Adrian Kavanagh, First Posted – 10th July 2024, Most Recent Update – Tuesday 26th November 2024

We are now in the run in to the next general election, which in theory could have taken place at any stage up to March 2025, but now looks likely to take place in November 2024 or early December 2024. This post will track all candidate selections or candidate declarations, with respect to the next general election, as and when these happen (and, more importantly, as soon as I become aware of them!). The rule of thumb here is that I will add party candidates in most cases only after they have been officially selected to run for the party at a selection convention or by some other means of candidate selection. In the case of non-party candidates, I will add these to the list as soon as a non-party candidate has declared their intention to contest the upcoming general election (and I become aware of this).

I try my best to find information about candidate selection conventions at the local level, but in some cases this information is hard to find and occasionally it can be some time after a convention takes place before I find this information and hence am in a position to update this page accordingly. In some cases, a candidate may have withdrawn some time before I am aware of this and hence remain on this page after they should have been excluded. This post also takes account of the fact that there will be changes to Dáil constituencies at the upcoming general election.

Carlow-Kilkenny (5 seats – 20 candidates): Deputy John McGuinness (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Jennifer Murnane O’Connor (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Malcolm Noonan (Green Party), Cllr. David Fitzgerald (Fine Gael), Cllr. Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Adrienne Wallace (People Before Profit), Cllr. Seán Ó hArgáin (Labour Party), Cllr. Michael Doyle (Fine Gael), Cllr. Eugene McGuinness (Independent), Áine Gladney Knox (Sinn Féin), Natasha Newsome Drennan (Sinn Féin), Catherine Callaghan (Fine Gael), Orla Donohoe (Irish Freedom Party), Tom Healy (Independent), Noel G. Walsh (Independent), Luke O’Connor (Independent), Patricia Stephenson (Social Democrats), Gary O’Neill (Aontú), David Egan (Liberty Republic), John O’Leary (Independent)

Deputy Malcolm Noonan was one of the first group of eleven selected general election candidates for the Green Party, as approved/confirmed by the Party Headquarters on 15 July 2024.

As reported by the Irish Independent (19 July 2024), the Fine Gael selection convention took place in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel in Carlow on 18 July 2024 and three candidates were selected at this – Cllrs. Michael Doyle and David Fitzgerald from County Kilkenny, and Catherine Callaghan (a local election candidate who lost out on a Council seat by just one vote) from County Carlow. The convention was also contested by former TD, Pat Deering, and local election candidate, Orla Kelly.

As reported by the Kilkenny People (19 July 2024), Tom Healy has announced that he will contest this constituency as an Independent candidate.

Deputy Jennifer Murnane O’Connor was selected as Fianna Fáil candidate in a separate selecrion convention for the Carlow side of the constituency on 25 July 2024. The Kilkenny selection convention is scheduled to take place in September 2024 and the KCLR website (30 August 2024) reports that only two candidates have been nominated to contest this – Deputy John McGuinness and Cllr. Peter “Chap” Cleere – with both candidates expected to be confirmed as party candidates when the convention takes place. This has now been scheduled for Monday 7 October.

The KCLR website (6 September 2024) reports that Áine Gladney Knox and Natasha Newsome Drennan have been nominated to contest the Sinn Féin selection convention at the Clubhouse Hotel in Kilkenny on 7 September 2024, where both will be ratified as the Sinn Féin candidates for this constituency.

As reported by the KCLR website (3 October 2024), the Social Democrats selection convention took place on 2 October 2024 in the Avalon Hotel in Castleccomer and Patricia Stephenson was selected at this.

Cllr. Seán Ó hArgáin was selected as the Labour Party candidate at their selection convention on 3 October 2024.

As reported by the Carlow Nationalist (4 October 2024), Cllr. Adrienne Wallace was announced as the People Before Profit candidate for Carlow-Kilkenny on 4 October 2024.

As reported by the Kilkenny People (5 November 2024), Cllr. Eugene McGuinness has announced his intention to contest the election as an independent candidate.

Cavan-Monaghan (5 seats – 20 candidates): Deputy Matt Carthy (Sinn Féin), Deputy Pauline Tully (Sinn Féin), Deputy Niamh Smyth (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Brendan Smith (Fianna Fáil), Senator Robbie Galllagher (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. David Maxwell (Fine Gael), Cllr. Cathy Bennett (Sinn Féin), Cllr Sarah O’Reilly (Aontú), Cllr. Carmel Brady (Fine Gael), Cllr. TP O’Reilly (Fine Gael), Cllr. Shane P. O’Reilly (Independent Ireland), Lester Gordon (Independent), Emma Hendrick (People Before Profit), Eddie O’Gara (Green Party), Val Martin (Irish Freedom Party), Mark Moore (National Party), Joseph Duffy (Independent), Shane Mulligan (Liberty Republic), Feargal Joseph Deery (Independent), Jimmy Stavrous Mee (Independent)

In late July 2024 it was confirmed that Cllr Sarah O’Reilly would be the Aontú candidate for Cavan-Monaghan.

Deputy Matt Carthy and Deputy Pauline Tully were selected to contest the Cavan-Monaghan constituency for Sinn Féin at the party’s selection convention in the Errigal Hotel in Cootehill on 3 September 2024, as reported by The Anglo Celt (4 September 2024). Gabija Gataveckaite reported in the Irish Independent (1 November 2024) that Sinn Féin were holding a second convention on 3 November 2024, with Cllr. Cathy Bennett expected to be selected as a third candidate in this. This convention will take place in The Four Seasons Hotel in Monaghan Town, according to the Northern Sound website (2 November 2024).

Independent Ireland announced that Cllr. Shane P. O’Reilly would be their candidate for Cavan-Monaghan on Friday 13 September 2024.

As reported by Aisling Kiernan for the Anglo-Celt (3 October 2024), Lester Gordon, who was runner-up in the Ballyjamesduff electoral area at June’s local election contests, has announced his intention to contest the general election.

According to the Northern Sound (16 October 2024) website, the Fine Gael selection convention has been scheduled to take place on 21 October 2024 in the Errigal Hotel in Cootehill, with the expectation being that the same candidates would run for the party as ran in 2020 – Deputy Heather Humphries and Cllr. TP O’Reilly. However on 19 October 2024 Deputy Humphries announced that she would not be contesting the next general election. Following on this, the selection convention was postponed until 25 October with a new call for nominations, as reported on the Northern Sound website (21 October 2024). The Ango-Celt (24 October 2024) reported that four candidates had been nominated to contest this convention – Senator Joe O’Reilly and Cllr. T.P. O’Reilly from Cavan and Cllrs. David Maxwell and Aidan Campbell from Monaghan (This report also listed Eddie O’Gara as the Green Party candidate for Cavan-Monaghan). Cllrs. TP O’Reilly and David Maxwell were selecte at this convention, with Senator Joe O’Reilly also contesting the vote. On 27 October 2024 it was announced that Cllr. Carmel Brady was being added to the Fine Gael candidate list for Cavan-Monaghan.

Deputy Niamh Smyth, Deputy Brendan Smith and Senator Robbie Galllagher were selected to contest the general election in Cavan-Monaghan at the Fianna Fáil selection convention, which took place on 29 October 2024 at the Errigal Country House Hotel in Cootehill, as reported on the Northern Sound website (30 October 2024).

Fergal Brides (Independent) initially appeared on the officially nominated candidates list, but seems to have withdrawn before the official deadline

Clare (4 seats – 20 candidates): Deputy Cathal Crowe (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne (Independent), Senator Timmy Dooley (Fianna Fáil), Senator Róisín Garvey (Green Party), Cllr. Rita McInerney (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Joe Cooney (Fine Gael), Cllr. Donna McGettigan (Sinn Féin), Eddie Punch (Independent Ireland), Matthew Moroney (Independent), Hilary Tonge (Social Democrats), Leonora Carey (Fine Gael), Tom Nolan (Fine Gael), Kevin Hassett (Independent), Amanda Major (Independent), Caitríona Ní Chatháin (Socialist Party), June Dillon (Aontú), Michael Loughrey (The Irish People), Michael Leahy (Irish Freedom Party), Paddy Murphy (Independent), Barry O’Donovan (Rabharta)

As reported in the Clare Champion (26th August 2024), after Deputy Joe Carey announced his decision to step down at the next general election on health grounds, his sister, Leonora Carey, has announced her intention to seek a nomination to contest the election in Clare as a Fine Gael canddiate at the party’s selection convention on 6 September 2024. Senator Martin Conway had also been nominated to contest the selection convention, but he withdrew as he believed that a single candidate strategy would be best to ensure Fine Gael retained their seat, as reported by the Clare FM website (5 September 2024). As reported by Páraic McMahon of the Clare Echo (8 September 2024), the Fine Gael selection convention took place on 6 September 2024 in Treacy’s West County Hotel and Leonora Carey, as the only remaining nominee, was selected. Fine Gael made two further additions in the days before the election was officially called, adding Tom Nolan on 2 November 2024 and adding Cllr. Joe Cooney on 3 November 2024, as reported on the Clare Champion website (3 November 2024).

On 30 August 2024 it was confirmed that Hilary Tonge would be the Social Democrats candidate for Clare.

It was announced on 5 September 2024 that Eddie Punch would be the Independent Ireland candidate for Clare.

The Fianna Fáil selection convention took place on 10 September 2024. Deputy Cathal Crowe, Senator Timmy Dooley and Cllr. Rita McInerney were the candidates that were selected at this convention.

On 29 September 2024 Matthew Moroney, who was runner up in the Killaloe electoral at the 2024 Local Elections as an Independent Ireland candidate, has announced that he will be contesting Clare as an independent candidate.

Aontú confirmed on 20 October 2024 that June Dillon would be their candidate in Clare.

Cork East (4 seats – 18 candidates): Deputy Pat Buckley (Sinn Féin), Deputy James O’Connor (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Noel McCarthy (Fine Gael), Cllr. Deirdre O’Brien (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Mary Linehan Foley (Independent), Cllr. William O’Leary (Independent), Cllr. Liam Quaide (Social Democrats), Frank Roche (Independent), Mona Stromsoe (Aontú), Mark Stanton (Fine Gael), Clíona O’Halloran (Green Party), Kathryn Bermingham (Independent Ireland), Mehdi Özçınar (Sinn Féin), Asch Ní Fhinn (People Before Profit), James Peter O’Sullivan (The Irish People), Ross Cannon (Independent), Catherine Lynch (Independent Ireland), John O’Leary (Independent)

The Echo Live website (18 July) reported that only two candidates had been nominated to contest the Fine Gael selection convention; Cllr. Noel McCarthy and Mark Stanton, son of outgoing Fine Gael Dáil Deputy, David Stanton. They were selected at the convention, which took place on 19 July 2024.

A Sinn Féin selection convention in May 2023 saw the selection of Deputy Pat Buckley and Melissa O’Brien to contest this constituency, as reported by the Irish Examiner (14 May 2023). A follow up convention on 7 August 2024, however, saw Pat Buckley reconfirmed as the sole Sinn Féin candidate for this constituency.

