Adrian Kavanagh, 5th January 2026

This post will list all the officially selected/declared candidates for the upcoming Galway West and Dublin Central by-elections, which will take place at some stage in Spring/early Summer 2026.

As of this point in time, 2 candidates have been selected to contest the Galwaty West by-election, or have declared their intention to contest this, and 0 (0%) of these are women and 2 (100%) are men. 1 (50%) of the candidates currently hold electoral office –

As of this point in time, 4 candidates have been selected to contest the Dublin Central by-election, or have declared their intention to contest this, and 0 (0%) of these are women and 4 (100%) are men. 2 (50%) of the candidates currently hold electoral office –

The list of selected/declared candidates for the Galway West and Dublin Central by-election contests includes: