Joseph Costello is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a member of Dublin City Council since 2019. He served as a Minister of State from 2011 to 2014. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency from 1992 to 1997 and 2002 to 2016. He was a Senator for the Administrative Panel from 1989 to 1992 and from 1997 to 2002. During his time as councilor,he was Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin to then Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland from 2021 to 2022.
Niamh Cosgrave is a former Fine Gael politician from Dublin,Ireland. She campaigned for victims of the Hepatitis C blood contamination scandal,and was the subject of a book on this. She was briefly a member of the second house of the Irish parliament,and,for several years,of Dublin City Council,which,in a very rare move,removed her for non-attendance. She later moved to France,where she survived a serious attack;she was subsequently the subject of a TV documentary.
Dermot Lacey is an Irish Labour Party politician. He is a member of Dublin City Council in Dublin,Ireland.
Eoin ÓBroin is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and writer who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin Mid-West constituency since the 2016 general election.
Darragh O'Brien is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Minister for Housing,Local Government and Heritage since June 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Fingal constituency since the 2016 general election,and previously from 2007 to 2011 for the Dublin North constituency. He previously served as a Senator for the Labour Panel from 2011 to 2016.
Aodhán ÓRíordáin is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay North constituency since the 2020 general election,and previously from 2011 to 2016 for the Dublin North-Central constituency. He served as Minister of State for Communities,Culture and Equality from 2014 to 2016,and Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy from 2015 to 2016. He was a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 2016 to 2020.
The Social Democrats are a centre-left,social-democratic political party in Ireland. The party was launched on 15 July 2015 by three independent TeachtaíDála,Catherine Murphy,and Róisín Shortall,and Stephen Donnelly. It promotes the Nordic model and pro-European views.
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency since the 2020 general election. She previously served as a Senator for the Labour Panel from 2016 from 2020.
An election to Dublin City Council took place on 24 May 2019 as part of the Irish local elections. 63 councillors were elected from 11 local electoral areas (LEAs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) for a five-year term of office.
Patrick Bourke is an Irish Independent politician.
An election to Cork City Council was held in Cork city in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. Thirty-one councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote. This election broadly coincided with an increase in the city council area,and several outgoing members of Cork County Council,based in areas transferred to the city,stood for election to the city council. Besides extending all LEAs into the former county area,the former LEA of North Central was abolished and its area divided between North West and North East.
A Waterford City and County Council election was held in County Waterford and Waterford City in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 32 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote.
Hazel Chu is an Irish Green Party politician who has been a member of Dublin City Council since May 2019. She was elected Cathaoirleach (chairperson) of the Irish Green Party in December 2019,and was succeeded by Senator Pauline O'Reilly in December 2021. She was the first Irish-born person of Chinese descent elected to political office on the island of Ireland. She served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2020 to 2021,and in doing so became the first person of Chinese ethnicity to be mayor of a European capital.
The election to the 26th Seanad took place after the dissolution of the 32nd Dáil on 14 January 2020. The Constitution of Ireland requires a general election for Seanad Éireann,the Senate of the Oireachtas,to take place not later than ninety days after a dissolution of the Dáil. There are 60 seats in the Seanad:43 were elected on five vocational panels by serving politicians,for which polling closed on 30 March 2020;6 were elected in two university constituencies,for which polling closed on 31 March 2020;and 11 were nominated by the Taoiseach on 27 June 2020.
Annie Hoey is an Irish Labour Party politician who has served as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel since April 2020.
John Cummins is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Senator for the Labour Panel since April 2020.
Pauline O'Reilly is an Irish Green Party politician who has served as a Senator for the Labour Panel since April 2020 and Cathaoirleach of the Green Party since December 2021.
Marie Sherlock is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Senator for the Labour Panel since April 2020.
Alison Gilliland is an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2021 to 2022.
A by-election was held for the Seanad Éireann Dublin University constituency in Ireland in March 2022. Ballot papers were issued on 25 February and polls closed at 11 a.m. on 30 March 2022. The election was won by former army officer and whistleblower Tom Clonan.