On 14 August 2024 Cllr. Liam Quaide was selected as the Social Democrats candidate for Cork East at a convention held in Midleton, as reported in the Irish Examiner (14 August 2024).

Kathryn Bermingham was announced as the Independent Ireland candidate on 20 September 2024.

Deputy James O’Connor and Cllr. Deirdre O’Brien were confirmed as Fianna Fáil candidates for Cork East at the party selection convention on 23 September 2024.

On 22 October 2024 Cllr. Mary Linehan Foley announced her intention to contest Cork East as a non party candidatte. Former County Councillor, Frank Roche, has announced his intentiion to contest Cork East in the general election, as noted on the Echo Live website (27 October 2024).

There had been local media reports that John Mulvihill would be the Labour Party candidate in Cork East, but he did not subsequently appear on the ballot paper.

Cork North-Central (5 seats – 21 candidates): Deputy Thomas Gould (Sinn Féin), Deputy Pádraig O’Sullivan (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Colm Burke (Fine Gael), Deputy Mick Barry (Solidarity), Cllr. Tony Fitzgerald (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. John Maher (Labour Party), Cllr. Oliver Moran (Green Party), Cllr. Joe Lynch (Sinn Féin), Cllr. Garret Kelleher (Fine Gael), Cllr. Eoghan Kenny (Labour Party), Cllr. Ken O’Flynn (Independent Ireland), Rachel Hurley Roche (Independent/Workers Party), Finian Toomey (Aontú), Imelda Daly (Fine Gael), Derek Blighe (Ireland First), Ciarán McCarthy (Social Democrats), Sandra Murphy Kelleher (Fianna Fáil), Susan Doyle (Social Democrats), John Donohoe (Independent), Martin Condon (Independent), Joseph Gerard Peters (Independent)

The Echo Live website (18 July) reported that four candidates had been nominated to contest the Fianna Fáil selection convention; Deputy Pádraig O’Sullivan and Cllrs Tony Fitzgerald (North Cork City), Gearóid Murphy (Mallow), and Colm Kelleher (Ballincollig). The Fianna Fáil selection convention took place on 26 August 2024 and Deputy Pádraig O’Sullivan was selected at this. Cllrs. Gearóid Murphy and Colm Kelleher withdrew when it was decided that only one candidate would be selected at the convention but with the proviso that a second candidate would be added to the ticket afterwards, as reported on the Echo Live website (28 August 2024).On 23 October 2024 it was announced that Cllr. Tony Fitzgerald would be added as a second candidate here. On 30 October 2024 it was announced that Sandra Murphy Kelleher would also be added as a Fianna Fáil candidate here. .

The CorkBeo website (22 June 2024) reported that Cllr. Ken O’Flynn would be contesting the general election in this constituency as an Independent Ireland candidate.

The Fine Gael selection convention took place in the Clayton Silver Springs Hotel on 5 September 2024 and Deputy Colm Burke was selected. Based on details provided on the party website (24 October 2024), Cllr. Garret Kelleher and Imelda Daly were added as Fine Gael general election candidates here in late October 2024.

Cllr. John Maher and Cllr. Eoghan Kenny were selected to contest the general election for the Labour Party at the party selection convention on 18 September 2024.

The Echo Live website (21 September 2024) reports that Deputy Thomas Gould and Cllr. Joe Lynch have been selected as the Sinn Féin candidates for Cork North-Central.

John O’Leary (Independent) initially appeared on the official list of nominated candidates but does not appear on the final Notice of Poll document.

Cork North-West (3 seats – 11 candidates): Deputy Michael Moynihan (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Aindrias Moynihan (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. John Paul O’Shea (Fine Gael), Cllr. Michael Creed (Fine Gael), Colette Finn (Green Partyt), Becky Kealy (Aontú), Joe Moore (People Before Profit), Nicole Ryan (Sinn Féin), Walter Ryan-Purcell (Independent), John O’Leary (Independent), Ellen Barry (Independent Ireland)

As reported by the Irish Times (26 March 2021), Liadh Ní Riada was selected contest this constituency for Sinn Féin in March 2021.However, she later withdrew.

As reported by the Irish Examiner (9 July 2024), three councillors – Eileen Lynch, John Paul O’Shea and Michael Creed – are set to contest the Fine Gael selection convention for Cork North-West on 22 July 2024. The convention took place on 29 July 2024 in the Springfort Hotel in Mallow and Cllrs. Michael Creed and John Paul O’Shea were selected at this convention. A directive ensured that one candidate would be selected from the northern part of the constituency, which ensured that Cllr. O’Shea would be selected, and one from the southern part of the constituency, with Cllr. Creed winning this “with a handful of votes to spare” over Cllr. Lynch, as reported by the EchoLive website (30 July 2024).

Deputy Michael Moynihan and Deputy Aindrias Moynihan were selected as Fianna Fáil candidates for Cork North-West at the party’s selection convention on 27 September 2024.

Walter Ryan-Purcell was selected as an Independent Ireland candidate for Cork North-West, but appears as a non party candidate on the official list of nominated candidates.

Cork South-Central (5 seats – 22 candidates): Deputy Micheál Martin (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Sinn Féin), Senator Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael), Cllr. Séamus McGrath (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Úna McCarthy (Fine Gael), Cllr. Shane O’Callaghan (Fine Gael), Cllr. Paudie Dineen (Independent), Cllr. Laura Harmon (Labour Party), Cllr. Pádraig Rice (Social Democrats), Mick Finn (Independent), Lorna Bogue (Rabharta), Anna Daly (Aontú), Monica Oikeh (Green Party), Michelle Cowhey Shahid (Sinn Féin), Shane Laird (People Before Profit), Margaret Kenneally (Fianna Fáil), Graham de Barra (Independent), Veronica Houlihan (Independent Ireland), Valerie Ward (Independent Ireland), Ted Neville (National Party), Tony Field (Independent), John O’Leary (Independent)

The Fine Gael selection convention took place in the Cork International Airport Hotel on 23 July 2024. As reported by The Irish Times (23 July 2024), the candidates to be selected were Cllrs. Shane O’Callaghan and Úna McCarthy, while the convention was also contested by Senator Jerry Buttimer, Cllr. Des Cahill and John Mullins. There was an expectation that Senator Buttimer would be added to the ticket in late September based on some positive internal party polling for him, as reported by Elaine Loughlin in The Examiner (25 September 2024). As reported by the Echo Live website (25 September 2024), Jerry Buttimer was added to the Fine Gael ticket on 25 September 2024.

Cllr. Laura Harmon was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Cork South-Central on 29 July 2024.

On 9 August 2024, it was confirmed that Cllr. Pádraig Rice would be the Social Democrats candidate in this constituency.

Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire was confirmed as the Sinn Féin candidate for Cork South-Central at the party selection convention in September 2024. In late October 2024 it was announced that Michelle Cowhey Shahid would be joining him on the party ticket.

Deputy Micheál Martin and Cllr. Séamus McGrath were selected as the Fianna Fáil candidates for this constituency at a selection convention on 27 September 2024, as reported on the Echo Live website (28 September 2024). As reported on the Echo Live (21 October 2024) website, Margaret Kenneally was added as a third candidate to the Fianna Fáil ticket in Cork South-Central.

On 26 October 2024 Veronica Houlihan was announced as the Independent Ireland candidate for Cork South-Central. Valerie Ward was added as a second candidate just before the close of nominations.

Cork South-West (3 seats – 14 candidates): Deputy Michael Collins (Independent Ireland), Deputy Holly Cairns (Social Democrats), Deputy Christopher O’Sullivan (Fianna Fáil), Senator Tim Lombard (Fine Gael), Cllr. Alan Coleman (Independent), Cllr. Noel O’Donovan (Fine Gael), Evie Nevin (Labour Party), Claire O’Callaghan (Sinn Féin), Mary Ryder (Green Party), Donnchadh Ó Seaghdha (Sinn Féin), Deborah O’Driscoll (The Irish People), Zoe Laplaud (People Before Profit), Mairéad Ruane (Aontú), John O’Leary (Indepedent)

Holly Cairns was formally selected as the Social Democrats candidate for Cork South-West at a selection convention on 5 July 2024.

Senator Tim Lombard and Cllr. Noel O’Donovan were selected as Fine Gael candidates for this constituency at the party’s selection convention, which took place on 31 July 2024.

Deputy Christopher O’Sullivan was selected to contest Cork South-West at the Fianna Fáil selection convention on 20 August 2024.

Evie Nevin was selected as the Labour Party candidate for this constituency at a selection convention on 26 September 2024.

Donegal (5 seats – 20 candidates): Deputy Pearse Doherty (Sinn Féin), Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn (Sinn Féin), Deputy Charlie McConalogue (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Thomas Pringle (Independent), Senator Nikki Bradley (Fine Gael), Cllr. Noel Jordan (Sinn Féin), Pat The Cope Gallagher (Fianna Fáil), Charles Ward (100% Redress Party), Claudia Kennedy (Fianna Fáil), Mary T Sweeney (Aontú), John McNulty (Fine Gael), Carol Gallagher (People Before Profit), Nuala Carr (Green Party), Niall McConnell (Independent), Kim McMenamin (The Irish People), Eamon McGee (Irish Freedom Party), Gerry McKeever (Independent), Frank O’Donnell (Independent), Vincent J Bradley (Independent), Arthur Desmond Mc Guinness (Independent)

It was reported on the Ocean FM website (10 July 2024) that Cllrs. Michael Naughton and Donal “Mandy” Kelly had annunced their intention to contest the Fianna Fáil selection convention for the Donegal constituency. In total, Deputy Charlie McConalogue, Senator Niall Blaney, Cllr Donal “Mandy” Kelly, Cllr Michael Naughton, former Dáil Deputy/MEP Pat “The Cope” Gallagher, and Ben Harkin (from Ógra Fianna Fáil) were nominated to contest the Fianna Fáil selection convention. As reported on the Donegal Live website (11 September 2024), the convention was scheduled for Thursday 12 September 2024 and it was decided that two candidates would be selected, with a district model to be used – one candidate to be selected for the northern part of the constituency and one for the southern part. In the lead up to the convention, Niall Blaney, Ben Harkin and Donal “Mandy” Kelly all withdrew, effectively guaranteeing the selection of Charlie McConalogue, as the only remaining candidate from the northern area. The other slot on the Fianna Fáil ticket will be contested by the two candidates from the southern area, Cllr. Michael Naughton and Pat “The Cope” Gallagher. As reported on the Donegal Live website (12 September 2024), the second space on the Fianna Fáil ticket was won by Pat The Cope Gallagher at that convention, which took place in the Clanree Hotel in Letterkenny, winning a vote over Michael Naughton by a 169-96 margin. On 24 October 2024 it was announced that Claudia Kennedy would be added as a third candidate to the Fianna Fáil ticket.

