick LAB, Ann Walsh GP, Aisling Hudson PBP |
| Kilmuckridge | Mary Farrell IND |
| Enniscorthy | Barbara-Anne Murphy FF, Colette Nolan SF, Majella Wall IND |
| New Ross | Bridín Murphy FG, Bridín Lyng-Moloney LAB, Kayley Goodison SF, Anne Flynn IND |
| Rosslare | Lisa McDonald FF, Aoife Rose O’Brien SF |
| Wexford | Lorraine Smyth SF, Catherine Walsh LAB, Vicky Clancy-Barron LAB, Michelle O’Neill IND |
| Wicklow | |
| Arklow | Laurie Kearon FG, Peir Leonard IND, Sheila Busher SF, Miriam Murphy IND, Viktoria Bodley IND, Lorraine Farrell PBP |
| Baltinglass | Deirdre McCormack SocDem, Avril Cronin FG |
| Bray East | Aoife Flynn-Kennedy FG, Anne Ferris LAB, Erika Doyle GP, Denise Cahill SF |
| Bray West | Melanie Corrigan FG, Caroline Winstanley SOCDEM |
| Greystones | Anna Waithira Burke LAB, Esther Kelly SF, Lourda Scott GP, Orla Finn IND, Louise Fenelon Gaskin FG, Aileen Lennon FG, Kellie McConnell PBP |
| Wicklow | Mia Fahey McCarthy GP, Mary Kavanagh IND, Sonia Casey FF, Abbie O’Loughlin SF |
These details will still be constantly updated over the next few months, as and when I come across details of selected/declared female candidates who are not currently on the list above.
The electoral areas with the largest numbers of female candidates at present are
- Cabra-Glasnevin with ten selected/declared female local election candidates
- Portlaoise and Kinnegad with nine selected/declared female local election candidates
- Tallaght-South, Dún Laoghaire, Galway City East, Limerick City North, Cork City North East, Midleton, Drogheda Urban, Ratoath and Naas with eight selected/declared female local election candidates
- Tramore-Waterford City West, Ardee, Navan, Carlow Town, Greystones, Clondalkin, Firhouse-Bohernabreena, Stillorgan, Killiney-Shankill, Artane-Whitehall and South West Inner City with seven selected/declared female local election candidates
- Arklow, Newbridge, Mullingar, Longford (Town), Ashbourne, Laytown-Bettystown, Dundalk South, Waterford City South, Cork City South East, Cork City South West, Bandon-Kinsale, Limerick City East, Ennis, Galway City Central, Letterkenny, Ballyfermot-Drimnagh, North Inner City, South East Inner City, Howth-Malahide, Ongar, Tallaght Central and Palmerstown-Fonthill with six selected/declared female local election candidates
- Trim, Athy, Wicklow (Town), Clonmel, Tuam, Manorhamilton, Balbriggan, Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart, Swords, Castleknock, Lucan, Rathfarnham-Templeogue, Blackrock and Clontarf with five selected/declared female local election candidates
- Gort-Kinvara, Boyle, Sligo-Drumcliffe, Ballinamore, Carrick-on-Shannon, Cavan-Belturbet, Kilrush, Limerick City West, Cappamore-Kilmallock, Tralee, Kenmare, Macroom, Skibbereen-West Cork, Bantry-West Cork, Cobh, Cashel-Tipperary, Dungarvan, Wexford Town, New Ross, Piltown, Callan-Thomastown, Kilkenny (City), Tullow, Bray East, Birr, Kildare, Clane, Drogheda Rural, Dundalk Carlingford, Glencullen-Sandyford, Ballymun-Finglas, Pembroke, and Kimmage-Rathmines with four selected/declared female local election candidates.
- Tullamore, Borris in Ossory-Mountmellick, Gorey, Enniscorthy, Newbridge, Celbridge, Maynooth, Nenagh, Newport, Waterford City East, Cork City North West, Cork City South Central, Fermoy, Kanturk, Listowel, Killarney, Castleisland, Adare-Rathkeale, Ennistymon, Galway City West, Claremorris, Ballina, Bailieborough-Cootehill, Ballybay-Clones, Donegal (Town), Glenties, Dundrum, Rush-Lusk, and Donaghmede with three selected/declared female local election candidates.
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