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This is a list of the 15 members of the European Parliament for Ireland elected at the 1984 European Parliament election. They served in the 1984 to 1989 session.
†Replaced during term, see table below for details.
Party | Outgoing | Constituency | Reason | Date | Replacement | |
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Fine Gael | Richie Ryan | Dublin | Ryan was appointed to the European Court of Auditors | May 1986 | Chris O'Malley |
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