Senator Nikki Bradley and John McNulty were selected as the Fine Gael candidates for Donegal at the party selection convention on 26 August 2024, as reported on the Donegal Daily website (26 August 2024).

The Ocean FM website (19 September 2024) reports that the Sinn Féin selection convention is scheduled to take place in the Clanree Hotel in Letterkenny on 19 September 2024, with the party expected to go with a two-candidate strategy involving their two incumbents, Deputy Pearse Doherty and Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn, and this indeed turned out to the case. As reported by the Donegal Daily website (5 November 2024), Cllr., Noel Jordan was added as a third candidate to the Sinn Féin ticket in early November 2024.

In September 2024 Deputy Thomas Pringle confirmed that he would be contesting the general election as an independent candidate, as was also reported on the Ocean FM website (23 September 2024).

Donna Murray was selected to run for Independent Ireland, but did not appear on the official final list of candidates.

Dublin Central (4 seats – 13 candidates): Deputy Mary Lou McDonald (Sinn Féin), Deputy Paschal Donohoe (Fine Gael), Deputy Neasa Hourigan (Green Party), Deputy Gary Gannon (Social Democrats), Senator Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fáil), Senator Marie Sherlock (Labour), Cllr. Janice Boylan (Sinn Féin), Cllr. Malachy Steenson (Independent), Clare Daly (Independents4Change), Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin (People Before Profit), Ian Smyth (Aontú), Gerry Hutch (Independent), Andrew Kelly (Centre Party of Ireland)

Senator Mary Fitzpatrick was selected to contest Dublin Central for Fianna Fáil on 15 February 2024.

Senator Marie Sherlock was selected to contest Dublin Central for Labour on 11 July 2024.

Deputy Paschal Donohoe was selected to contest Dublin Central for Fine Gael on 18 July 2024.

The Social Democrats convention was held on 25 July 2024 and Deputy Gary Gannon was officially selected as the party’s Dublin Central candidate at this.

Deputy Mary Lou McDonald and Cllr. Janice Boylan were selected to contest the general election at the Sinn Féin selection convention on 3 October 2024.

On 24 October 2024, Clare Daly announced she would be contesting Dublin Central as an Independents4Change candidate.

Dublin Mid West (5 seats – 17 candidates): Deputy Eoin Ó Broin (Sinn Féin), Deputy Mark Ward (Sinn Féin), Deputy Emer Higgins (Fine Gael), Deputy Gino Kenny (People Before Profit), Cllr. Paul Gogarty (Independent), Cllr. Vicki Casserly (Fine Gael), Cllr. Francis Timmons (Labour Party), Cllr. Alan Hayes (Independent), Cllr. Eoin Ó Broin (Social Democrats), Cllr. Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Linda de Courcy (Independent Ireland), Cllr. Glen Moore (Irish Freedom Party), Lynda Prendergast (Fianna Fáil), Karla Doran (Green Party), Colm Quinn (Aontú), Robert Coyle (The Irish People), Seanán Ó Coistín (Independent)

On 19 July 2024 it was announced that Cllr. Eoin Ó Broin had been selected to contest the general election for the Social Democrats.

Cllr Shane Moynihan, Cllr Trevor Gilligan and former Dáil Deputy, Conor Lenihan, have been nominated to contest the Fianna Fáil selection convention. Shane Moynihan was selected as the Fianna Fáil candidate for this constituency at a selection convention on 8 August 2024. On 5 September 2024 it was announced that Lynda Prendergast, who had contested Tallaght South in the local elections (finishing third on first preference votes, before ultimately missing out on a seat), would be added to the Fianna Fáil ticket as a second candidate.  

The Sinn Féin selection convention took place in Clondalkin on 14 August 2024 and Deputy Eoin Ó Broin and Deputy Mark Ward were selected as party candidates at this.

The Irish Freedom Party announced that Cllr. Glen Moore would be their candidate for Dublin Mid-West on 11 September 2024.

Deputy Emer Higgins was selected as the Fine Gael candidate at the party selection convention, which took place on 18 September 2024. On 21 October it was announced that Cllr. Vicki Casserly was being added to the Fine Gael ticket in Dublin Mid-West.

Cllr. Linda de Courcy was announced as the Indepedent Ireland candidate for Dublin Mid-West on 19 September 2024.

The selection of Deputy Gino Kenny as People Before Profit candidate was confirmed at a selection convention on 8 October 2024.

On 25 October 2024 it was confirmed that Cllr. Francis Timmons, who was elected as an independent candidate at the last few local election contests, was joining Labour and would be their general election candidate.

Karla Doran has replaced Jithin Ram as the Green Party candidate for Dublin Mid-West.

Dublin Fingal East (3 seats – 15 candidates): Deputy Darragh O’Brien (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Alan Farrell (Fine Gael), Deputy Duncan Smith (Labour), Cllr. Dean Mulligan (Independents 4 Change), Cllr. Darren Jack Kelly (Independent), Cllr. Joan Hopkins (Social Democrats), Cllr. Ann Graves (Sinn Féin), Ian Carey (Green Party), Manju Devi (Fianna Fáil), Victoria Byrne (Irish Freedom Party), Ollie Power (People Before Profit), Margaret McGovern (Aontú), Tony ‘Theo’ Donnelly (Independent), Ben Gilroy (Liberty Republic), Fergal O’Connell (Independent)

Deputy Duncan Smith was selected as the Labour candidate for the new Dublin Fingal East constituency at a convention that took place on 12 July 2024.

Deputy Alan Farrell was selected to contest Dublin Fingal East for Fine Gael on 23 July 2024. On 2 November 2024 it was announced that Manju Devi was being added to the Fianna Fáil ticket.

Deputy Darragh O’Brien was selected to contest Dublin Fingal East for Fianna Fáil on 24 July 2024.

Cllr. Ann Graves was selected as the Sinn Féin candidate for this constituency at a selection convention which took place in Swords on 15 August 2024.

On 16 August 2024, it was announced that Cllr. Joan Hopkins had been selected to contest this constituency for the Social Democrats.

In August 2024 it was announced that Margaret McGovern, who had won almost a thousand first preference votes when she contested the Howth-Malahide electoral area for Aontú at the June 2024 County Council elections, would be the Aontú candidate in this constituency.

Dublin Fingal West (3 seats – 12 candidates): Deputy Louise O’Reilly (Sinn Féin), Deputy Joe O’Brien (Green Party), Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Tony Murphy (Independent), Cllr. Robert O’Donoghue (Labour Party), Oghenetano John Uwhumiakpor (Independent), Robbie Loughlin (Aontú), Grace Boland (Fine Gael), Bryn Edwards (People Before Profit), John Oakes (Irish Freedom Party), Mark Joseph Parsons (The Irish People), Ben Gilroy (Liberty Republic)

Cllr. Robert O’Donoghue was selected as the Labour Party candidate on 26 July 2024.

Deputy Louise O’Reilly was selected as the Sinn Féin candidate for Dublin Fingal West at a selection convention on 7 August 2024.

The Fine Gael selection convention took place on 26 August 2024 and Grace Boland was the candidate selected at this.

The Fianna Fáil selection convention took place on 10 September 2024 and this saw the selection of Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee as the party’s candidate for Dublin Fingal West.

Dublin Bay North (5 seats – 20 candidates): Deputy Denise Mitchell (Sinn Féin), Deputy Cian O’Callaghan (Social Democrats), Cllr. Deirdre Heney (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Mícheál Mac Donncha (Sinn Féin), Cllr. Aoibhinn Tormey (Fine Gael), Cllr. Naoise Ó Muirí (Fine Gael), Cllr. John Lyons (Independent), Cllr. Tom Brabazon (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. David Healy (Green Party), Cllr. Barry Heneghan (Independent), Bernard Mulvany (People Before Profit), Kevin Coyle (Independent), Shane Folan (Labour Party), Paul Fitzsimons (Irish Freedom Party), James Morris (Aontú), Diarmaid Ó Conoráin (Independent), Michael Burke (Independent), Brian Garrigan (Independent), Jamie McGlue (Independent), Stephen Doyle (Independent)

Cllrs. Aoibhinn Tormey and Naoise Ó Muirí were selected to contest this constituency for Fine Gael at a selection convention, which took place on 9 July 2024.

The Social Democrats selection convention took place on 15 July 2024 and Deputy Cian O’Callaghan was selected at this.

Bernard Mulvany was confirmed as the People Before Profit candidate in September 2024.

Cllr. Tom Brabazon was selected to contest Dublin Bay North for Fianna Fáil at the party selection convention on 5 September 2024. On 6 September 2024 it was announced that Cllr. Deirdre Heney was being added to the Fianna Fáil ticket.

Kevin Coyle, who won over one thousand first preference votes in Artane-Whitehall in June’s City Council elections before losing out on the last count, announced on 8 September 2024 that he would be contesting the election as an independent candidate.

As reported by Mike Finnerty in the Dublin People (26 September 2024), Cllr. John Lyons will be contesting Dublin Bay North as an independent candudate.

Shane Folan, who contested the Donaghmede electoral area in the 2024 Local Elections, was selected as the Labour Party candidate at the party selection convention on 27 September 2024.

Deputy Denise Mitchell and Cllr. Mícheál Mac Donncha were selected as the Sinn Féin candidates at the party selection convention on 3 October 2024. 

Dublin North-West (3 seats – 13 candidates): Deputy Dessie Ellis (Sinn Féin), Deputy Paul McAuliffe (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Conor Reddy (People Before Profit), Cllr. Gavin Pepper (Independent), Noel Rock (Fine Gael), Caroline Conroy (Green Party), Cathleen Carney Boud (Sinn Féin), Edward Mac Manus (Aontú), Stephen Redmond (National Party), John Nisbet (Labour Party), Rory Hearne (Social Democrats), Ian Croft (Centre Party of Ireland), Diarmuid “Dougie” Mac Dubhghlais (Independent)

Deputy Paul McAuliffe was selected as the Fianna Fáil candidate in April 2024.

Cllr. Conor Reddy was selected as the People Before Profit for this constituency in early August 2024.

The selection of Noel Rock as the Fine Gael candidate was confirmed on 24 October 2024.

Dublin Rathdown (4 seats – 15 candidates): Deputy Neale Richmond (Fine Gael), Deputy Catherine Martin (Green Party), Cllr. Michael Fleming (Independent), Cllr. Lettie McCarthy (Labour Party), Cllr. Shay Brennan (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Kevin Daly (Independent), Cllr. Maeve O’Connell (Fine Gael), Alan Shatter (Independent), Sinéad Gibney (Social Democrats), Elaine Dunne (Fianna Fáil), Liam Coughlan (Aontú), Shaun Tracey (Sinn Féin), Siomha Ó Caisaide (People Before Profit), Garrett McCafferty (National Party), Conor Murphy (Independent)

Senator Gerry Horkan, Cllr Shay Brennan and Cllr Michael Clark have been nominated to contest the Fianna Fáil selection convention for Dublin Rathdown. This contested convention took place in The Goat (Goatstown) on 1 August 2024 and Cllr. Shay Brennan won the vote. On 18 October 2024 it was announced that Elaine Dunne would be added to the party ticket.

