Bernard J. Durkan is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare North constituency from 1997 to 2024,and previously from 1982 to 1997 and 1981 to 1982 for the Kildare constituency. He previously served as Minister of State for Social Welfare from 1994 to 1997. He was a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from May 1982 to November 1982.
Michael Ring is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency from 1997 to 2024,and previously from 1994 to 1997 for the Mayo West constituency. He served as Minister for Rural and Community Development from 2017 to 2020 and as a Minister of State from 2011 to 2017.
Frances Fitzgerald is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Tánaiste from 2016 to 2017,Minister for Business,Enterprise and Innovation from June 2017 to November 2017,Minister for Justice and Equality from 2014 to 2016,Minister for Children and Youth Affairs from 2011 to 2014,and Leader of Fine Gael in the Seanad from 2007 to 2011. She served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Dublin constituency from 2019 to 2024 and a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1992 to 2002 and 2011 to 2019. She was also a Senator for the Labour Panel from 2007 to 2011.
Mayo County Council is the local authority of County Mayo,Ireland. As a county council,it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community,roads and transportation,urban planning and development,amenity and culture,and environment. The council has 30 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (chairperson). The county administration is headed by a chief executive,Kevin Kelly. The county town is Castlebar.
Simon Harris is an Irish Fine Gael politician serving as Tánaiste,Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Minister for Defence since January 2025,having previously served as Taoiseach from 2024 to 2025. He has been leader of Fine Gael since 2024 and a TD for the Wicklow constituency since 2011. A Cabinet minister since 2016,he previously served as a minister of state from 2014 to 2016.
Martin Heydon is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Agriculture,Food,Fisheries and the Marine since January 2025. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare South constituency since 2011. He previously served as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture,Food and the Marine from 2020 to 2025 and the Chair of the Fine Gael parliamentary party from 2016 to 2020.
Alan Dillon is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency since the 2020 general election.
Seán Canney is an Irish independent politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency since 2016. He has served as a Minister of State since January 2025,and previously from 2016 to 2017 and again from 2018 to 2020.
The Centre Party of Ireland,formerly Renua,is a fringe political party in Ireland. The party was launched on 13 March 2015,with former Fine Gael TD Lucinda Creighton as founding leader. Prior to its launch it had used the slogan Reboot Ireland. The name Renua was intended to suggest both the English Renew and the Irish RéNua "New Era". The party changed its name to the Centre Party of Ireland in 2023.
Colm Brophy is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency since the 2016 general election. He served as Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs from July 2020 to December 2022.
Lisa Chambers is an Irish barrister and former Fianna Fáil politician. She served on Mayo County Council from 2014 to 2016,before serving as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency from 2016 to 2020. After losing her Dáil seat at the 2020 general election,she served as a senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 2020 to 2025 and was leader of the Seanad from 2022 to 2025.
Maria Walsh is an Irish politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the Midlands–North-West constituency since July 2019. She was re-elected for a second five-year term in June 2024. She is a member of Fine Gael,part of the European People's Party. Outside of politics,she is known for winning the 2014 Rose of Tralee pageant.
Pippa Hackett is an Irish Green Party politician who served as a Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture,Food and the Marine from June 2020 to January 2025. She was one of three Ministers of State in attendance at cabinet,but without a vote. She was a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from November 2019 to January 2025.
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Health since January 2025. She previously served as Minister of State for European Affairs from 2024 to 2025 and Minister of State at the Department of Finance from 2022 to 2024. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency since the 2020 general election. She has worked as a solicitor and barrister within the public service and also as a government special advisor.
Verona Murphy is an Irish independent politician who has been Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann since 2024,and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency since 2020. Originally from the Ramsgrange area of County Wexford,Murphy was involved in the road haulage business before unsuccessfully standing for election,as a Fine Gael candidate,in the 2019 Dáil by-election in Wexford. After being de-selected by Fine Gael,she stood and was elected as an independent TD at the 2020 and 2024 general elections.
Emer Higgins is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Mid-West constituency since the 2020 general election.
The 2024 Irish general election to elect the 34th Dáil took place on Friday,29 November 2024,following the dissolution of the 33rd Dáil on 8 November by President Michael D. Higgins at the request of Taoiseach Simon Harris. Polls were open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m UTC. It elected 174 TeachtaíDála (TDs) across 43 constituencies of between 3 and 5 seats to Dáil Éireann,the lower house of the Oireachtas,Ireland's legislature. Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023,the number of TDs was increased from 160 to 174,making it the largest Dáil in the history of the state,with an increase in the number of constituencies from 39 to 43. The main issues in the campaign were the cost of living,housing affordability and availability,immigration and asylum management,and economic stability amid external trade uncertainties,reflecting voter concerns despite the country's strong overall financial health.
John McGahon is an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 2020 until 2025.
Aisling Dolan is an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Senator from June 2020 to January 2025,after being nominated by the Taoiseach.
