| Members of the European Parliament for Ireland | |
|---|---|
| 1st delegation | (1973) |
| 2nd delegation | (1973–1977) |
| 3rd delegation | (1977–1979) |
| 1st term | (1979) |
| 2nd term | (1984) |
| 3rd term | (1989) |
| 4th term | (1994) |
| 5th term | (1999) |
| 6th term | (2004) |
| 7th term | (2009) |
| 8th term | (2014) |
| 9th term | (2019) |
| 10th term | (2024) |
| List of women MEPs | |
This is a list of the 10 members of the European Parliament for Ireland appointed to the delegation from the Oireachtas as a result of the Irish accession to the European Economic Community on 1 January 1973. The first delegation, served only two months, from 1 January 1973 until the 1973 general election in February.
| Name | National party | National office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Cruise O'Brien | Labour | Teachta Dála | |
| Anthony Esmonde | Fine Gael | Teachta Dála | |
| Michael Herbert | Fianna Fáil | Teachta Dála | |
| Michael Hilliard | Fianna Fáil | Teachta Dála | |
| Justin Keating | Labour | Teachta Dála | |
| Charles McDonald | Fine Gael | Senator | |
| Farrell McElgunn | Fianna Fáil | Senator | |
| Tom Nolan | Fianna Fáil | Teachta Dála | |
| Richie Ryan | Fine Gael | Teachta Dála | |
| Michael Yeats | Fianna Fáil | Senator | |
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