Cllr. Lettie McCarthy was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Dublin Rathdown at the party selection convention on 21 August 2024.

Shaun Tracey was selected as the Sinn Féin candidate for Dublin Rathdown at the party selection convention on 10 September 2024.

The Fine Gael selection convention took place on 19 September 2024 and Deputy Neale Richmond and Cllr. Maeve O’Connell were the candidates to be selected at this.

In October 2024 former Dáil Deputy (and Minister), Alan Shatter, announced that he would be contesting the general election in Dublin Rathdown.

Dublin South-Central (4 seats – 18 candidates): Deputy Aengus O’Snodaigh (Sinn Féin), Deputy Joan Collins (Right To Change), Deputy Patrick Costello (Green Party), Senator Catherine Ardagh (Fianna Fáil), Senator Mary Seery-Kearney (Fine Gael), Cllr. Daithí Doolan (Sinn Féin), Cllr. Hazel De Nortúin (People Before Profit), Cllr. Máire Devine (Sinn Féin), Cllr. Darragh Moriarty (Labour Party), Cllr. Jen Cummins (Social Democrats), Cllr. Philip Sutcliffe (Independent Ireland), Aisling Considine (Aontú), Dolores Webster (Independent), Rebecca Hendrick (Independent Ireland), Richard Murray (Independent), Barry Ward (Irish Freedom Party), Jina Ahearne (The Irish People), John Paul Murphy (Rabharta)

Cllr. Darragh Moriarty was selected as the Labour Party candidate for this constituency on 19 July 2024.

Deputy Aengus O’Snodaigh and Cllr. Máire Devine were selected as the Sinn Féin candidates for this constituency at the party convention, which took place on the weekend of 31 August/1 September 2024. On 9 November 2024 it was confirmed that Sinn Féin would be running three candidates in Dublin South-Central, with Cllr. Daithí Doolan being added to the ticket.

Senator Mary Seery-Kearney was selected to contest the election as a Fine Gael candidate at the party selection convention, which took place in the West County Hotel in Chapelizod on 5 September 2024.

Senator Catherine Ardagh was selected to contest Dublin South-Central as the Fianna Fáil candidate at the party selection convention on 17 September 2024.

On 20 October 2024 Independent Ireland announced that Rebecca Hendrick would be their candidate in Dublin South-Central. On 21 October 2024 it was announced that Cllr. Philip Sutcliffe would also be contesting Dublin South-Central for Independent Ireland.

Dublin Bay South (4 seats – 17 candidates): Deputy Chris Andrews (Sinn Féin), Deputy Jim O’Callaghan (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Ivana Bacik (Labour Party), Cllr. Mannix Flynn (Independent), Cllr. James Geoghegan (Fine Gael), Cllr. Hazel Chu (Green Party), Cllr. Eoin Hayes (Social Democrats), Cllr. Emma Blain (Fine Gael), Kate O’Connell (Independent), Brigid Purcell (People Before Profit), Nick Delehanty (Independent), Alan Healy (Aontú), Lauralee Doyle (The Irish People), Peter Dooley (Independent), John Dominic Keigher (Independent), Peter Dooley (Independent), David Hennessy (Independent), Daniel Pocock (Independent)

Cllr. James Geoghegan was selected at the Fine Gael selection convention on 15 January 2024. On 13 October 2024 Fine Gael headquarters announced that Cllr. Emma Blain was being added as a second candidate to the party ticket.

The Labour Party selection convention took place on 28 June 2024 in the Terenure Sports Club and party leader, Deputy Ivana Bacik, was selected at this.

As reported by Claire Scott (15 July 2024) on Twitter/X (@ClaireH_Scott), Cllr. Hazel Chu won the vote to be the Green Party candidate for Dublin Bay South in a contest that also involved Cllrs. Claire Byrne and Carolyn Moore – the voting breakdown was reported to be: Hazel Chu 103, Claire Byrne 84, Carolyn Moore 10.

Deputy Jim O’Callaghan was selected at the Fianna Fáil selection convention on 23 July 2024.

On 29 July 2024 Cllr. Eoin Hayes was selected to run for the Social Democrats in this constituency.

The convention to select the Sinn Féin candidate took place on the 30 August 2024 and Deputy Chris Andrews was selected as the candidate.

As reported by TheJournal.ie (13 October 2024), former Fine Gael TD, Kate O’Connell, will be contestng Dublin Bay South as an independent candidate.

Dublin South-West (5 seats – 16 candidates): Deputy Seán Crowe (Sinn Féin), Deputy John Lahart (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Colm Brophy (Fine Gael), Deputy Paul Murphy (People Before Profit), Deputy Francis Noel Duffy (Green Party), Cllr. Alan Edge (Independent), Cllr. Ciarán Ahern (Labour Party), Cllr. Teresa Costello (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Paddy Holohan (Independent), Cllr. Niamh Whelan (Sinn Féin), Cllr. Sarah Barnes (Fine Gael), Saoirse Ní Chónaráin (Aontú), Yan Mac Oireachtaigh (National Party), Ross O’Mullane (Social Democrats), Niall Hade (Independent), Colm O’Keeffe (Independent)

The Fine Gael selection convention took place on 15 July 2024 and Deputy Colm Brophy was selected at this. On 19 September 2o24 it was announced that Cllr. Sarah Barnes was being added to the Fine Gael ticket for Dublin South-West.

Cllr. Ciarán Ahern was selected to contest the general election for this constituency for the Labour Party on 25 July 2024.

Deputy Seán Crowe and Cllr. Niamh Whelan were selected to contest Dublin South-West for Sinn Féin at a selection convention which took place on 19 August 2024.

Cllr. Alan Edge formally launched his general election campaign on 16 September 2024; he will be contesting Dublin South-West as an independent candidate.

Dublin West (5 seats – 16 candidates): Deputy Paul Donnelly (Sinn Féin), Deputy Jack Chambers (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Roderic O’Gorman (Green Party), Senator Emer Currie (Fine Gael), Cllr. Ruth Coppinger (Solidarity), Cllr. Tania Doyle (Independent), Cllr. John Walsh (Labour Party), Cllr. Ellen Troy (Aontú), Cllr. Breda Hanaphy (Sinn Féin), Cllr. Patrick Quinlan (Natonal Party), Natalie Treacy (Independent), Lorna Nolan (Fianna Fáil), Umar Al-Qadri (Independent), Ellen Murphy (Social Democrats), Susanne Delaney (Independent), John Forde (Independent)

Cllr. John Walsh was selected to contest the general election for Labour at the party’s selection convention on 17 July 2024.

The selection of Cllr. Ellen Troy as the Aontú candidate for Dublin West was confirmed in July 2024, as reported by the Dublin People (18 July 2024).

Umar Al-Qadri, who had contested the European elections for the Dublin constituency in June 2024, announced on 17 July 2024 that he would be contesting Dublin West as an independent candidate.

The Fianna Fáil selection convention for Dublin West took place on 29 July 2024. Deputy Jack Chambers was selected as the party candidate at this convention. On 5 September 2024 it was announced that Lorna Nolan was being added as a second candidate to the Fianna Fáil ticket.

Deputy Paul Donnelly and Cllr. Breda Hanaphy were selected as the Sinn Féin candidates for Dublin West on 13 August 2024.

On 20 August it was announced that Ellen Murphy had been selected to contest Dublin West as the Social Democrats candidate.

On 17 September 2024 the Fine Gael selection convention took place and this saw the selection of Senator Emer Currie as the party candidate.

Cllr. Tania Doyle announced her intention to contest the general election on 7 October 2024.

On 12 October 2024 Natalie Treacy, who was a Sinn Féin councillor for the Castleknock electoral area between 2014 and 2024, announced that she will be contesting Dublin West as an independent candidate.

Dún Laoghaire (4 seats – 11 candidates): Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Fine Gael), Deputy Ossian Smyth (Green Party), Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett (People Before Profit), Deputy Cormac Devlin (Fianna Fáil), Senator Barry Ward (Fine Gael), Cllr. Martha Fanning (Labour Party), Shane O’Brien (Sinn Féin), Mairéad Tóibín (Aontú), Hugo Mills (Social Democrats), Cathy Lynch (The Irish People), Michael O’Doherty (Independent)

Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Senator Barry Ward were selected to contest this constituency for Fine Gael at a selection convention, which took place on 8 July 2024. This convention was also contested by Cllrs. Lorraine Hall and Marie Baker.

Hugo Mills was selected as the Social Democrats candidate on 17 July 2024.

Cllr. Martha Fanning was selected as the Labour Party candidate on 26 July 2024.

Deputy Cormac Devlin was selected as the Fianna Fáil candidates for Dún Laoghaire at the party’s selection convention on 29 August 2024.

Galway East (4 seats – 14 candidates): Deputy Anne Rabbitte (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Seán Canney (Independent), Cllr. Louis O’Hara (Sinn Féin), Cllr. Pete Roche (Fine Gael), Cllr. Clodagh Higgins (Fine Gael), Cllr. Declan Geraghty (Independent Ireland), Cllr. Albert Dolan (Fianna Fáil), Luke Silke (Aontú), Niamh Madden (Fine Gael), Eoin Madden (Green Party), Conor Burke (Solidarity), David Irish Chariot O’Reilly (The Irish People), Paul Madden (Independent), Fergal Landy (Independent)

A meeting in Galway of the local Aontú Cumann on 24 July 2024 selected Cormac Ó Corcoráin as the candidate for Galway West and Luke Silke as the candidate for Galway East for the forthcoming General Election.

The Connacht Tribune (26th August 2024) reported that Shane Dolphin would be contesting the Fine Gael selection convention. The Connacht Tribune (8th September 2024) reported that six candidates had been nominated to contest this convention, which took place in New Inn on 8 September 2024, including “Abbeyknockmoy Councillor Pete Roche, Tuam Branch Secretary Kabir Ahmmed, Galway East Fine Gael Chairman Shane Dolphin, founder of the Foods of Athenry Siobhan Lawless, Portumna Auctioneer Niamh Madden and Galway City Councillor Clodagh Higgins”. As reported on the Galway Bay FM website (8th September 2024) three candidates were selected; Cllr. Pete Roche, Cllr. Clodagh Higgins and Niamh Madden.

Deputy Anne Rabbitte and Cllr. Albert Dolan were selected as the Fianna Fáil general election candidates for Galway East at the party selection convention on 22 September 2024.

A report on the Galway Advertiser (28 October 2024) confirmed that Deputy Seán Canney will run again as a non-party candidate.

As reported by the Roscommon People (7 November 2024), Cllr. Declan Geraghty has announced his intention to contest the election as a non-party candidate.

Galway West (5 seats – 17 candidates): Deputy Mairead Farrell (Sinn Féin), Deputy Hildegarde Naughton (Fine Gael), Deputy Noel Grealish (Independent), Deputy Catherine Connolly (Independent), Senator Pauline O’Reilly (Green Party), Senator Seán Kyne (Fine Gael), Cllr. Mike Cubbard (Independent), Cllr. Noel Thomas (Independent Ireland), Cllr. John Connolly (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Helen Ogbu (Labour Party), Cllr. Ebhlín Seoighthe (Social Democrats), Maisie McMaster (People Before Profit), Pádraig Lenihan (Aontú), Gráinne Seoige (Fianna Fáil), Doran McMahon (Irish Freedom Party), Anthony Cahill (The Irish People), Patrick Feeney (Independent)

Deputy Hildegarde Naughton and Senator Seán Kyne were selected to contest the general election at the Fine Gael selection convention, which took place on 19 July 2024.

The Fianna Fáil selection convention took place in Oughterard on 6 September 2024 and Cllr. John Connolly and Gráinne Seoige were selected.

Deputy Mairead Farrell was selected as the Sinn Féin candidate for Galway West at a selection convention in late September 2024.

As reported on the Galway Bay FM website (28 October 2024), Cllr. Helen Ogbu will be selected as the Labour Party candidate for Galway West on 29 October 2024 in Shantalla Community Centre in Galway City.

Cormac Ó Corcoráin was initially selected to contest Galway West for Aontú but will now contest Roscommon-Galway instead and the Aontú candidate in this constituency is now Pádraig Lenihan.

As reported by the Galway Advertiser (7 November 2024), Cllr. Ebhlín Seoighthe has been selected to contest the general election for the Social Democrats.

Kerry (5 seats): Deputy Pa Daly (Sinn Féin), Deputy Michael Healy-Rae (Indepdendent), Deputy Norma Foley (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Danny Healy-Rae (Indepdendent), Cllr. Michael Cahill (Fianna Fáil), Thomas McEllistrim (Kerry), Cian Prendiville (People Before Profit), Cleo Murphy (Green Party), Mike Kennedy (Labour Party), Stephanie O’Shea (Sinn Féin), Linda Gordon-Kelleher (Fianna Fáil), Billy O’Shea (Fine Gael), Michelle Keane (Independent), Catherina O’Sullivan (Aontú), Mary Fitzgibbon (Independent), Brandon Begley (Irish Freedom Party), John O’Leary (Independent)

The Sinn Féin selection convention took place in Kerins O’Rahilly’s Clubhouse on 29 July 2024 and Depury Pa Daly was selected to contest the general election at this. As noted on the Tralee Today (6 November 2024) website, Stephanie O’Shea, who contested the local elections in Kenmare, has been added as a second Sinn Féin candidate in Kerry.

Deputy Norma Foley was selected to contest the Kerry constituency for Fianna Fáil at the party’s selection convention, which took place on 15 August 2024. This was a contested convention, with just one candidate to be selected, with the likelihood of a second or even third candidate being added later, and the other candidates to contest the convention were Cllr. Mikey Sheehy and Cllr. Michael Cahill. As reported by Sinead Kelleher of The Kerryman (16 August 2024), Norma Foley won 282 votes at the convention, while Michael Cahill won 53 and Mikey Sheehy won 32.

An article on the Radio Kerry website (5 September 2024) reported that Deputy Michael Healy-Rae and Deputy Danny Healy-Rae had confirmed that they would be contesting the general election.

The Radio Kerry website (11 September 2024) reports that four candidates will contest the Fine Gael selection in the Manor West Hotel in Tralee on 16 September 2024; Cllr. Tommy Griffin, Cllr. Mike Kennelly, Cllr. Michael Foley and “Killorglin auctioneer Billy O’Shea”. As reported by the Radio Kerry website (20 September 2024), Cllrs. Griffin, Foley and Kennelly all announced that they were withdrawing from the selection convention contest on 20 September, effectively leaving Billy O’Shea as the only candidate for the Fine Gael nomination and hes candidacy was confirmed at the convention,

On 28 August 2024 it was announced that Thomas McEllistrim would contest the Kerry constituency for Independent Ireland, as reported on the Radio Kerry website (28 October 2024).

Mike Kennedy was selected to contest the Kerry constituency for Labour at a selection convention which took place on 30 October 2024.

Kildare North (5 seats – 16 candidates): Deputy James Lawless (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Bernard Durkan (Fine Gael), Deputy Réada Cronin (Sinn Féin), Senator Vincent P. Martin (Green Party), Cllr. Joe Neville (Fine Gael), Cllr. Naoise Ó Cearúil (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Evie Sammon (Fine Gael), Cllr. Aidan Farrelly (Social Democrats), Cllr. Angela Feeney (Labour Party), Cllr. Bill Clear (Independent), Leah Whelan (Solidarity), Una O’Connor (Aontú), Caroline Hogan (Sinn Féin), Avril Corcoran (The Irish People), Gerry Waters (Irish Freedom Party), Sean Gill (Centre Party of Ireland).

As reported on the KFM Radio website (16 July 2024), Cllr. Rob Power has declared an interest in contesting the general election as a Fianna Fáil candidate.

Cllr. Angela Feeney was selected to contest the general election in Kildare North at the Labour Party selection convention on 23 July 2024.

Cllr Aidan Farrelly was selected by the Social Democrats to represent the party in Kildare North at a selection convention in Ardclough Community Centre on 24 July 2024, as reported on the KildarenNow website (25 July 2024). Some weeks later, Cllr. Bill Clear announced that he would be leaving the Social Democrat party and contesting Kildare North as an independent candidate, as reported by the KFM website (5 September 2024).

Deputy James Lawless was selected to contest the general election as the Fianna Fáil candidate on 31 July 2024. On 3 October 2024 it was announced that Cllr. Naoise Ó Cearúil would be added to the Fianna Fáil ticket, as reported by Hannah Kelly on the KFM website (3 October 2024).

Deputy Réada Cronin was selected to contest Kildare North as the Sinn Féin candidate at the party’s selection convention in September 2024. As reported by the Leinster Leader (8 November 2024), Caroline Hogan has been added as a second Sinn Féin candidate for Kildare North.

The Fine Gael selection convention took place on 16 September 2024. The candidates who were selected at this convention were Deputy Bernard Durkan, Cllr. Evie Sammon and Cllr. Joe Neville.

Kildare South (4 seats* – 16 candidates (including the Ceann Comhairle)): Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Fianna Fáil)*, Deputy Martin Heydon (Fine Gael), Deputy Patricia Ryan (Independent), Deputy Cathal Berry (Independent), Senator Mark Wall (Labour Party), Senator Fiona O’Loughlin (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Chris Pender (Social Democrats), Cllr. Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (Sinn Fein), Cllr. Tom McDonnell (Independent), Melissa Byrne (Aontú), Rob Cosgrave (Solidarity), Monaa K Sood (Green Party), Edel Doran (Independent Ireland), William Carton (Independent Ireland), Anthony Casey (Irish Freedom Party), Leanne O’Neill (Independent)

Senator Mark Wall was selected as the Labour Party candidate in a selection convention which took place on 12 July 2024.

Senator Fiona O’Loughlin was selected as the Fianna Fáil candidate on 26 July 2024. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl has announced that he will step down as Ceann Comhairle after he is automatically returned to the next Dáil as a Dáil Deputy for Kildare South at the next general election, as reported by the Leinster Leader (30 October 2024).

The Fine Gael selection convention took place on 29 August 2024 and Deputy Martin Heydon was selected at this.

A week ahead of what was to be a contested Sinn Féin selection convention, Deputy Patricia Ryan announced that she had resigned from the party on 10 October 2024. In an interview with KFM Radio on 11 October 2024 she said she would be contesting the next general election as an independent candidate. Cllr. Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh was selected as the Sinn Féin selection convention, which took place in Athy on 15 October 2024.

As reported by Martin Osborne on the KFM website (10 October 2024), Cllr. Chris Pender has been selected to contest Kildare South for the Social Democrats.

Laois (3 seats – 12 candidates): Deputy Brian Stanley (Independent), Deputy Seán Fleming (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Willie Aird (Fine Gael), Cllr. Aisling Moran (Independent), Pauline Flanagan (Independent), Maria McCormack (Sinn Féin), Rosie Palmer (Green Party), Elaine Mullally (Independent), Mary Hand (Aontú), Ken Mooney (People Before Profit), Austin Stack (Fianna Fáil), Jason Lynch (Independent)

It was reported by the Leinster Express (4 July 2024) that the Fine Gael selection convention would take place on 5 September 2025, probably in Portlaoise, with potential candidates including Cllrs. Vivienne Phelan, Willie Aird and Conor Bergin, as well as 2016 General Election candidate, Thomasina Connell. As reported by the Laois Voice (20 August 2024), three candidate ultimately were nominated to contest this selection convention; Cllr. Willie Aird, Cllr. Paddy Buggy and Cllr. Conor Bergin. The selexction convention took place in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise on 5 September 2024. Paddy Buggy and Conor Bergin both withdrew before a vote was taken and Cllr. Willie Aird was selected.

Deputy Seán Fleming was selected to contest the general election as the Fianna Fáil candidate on 31 July 2024. As reported by the Laois Today website (31 July 2024), he was the only person contesting this convention. On 8 November 2024 it was announced that Austin Stack was being added as a second Fianna Fáil candidate in Laois, as reported by Joe Barrett for the Laois Nationalist (8 November 2024).

Elaine Mullally, a former member of Independent Ireland, will contest Laois as an Independent candidate, as reported by Joe Barrett in the Laois Nationalist (9 August 2024).

As reported by Laois Today (12 October 2024), Sinn Féin TD, Brian Stanley has reported that he is resigning from the party. As reported by the Laois People website (30 October 2024), he has announced his decision to contest Laois as a non party candidate.The Sinn Féin selection convention has been scheduled to take place on Monday 4 November, with Maria McCormack, who contested the local elections in the Portlaoise electoral area in June, now expected to be the selected candidate (as reported on the Laois Today website (31 October 2024)).

Martha Ryan had initially been selected to contest Laois for Aontú, but she has withdrawn from the contest and on 25 October 2024 it was announced that Mary Hand would be contesting Laois for Aontú instead.

As reported on Laois Today (1 November 2024), Cllr. Aisling Moran has declared her intention to contest the general election in Laois as a non party candidate. Laois Today (5 November 2024) reports that her campaign has received the backing of three other County Councillors in Laois; Cllrs. Tommy Mulligan, James Kelly and Ben Brennan.

Offaly (3 seats -11 candidates): Deputy Carol Nolan (Independent), Senator Pippa Hackett (Green Party), Cllr. John Clendennen (Fine Gael), Cllr. Eddie Fitzpatrick (Independent), Cllr. Fergus McDonnell (Independent Ireland), Cllr. Tony McCormack (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Aoife Masterson (Sinn Féin), Cllr. Claire Murray (Fianna Fáil), Maureen Ward (Aontú), Keishia Taylor (Solidarity), Mike Boylan (Independent)

The Offaly Express (10 July 2024) reported that both Cllr. John Clendennen (Fine Gael) and Cllr. Peter Ormond (Fianna Fáil) had expressed their intention to contest the selection conventions for their respective political parties. It had earlier reported (Offaly Express (9 July 2024)) that Cllr. Neil Feighery would be contesting the Fine Gael selection convention. This convention took place on 29 August 2024 and Cllr. John Clendennen was selected at this. As reported by the Offaly Express (30 August 2024), this was also contested by Cllr. Neil Feighery.

Cllr. Tony McCormack was the successful candidate at the Fianna Fáil selection convention, which was held in the Tullamore Court Hotel on 23 September 2024 – he won in a vote that was also contested by Cllr. Peter Ormond and Cllr. Eddie Fitzpatrick, as reported by the Offaly Express (23 September 2024). On 3 October 2024 it was announced that Cllr. Claire Murray would be added as a second candidate to the Fianna Fáil ticket for Offaly. Some days after Cllr. Eddie Fitzpatrick announced that he would be contesting the general election as an Independent candidate, as reported on the Midlands 103 website (8 October 2024).

The selection of Cllr. Aoife Mastterson as the Sinn Féin candidate for Offaly was announced on 24 September 2024, as reported by Gearoid Keegan on the Offaly Live website (25 September 2024), and he also noted in that same report that Cllr. Fergus McDonnell would be the Independent Ireland candidate in Offaly.

Deputy Carol Nolan confirmed that she would be defending her seat at the general election (again as an independent candidate) on 25 September 2024.

Limerick City (4 seats – 17 candidates): Deputy Maurice Quinlivan (Sinn Féin), Deputy Willie O’Dea (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Kieran O’Donnell (Fine Gael), Deputy Brian Leddin (Green Party), Senator Maria Byrne (Fine Gael), Senator Paul Gavan (Sinn Féin), Cllr. Frankie Daly (Independent), Cllr. Elisa O’Donovan (Social Democrats), Cllr. Sarah Beasley (Aontú), Cllr. Conor Sheehan (Labour Party), Dee Ryan (Fianna Fáil), Esther Aherne (Independent Ireland), Ruairí Fahy (People Before Profit), Michelle Hayes (Independent), Melanie Sheehan Cleary (Independent/Mid West Hospital Campaign), Dean Quinn (The Irish People), Dean Lillis (Independent)

Melanie Sheehan Cleary was selected to run in the Limerick City constituency for the Mid West Hospital Campaign (MWHC) in early July 2024, as reported on the RTE News website (8 July 2024).

The selection of Deputy Brian Leddin as the Green Party candidate was confirmed in July 2024.

On 5 August 2024 it was announced that Cllr. Sarah Beasley would be the Aontú candidate for this constituency.

Cllr. Conor Sheehan was selected to contest Limerick City at the Labour Party selection convention on 19 August 2024. As reported by Nick Rabbitts of the Limerick Leader (20 August 2024), this convention took place in the Absolute Hotel in Limerick City and was also contested by Cllr. Elena Secas.

Deputy Maurice Quinlivan was selected unopposed at the Sinn Féin selection convention, as reported in the Limerick Post (23 August 2024). In early November 2024 it was announced that Senator Paul Gavan would be the second Sinn Féin candidate in Limerick City, as reported by the Limerick Leader (10 November 2024).

Deputy Kieran O’Donnell and Senator Maria Byrne were selected to contest the general election at the Fine Gael selection convention on 9 September 2024. As reported by the Limerick Leader (10 September 2024), this convention took place in the Castletroy Park Hotel and was also contested by Cllr. Olivia O’Sullivan.

In early September 2024 the selection of Cllr. Elisa O’Donovan as the Limerick City candidate for the Social Democrats was confirmed.

The Fianna Fáil selection convention took place on 19 September 2024 and Deputy Willie O’Dea and Dee Ryan, who finished in third place in the 2024 Limerick Mayoral Election, were the candidates to be selected at this.

On 11 October 2024 Independent Ireland announced that Esther Aherne, who was runner-up in the Limerick City West electoral area at June’s local elections, was to be their general election candidate in Limerick City.

Limerick County (3 seats – 15 candidates): Deputy Niall Collins (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Patrick O’Donovan (Fine Gael), Deputy Richard O’Donoghue (Independent Ireland), Cllr. Noreen Stokes (Fine Gael), Cllr. Bridie Collins (Fianna Fáil), Joanne Collins (Sinn Féin), Michael Ryan (Aontú), Rob O’Donnell (Green Party), Gerben Uunk (Party For Animal Welfare), Laura Fahey (People Before Profit), Lorraine O’Sullivan (Independent/National Alliance), Donna O’Loughlin (Irish Freedom Party), Jim Barrett (Independent), Richie Crehan (Independent), April Sheehan Corkery (Independent)

As noted by the Limerick Leader (25 November 2021), Joanne Collins was selected as the Sinn Féin candidate for this constituency at a selection convention in November 2021.

Deputy Niall Collins and Cllr. Bridie Collins were selected as the Fianna Fáil candidates for Limerick County at the party’s selection convention on 29 August 2024.

Deputy Patrick O’Donovan and Cllr. Noreen Stokes were selected to contest the general election as Fine Gael candidates at the party selection convention on 22 September 2024.

On 1 November 2024 it was announced that Gerben Uunk would be contesting Limerick County for the Party For Animal Welfare.

Longford-Westmeath (5 seats – 20 candidates): Deputy Sorca Clarke (Sinn Fein), Deputy Peter Burke (Fine Gael), Deputy Robert Troy (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Joe Flaherty (Fianna Fáil), Senator Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael), Cllr. Kevin “Boxer” Moran (Independent), Cllr. Paul Hogan (Independent Ireland), Louise Heavin (Independent), Gerry Warnock (Independent), Carol Okeke (Green Party), Dave Smyth (People Before Profit), Labhra Ní Néill/Laura O’Neill (Aontú), Donal Jackson (Independent), Fidelma Bennett (Labour Party), Barry Campion (Sinn Féin), Tanya Cannon (Fine Gael), Dympna Cunniffe (Fianna Fáil), Margaret Alacoque Maguire (Ireland First), Charlotte Keenan (Independent), Paul Bradley (Independent)

The Fine Gael selection convention took place in May 2024, as reported by the Galway Advertiser (23 May 2024). Deputy Peter Burke and Senator Micheál Carrigy were selected. On 18 October 2024 it was announced that Athlone-based Tanya Cannon was being added to the party candidate list, as reported on the Shannonside Radio website (18 October 2024).

Shannonside Radio (15 July 2024) reported that Deputies Robert Troy and Joe Flaherty would be the Fianna Fáil candidates, following a decision by Cllr. Aengus O’Rourke to withdraw from contesting the nomination after the party decided it would again run just two candidates in Longford-Westmeath. As reported on the Shannonside Radio website (22 July 2024) separate conventions would be held to nominate a Westmeath candidate and a Longford candidate. The Westmeath convention was to be held in the Bloomfield Hotel in Mullingar on 22 July 2024, with Robert Troy the only candidate left following Aengus O’Rourke’s withdrawal. Deputy Joe Flahery was selected at the standalone Longford convention on 6 August. On 5 November 2024 it was announced that Dympna Cunniffe was being added to the Fianna Fail ticket by party headquarters, as reported by the Westmeath Independent (5 November 2024).

Cllr Kevin “Boxer” Moran, who lost his seat at the 2020 General Election has announced his intention to contest the general election in Longford-Westmeath.

As reported by the Midlands 103 website (23 September 2024), former Green Party councillor, Louise Heavin, has announced that she will contest the general election in Longford-Westmeath as an independent candidate.

The Sinn Féin selection convention took place on 8 October 2024 and led to the selection of Deputy Sorca Clarke, as well as Barry Campion who contested the Granard electoral area at the local elections.

As reported by the Longford Leader (12 October 2024), Cllr. Paul Hogan will be contesting Longford-Westmeath for Independent Ireland.

The Westmeath Examiner (21 October 2024) reports that Fidelma Bennett has been selected as the Labour Party candidate for Longford-Westmeath.

Louth (5 seats – 24 candidates): Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú (Sinn Féin), Deputy Ged Nash (Labour), Senator Erin McGreehan (Fianna Fáil), Senator John McGahon (Fine Gael), Cllr. Marianne Butler (Green Party), Cllr. Kevin Callan (Independent), Cllr. Joanna Byrne (Sinn Fáin), Cllr. Paula Butterly (Fine Gael), Cllr. Antóin Watters (Sinn Féin), Michael O’Dowd (Aontú), Niall McCreanor (Social Democrats), Hermann Kelly (Irish Freedom Party), Alison Comyn (Fianna Fáil), James Renaghan (People Before Profit), Peter James Nugent (Independent), Derek McElearney (The Irish People), Ryan McKeown (Independent Ireland), David Bradley (Independent), David Brennan (Independent), Alan Fagan (Independent), David Carroll (Independent), Albert David Byrne (Independent), Thomas Clare (Independent), Tracy Marie O’Hanlon (Independent)

Senator Erin McGreehan was selected as the Fianna Fáil candidate for this constituency at a selection convention on 8 August 2024. As reported by the Dundalk Democrat (13 August 2024), this convention was a contested one and was also contested by Cllr. Emma Coffey, Cllr. Seán Kelly and Cllr. John Sheridan. On 26 August 2024 it was announced that Alison Comyn had been added as a second, albeit more Drogheda-based, candidate to the Fianna Fáil ticket.

Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú and Cllr. Joanna Byrne were selected to contest the general election at the Sinn Féin selection convention on 27 August 2024, as reported on the Drogheda Life (27 August 2024) website. As reported by the Dundalk Democrat (1 November 2024), Cllr. Antóin Watters was added as a third candidate to the Sinn Féin ticket for Louth on 1 November 2024.

Senator John McGahon and Cllr. Paula Butterly were selected as Fine Gael candidates for this constituency at the party selection convention which took place on 5 September 2024 in the Gateway Hotel in Dundalk.

The Dundalk Democrat (11 September 2024) reports that James Renaghan has been selected as the People Before Profit candidate for Louth.

The LMFM Radio website (10 Seotember 2024) reports that Cllr. Kevin Callan has announced his intention to contest the general election as an independent candidate. Peter James Nugent has also declared his intention to contest the general election as an independent candidate, as reported by John Manning in the Drogheda Independent (25 September 2024).

Aidan McEvoy (Independent) initially appeared on the official list of nominated candidates but seems to have withdrawn his candidacy before the deadline for doing so.

Mayo (5 seats – 16 candidates): Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh (Sinn Féin), Deputy Dara Calleary (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Alan Dillon (Fine Gael), Senator Lisa Chambers (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Gerry Murray (Sinn Féin), Cllr. Chris Maxwell (Independent Ireland), Cllr. Mark Duffy (Fine Gael), Cllr. Paul Lawless (Aontú), Cllr. Patsy O’Brien (Independent), Gerry Loftus (Independent), Keira Keogh (Fine Gael), Stephen Kerr (Independent), Joe Daly (People Before Profit), Martina Jennings (Fine Gael), Mícheál “Boxty” Ó Conaill (Green Party), Sean Forkin (Independent)

The Connaught Telegraph (12 August 2024) reports that Cllr. Patsy O’Brien has declared his intention to contest the general election as an Independent candidate.

Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh was selected as the Sinn Féin candidate for Mayo at a selection convention on 11 August 2024. Cllr. Gerry Murray was added to the Sinn Féin ticket for Mayo in early November 2024, as reported by the Mayo News (2 November 2024).

The Fianna Fáil selection convention took place in the Ivy Tower Hotel in Castlebar on 6 September 2024 and Deputy Dara Calleary and Senator Lisa Chambers were selected at this.

The Connaught Telegraph (10 September 2024) reports that Stephen Kerr, who contested the Castlebar electoral area in June’s local elections, has declared his intention to contest the general election as an Independent candidate.

The Fine Gael selection convention took place on 15 September 2024. The candidates who were selected at this convention were Deputy Alan Dillon and Keira Keogh. As reported by Oisin McGovern for the Mayo News (8 October 2024), Cllr. Mark Duffy, what was elected as an independent at the 2019 and 2024 Local Elections in the Ballina electoral area, is to be added to the Fine Gael ticket. This article also suggests that Martina Jennings is also to be added to the Mayo candidate slate. Fine Gael confirmed on 11 October 2024 that Martina Jennings and Cllr. Mark Duffy were being added as candidates to their Mayo general election candidates list.

Cllr. Chris Maxwell was confirmed as the Independent Ireland candidate for Mayo on 16 September 2024.

Meath East (4 seats – 18 candidates): Deputy Darren O’Rourke (Sinn Féin), Deputy Helen McEntee (Fine Gael), Deputy Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Joe Bonner (Independent), Cllr. Sharon Tolan (Fine Gael), Cllr. Gillian Toole (Independent), Cllr. Caroline O’Reilly (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Emer Tóibín (Aontú), Cllr. Maria White (Sinn Féin), Ruadháin Bonham (Green Party), Eilish Balfe (Labour Party), Clara McCormack (People Before Profit), Carolyn Fahy (Party For Animal Welfare), Jean Murray (National Party), Sivakumar Murugadoss (Independent), Barbara Reid (Liberty Republic), Raymond Westlake (Independent), Charles Patrick Bobbett (Independent)

Sinn Féin held a selection convention for both Meath constituencies on 27 July 2024, at which the two sitting Dáil deputies were selected. On 15 October 2024 Cllr. Maria White was added to the party’s candidate list in Meath East following a selection convention in Bettystown.

Deputy Thomas Byrne and Cllr. Caroline O’Reilly were selected to contest the general election as Fianna Fáil candidates at the selection convention on 7 August 2024.

The Meath Chronicle (19 August 2024) reported that Cllr. Sharon Tolan had declared her intention to contest the Fine Gael selection convention. The Fine Gael selection convention took place in the CityNorth Hotel in Gormanstown on 2 September 2024 and Deputy Helen McEntee and Cllr. Sharon Tolan were selected as the party candidates for Meath East at this.

In early September 2024 it was confirmed that Cllr. Emer Tóibín would be the Aontú candidate in Meath East. During that same month, Eilish Balfe was selected to contest Meath East as the Labour candidate.

As reported by Noelle Finnegan in the Meath Chronicle (7 October 2024), Cllr. Gillian Toole will be contesting Meath East as an independent candidate, with the support of a number of Meath East independents, including Senator Sharon Keogan, and Cllrs. Brian Fitzgerald, Geralid Keogan, Amanda Smith and Carol Lennon.

Meath West (3 seats – 12 candidates): Deputy Johnny Guirke (Sinn Féin), Deputy Peadar Tóibín (Aontú), Cllr. Noel French (Independent), Cllr. Aisling Dempsey (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Linda Murray Nelson (Fine Gael), Cllr. Ronan Moore (Social Democrats), Seamus McMenamin (Green Party), Finbar Lynch (People Before Profit), Ben Gilroy (Liberty Republic), Sandy Gallagher (Labour Party), David O’Shea (Irish Freedom Party), Ian McGauley (The Irish People), Damien Reilly (Independent)

Sinn Féin held a selection convention for both Meath constituencies on 27 July 2024, at which the two sitting Dáil deputies were selected.

Cllr. Aisling Dempsey was selected as the Fianna Fáil candidate for Meath West at the party selection convention which took place on 5 September 2024 in the Old Darnley Hotel in Athboy, as reported by Ann Casey in the Meath Chronicle (11 September 2024).

The Meath Chronicle (9th September 2024) reports that Cllr. Ronan Moore was selected to contest the general election for the Social Democrats at a selection convention in the Castle Arch Hotel in Trim on 7 September 2024.

As reported by the Meath Chronicle (18 September 2024), the Fine Gael selection convention was scheduled to take place in the Newgrange Hotel in Navan, with three candidates nominated to contest this: Deputy Damien English, Cllr. Yemi Adenuga and Cllr. Linda Nelson Murray. Cllr. Linda Nelson Murray was selected at the convention, after Damien English announced that he had decided not to contest the election.

Roscommon-Galway (3 seats – 11 candidates): Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice (Independent Ireland), Deputy Claire Kerrane (Sinn Féin), Senator Aisling Dolan (Fine Gael), Senator Eugene Murphy (Independent), Dympna Daly Finn (Fine Gael), Martin Daly (Fianna Fáil), Andrew Mannion (People Before Profit), Martina O’Connor (Green Party), Cormac Ó Corcoráin (Aontú), Vincent Beirne (Independent), Alan Sweeney (The Irish People)

The Shannonside Radio website (9th September 2024) reports that Deputy Claire Kerrane is set to be selected unopposed as the sole Sinn Féin candidate at the party’s selection convention in Hannon’s Hotel in Roscommon Town on 12 September 2024.

The Shannonside Radio website (20 September 2024) notes that the Fine Gael selection convention will take place in the Abbey Hotel in Roscommon Town on 20 September 2024, with four people nominated to contest this – Cllr. John Naughten and Dympna Daly-Finn from the Roscommon part of the constituency (Naugthen in the south and Dympna Finn in the north) and Senator Aisling Dolan and Cllr. Alan Harney who are based in the Ballinasloe/east Galway part of the constituency. As reported by the Roscommon Herald (19 September 2024), at the convention the directive had decided that a candidate would be selected from the northern part of the constituency, leading to the automatic selection of Dymna Daly Finn, and one from the southern part. With Alan Harney withdrawing, John Naughten won a convention vote over Aisling Dolan for the second place on the Fine Gael ticket. Sadly Cllr. John Naughten passed away on 4 October 2024. According to the Shannonside Radio website (28 October 2024), Senator Aisling Dolan is set to be added to the Fine Gael candidate list for Roscommon-Galway and her selection was confirmed on 29 October 2024.

The Fianna Fáil selection convention took place in the Abbey Hotel in Roscommon Town on 3 October 2024. This was a contested convention and Dr. Martin Daly won the party nomination in a vote, winning on a 106-98 margin over Senator Eugene Murphy, as reported by Richard Canny in the Roscommon Herald (3 October 2024).Based on a report on the RTÉ website (24 October 2024), it is reported that Senator Murphy has learned that he will not be added as a second Fianna Fáil candidate in Roscommon-Galway and is contemplating running instead as a non-party candidate. On 4 November 2024 he announced that he would be contesting the election as an independent candidate, as reported on the MidWest Radio website (4 November 2024).

The Connacht Tribune (1 November 2024, page 6) reported speculation that Independent Ireland D’ail Deputy, Michael Fitzmaurice, might opt to switch constituency and contest Galway East instead.

Sligo-Leitrim (4 seats – 18 candidates): Deputy Martin Kenny (Sinn Féin), Deputy Marian Harkin (Independent), Deputy Frank Feighan (Fine Gael), Cllr. Paddy O’Rourke (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Marie Casserly (Independent), Cllr. Gino O’Boyle (People Before Profit), Cllr. Michael Clarke (Independent Ireland), Cllr. Edel McSharry (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Nessa Cosgrove (Labour Party), Cllr. Des Guckian (Independent), Chris McManus (Sinn Féin), Eamon Scanlon (Fianna Fáil), Graham Monaghan (Aontú), Michael Kelly (The Irish People), Bláithín Gallagher (Green Party), Molly Candon (Party For Animal Welfare), Caroline Corcoran (Independent Ireland), Diarmuid MacConville (Independent)

According to the Shannonside Radio website (19 July 2024), three Sligo-based candidates – Cllr. Edel McSharry, Cllr. Paul Taylor and Keith Henry – had been nominated to contest the Fianna Fáil selection convention, with no Leitrim-based candidates nominated to contest this. However, as noted on the OceanFM website (20 August 2024), Cllr. Edel McSharry would be the only candidate to allow her name go forward to contest this convention. Her selection was confirmed at the Fianna Fáil convention, which took place on 28 August 2024. The Ocean FM website (17 October 2024) reported on speculation that former Dáil deputy, Eamon Scanlon, could be added to the Fianna Fáil ticket. A later report on the Ocean FM (24 October 2024) website confirmed that Eamon Scanlon was added to the Fianna Fáil ticket on 24 October 2024. On 7 November 2024 it was announced that Cllr. Paddy O’Rourke was also being added to the Fianna Fáil ticket, as reported on the Shannonside Radio website (7 November 2024).

According to the Ocean FM website (2 September 2024), the Fine Gael selection convention was held on 1 September 2024 and was contested by Deputy Frank Feighan and former TD, John Perry – Cllr. Thomas Walsh had also been nominated but he withdrew before a vote was taken, once it was known that only one candidate was to be selected at the convention – the convention vote was won by Frank Feighan by a 352-77 margin over John Perry.

The Highland Radio website (16 September 2024) reported that Deputy Marian Harkin announced her intention to defend her Dáil seat in Sligo-Leitrim on 16 September 2024.

The selection of Cllr. Nessa Cosgrove as Labour Party candidate for Sligo-Leitrim was confirmed on 23 September 2024.

The Sinn Féin selection convention for Sligo-Leitrim took place on 3 October 2024. Deputy Martin Kenny was automatically selected as the only Leitrim-based person to contest the party nomination. There were two people contesting the nomination to be the second, Sligo-based, party candidate and Chris McManus, former County Councillor and MEP, won in a vote over Cllr. Thomas Healy to secure this, as reported by the Shannonside Radio website (3 October 2024).

On 17 October 2024 it was announced by Independent Ireland that Cllr. Michael Clarke, who had retained his seat on Sligo County Council as an independent candidate in June’s local elections, would be contesting the general election as their candidate, as reported on the Ocean FM website (17 October 2024).

Midwest Radio (12 November 2024) has reported that Cllr. Gino O’Boyle will contest Sligo-Leitrim as a People Before Profit candidate.

Tipperary North (3 seats – 14 candidates): Deputy Michael Lowry (Independent), Deputy Alan Kelly (Labour Party), Cllr. Michael Smith (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Phyll Bugler (Fine Gael), Cllr. Jim Ryan (Independent), Cllr. Ryan O’Meara (Fianna Fáil), Iva Pocock (Green Party), Dan Harty (Sinn Féin), Evan Barry (Sinn Fein), Diana Dwyer (People Before Profit), Peter Madden (Independent/National Alliance), Francis O’Toole (Aontú), Liam Minehan (Independent), Justin Roundy Phelan (Independent)

Cllr. Phyl Bugler was selected as the Fine Gael candidate for Tipperary North at the party’s selection convention on Friday 13 September 2024.

As reported by the Nenagh Guardian (27 September 2024), Iva Pocock has been selected as the Green Party candidate for Tipperary North.

Deputy Alan Kelly has confirmed to the Nenagh Guardian (as reported on the front page of their 5 October 2024) that he will be running again for the Labour Party in Tipperary North in the upcoming general election. He was officially confirmed as the party candidate at a launch night event in the Abbey Court Hotel in Nenagh on 18 October 2024, as reported by Aoife Sheehan on the Tipperary Live website (21 October 2024).

Dan Harty was selected to contest the general election as the Sinn Féin candidate at their selection convention on 7 October 2024.

As reported by Aoife Sheehan on the Tipperary Live website (28 October 2024), Cllr. Jim Ryan has announced that he will contest Tipperary North as a non-party candidate.

The Midland Tribune (30 October 2024) website reports that Deputy Michael Lowry will contest the general election in Tipperary North.

With Deputy Jackie Cahill announcing his decision not to contest the election in late October 2024, the Fianna Fáil convention in Tipperary North was the last one to be held for that party. Both Cllrs. Michael Smith and Ryan O’Meara nominated themselves to contest this and it was decided that both candidates would be selected to contest the election.

Tipperary South (3 seats -12 candidates): Deputy Mattie McGrath (Independent), Deputy Martin Browne (Sinn Féin), Cllr. Imelda Goldsboro (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Michael Murphy (Fine Gael), Cllr. Michael “Chicken” Brennan (Labour Party), Cllr. John O’Heney (Independent), Seamus Healy (Workers and Unemployed Action), Myriam Madigan (Green Party), John McGrath (The National Party), Nadaline Webster (Independent Ireland), Rosemary McGlone (Aontú), Bill Fitzgerald (Independent)

Deputy Martin Browne was selected as the Sinn Féin candidate for Tipperary South at a selection convention on 8 August 2024.

The Tipp West Radio website (29 August 2024) reports that Cllr. Michael Brennan will contest the general election in Tipperary South for Labour,

On 6 September Cashel-Tipperary Councillor, John O’Heney, announced that he would be contesting Tipperary South in the general election.

The Fianna Fáil selection convention took place on 9 September 2024 and Cllr. Imelda Goldsboro was selected, As well as reporting on the selection of Cllr. Goldsboro, the Tipp West Radio website (11 September 2024) also confirmed that Deputy Mattie McGrath would be cotntesting the general election.

The selection of Cllr. Michael “Chicken” Brennan as the Labour Party candidate was confirmed at the party selection convention in Killenaule on Friday 13 September 2024.

On 10 October 2024 Independent Ireland announced that Nadaline Webster would be their candidate in Tipperary South.

On 13 November 2024 it was announced that Aontú’s candidate for Tipperary South would be Rosemary McGlone.

Waterford (4 seats – 15 candidates): Deputy David Cullinane (Sinn Féin), Deputy Mary Butler (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Green Party), Deputy Matt Shanahan (Independent), Senator John Cummins (Fine Gael), Cllr. Mary Roche (Social Democrats), Cllr. Conor McGuinness (Sinn Féin), Patrick Curtain (People Before Profit), Sadhbh O’Neill (Labour Party), Killian Mangan (Independent), Ronan Cleary (Aontú), John D Walsh (The Irish People), Frank Conway (Independent), Mark O’Neill (Independent), Aaron Joyce (Independent)

The selection of Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh as the Green Party candidate was confirmed in July 2024.

The Sinn Féin selection convention took place on 1 August 2024 and Deputy David Cullinane and Cllr. Conor McGuinness were both selected at this convention, while also allowing for the potential of adding a third Sinn Féin canddiate for this constituency at a later date, as reported on the WLRFM website (2 August 2024).

The Fianna Fáil selection convention took place on 22 August 2024. This was a contested convention and Deputy Mary Butler won the vote, in a contest against Cllr. Adam Wyse, by a 135-35 vote margin.

The selection of Sadhbh O’Neill as the Labour Party candidate for Waterford was confirmed on 11 October 2024.

The editorial in the Munster Express (15 October 2024) reported that Deputy Matt Shanahan would be contesting the general election – running once more as an independent candidate.

As reported by the Waterford News and Star (30 October 2024), Killian Mangan will contest Waterford as a non party candidate.

Wexford (4 seats – 15 candidates): Deputy Johnny Mythen (Sinn Féin), Deputy James Browne (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Verona Murphy (Independent), Cllr. Michael Sheehan (Independent), Cllr. Jim Codd (Aontú), Cllr. Bridín Murphy (Fine Gael), Cllr. Cathal Byrne (Fine Gael), Cllr. George Lawlor (Labour Party), Cllr. Jackser Owens (Independent), Mick Wallace (Independents 4 Change), Michelle O’Neill (Fianna Fáil), Peadar McDonald (Green Party), Jason Murphy (National Party), Martina Stafford (Solidarity), Stephen Power (The Irish People)

Cllrs. Bridín Murphy and Cathal Byrne were selected to run in the general election for Fine Gael at the party’s selection convention in Wexford Town on 17 July 2024.

Cllr. George Lawlor was selected to run in the general election for Labour at the party’s selection convention in Wexford Town on 18 July 2024, as reported on the South East Radio website (19 July 2024).

Deputy James Browne was selected to contest the general election for Fianna Fáil at the party’s selection convention, which took place on 19 July 2024. On 1 November 2024 it was announced that Michelle O’Neill, who contested the Wexford electoral area in June’s local elections as a non-party candidate, was being added to the Fianna Fáil candidate list. Fianna Fáil Councillor, Cllr. Michael Sheehan, announced a few days later that he was leaving the party and would contest the general election as a non-party candidate, as reported by Darragh Clifford of the Wexford People (4 November 2024).

The South East Radio website (11 September 2024) reported that Deputy Johnny Mythen was selected to contest the general election at the Sinn Féin selection convention for Wexford.

Wicklow-Wexford (3 seats – 10 candidates): Senator Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Peir Leonard (Independent), Cllr. Pat Kennedy (Fianna Fáil), Cllr. Fionntán O Súillebháin (Sinn Féin), Brian Brennan (Fine Gael), Aislinn O’Keeffe (Solidarity), Ann Walsh (Green Party), Sinéad Boland (Aontú), Frances Lawlor (Independent Ireland), Ilsa-Maria Nolan (Independent)

Brian Brennan was selected as Fine Gael candidate for the new Wicklow-Wexford constituency at a selection convention, which took place in the Ashdown Park Hotel in Gorey on 22 July 2024. According to Dan Walsh on the WexfordLocal.com (21 July 2024) website, this convention was also to be contested by Cllr. Peter Stapleton.

Senator Malcolm Byrne and Cllr. Pat Kennedy were selected as the Fianna Fáil candidates for Wicklow-Wexford at the party’s selection convention on 24 July 2024.

The South East Radio website (9th September 2024) reports that Cllr. Fionntán O Súillebháin will be contesting this constituency as a Sinn Féin candidate. The party selection convention took place in the Arklow Bay Hotel in early September 2024.

Cllr. Peir Leonard announced that she would be contesting the general election in Wicklow-Wexford as an independent candidate on 4 October 2024.

Wicklow (4 seats – 18 candidates): Deputy John Brady (Sinn Féin), Deputy Simon Harris (Fine Gael), Deputy Stephen Donnelly (Fianna Fáil), Deputy Jennifer Whitmore (Social Democrats), Deputy Steven Matthews (Green Party), Cllr. Joe Behan (Independent), Cllr. Edward Timmins (Fine Gael), Cllr. Gerry O’Neill (Independent), Cllr. Paul O’Brien (Labour Party), Shay Cullen (Independent), Kellie McConnell (People Before Profit), Ciarán Hogan (Aontú), Charlie Keddy (Independent), Michaela Keddy (The Irish People), Rob Carry (Independent), Dominic Plant (Independent), Philip Dwyer (Independent)

Cllr. Paul O’Brien was selected to contest the Wicklow constituency as the Labour Party candidate on 30 July 2024.

Deputy John Brady was selected as the Sinn Féin candidate for Wicklow at a selection convention on 7 August 2024.

Deputy Simon Harris and Cllr. Edward Timmins were selected as Fine Gael general election candidates for Wicklow at the party selection convention on Friday 13 September 2024, with former Fine Gael County Councillor for the Wicklow electoral area, Shay Cullen losing out. He later announced on 11 October 024 that he would be contesting the election as an independent candidate, as reporteed by the Wicklow People (11 October 2024).

As reported by Tom Galvin in the Bray People (17 September 2024), the Social Democrats selection convention took place in Greystones on Saturday 14 September. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore was selected as the party’s candidate for Wicklow.

The Greystones Guide (7 October 2024) reports that Kellie McConnell will be contesting Wicklow for People Before Profit.

According to Fionnán Sheahan in the Irish Independent (9 October 2024), Deputy Stephen Donnelly is set to be the only Fianna Fáil candidate for Wicklow as the two other nominees for the party’s selection convention, Senator Pat Casey and Sonia Casey-Short have both withdrawn from the contest. His selection was confirmed at the party selection convention on 10 October 2024.

On 27 October 2024, former Dáil deputy, Cllr. Joe Behan, announced his intention to contest the general election.

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I currently estimate that there are 687 officially selected, or declared, general election candidates so far, based on the information that I’ve managed to attain.  

246 of these candidates are women (35.8%) and 441 of these candidates are men (64.2%).

125 of the selected/declared candidates, as of now, are Dáil Deputies/TDs (18.2% – 78.1% of the current number of TDs), while 29 are Senators (4.2% – 48.3% of all Senators) and 177 are County or City Councillors (25.8% – 18.7% of all Councillors). At least 31 of the other candidates, who do not currently hold electoral office are former Dáil Deputies/TDs, or former Senators or former MEPs or former County/City Councillors or Town Commissioners (4.5%). In all, 20 former Dáil Deputies/TDs (2.9%), including those who are currently Senators or County/City Councillors, are currently included on this general election candidates list.