So far, more than 100 seats in the 34th Dáil have been filled in the 2024 General Election.
As Ceann Comhairle, Seán Ó Fearghaíl of Fianna Fáil was automatically re-elected in Kildare South, this left 173 seats open for the taking.
Here is every candidate who has won a seat in order of when they were elected on day two of counting.
Rose Conway-Walsh
Deputy Conway-Walsh is the standard bearer for Sinn Féin in this constituency.
Sinn Féin took over 22% of first preferences in Mayo in 2020 and will be hoping to hold on to a significant volume of those this time.
Albert Dolan
A general election novice, he has served on Galway County Council since 2019.
In June 2024, he became the youngest ever Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council aged 25.
This morning he celebrated his 26th birthday by being elected to the 34th Dáil.
Mattie McGrath
Elected for Fianna Fáil in 2007, Mattie McGrath resigned the party whip in June 2010 in opposition to legislation banning stag hunting.
He finally left the party in January 2011 and was elected as an Independent in 2011, 2016 and 2020.
Darragh O'Brien
Darragh O'Brien was elected to the Dáil on his first attempt in 2007, but was a victim of Fianna Fáil's implosion in 2011. He later topped the poll in Dublin Fingal in 2016, retaining his seat in 2020.
He is the outgoing Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Since the last government was formed, he has held a high-profile role amid an ongoing housing crisis.
Seán Fleming
Seán Fleming was first elected to the Dáil in 1997, and has held his seat at each subsequent election.
A Minister of State for Financial Services, Credit Unions & Insurance from 2020 to 2022, he was appointed Minister of State for International Development & Diaspora in the December 2022 reshuffle.
Brian Stanley
After twice contesting unsuccessfully for a Dáil seat in 2002 and 2007, Brian Stanley was first elected for the five-seat Laois-Offaly constituency in 2011 and has held his seat since.
He resigned from Sinn Féin in October 2024, describing an inquiry into a complaint made against him by
another party member as "seriously flawed.
Gary Gannon
Gary Gannon was first elected to the Dáil in 2020, having previously served as a member of Dublin City Council, first as an Independent and then as a representative of the Social Democrats.
In the 2020 general election, Mr Gannon polled 2,912 first preference votes, a 9.3% vote share. He claimed the fourth and last seat ahead of the veteran local campaigner, Christy Burke. Mr Gannon has worked as a Community Development worker and as a Career Guidance advocate in the inner-city area.
Brian Brennan
Living in Gorey, Brian Brennan has spent most of his working life in Arklow where he spent 20 years as owner of the Arklow Bay Hotel.
He is a first-time Dáil candidate.
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin has been a Gorey-based member of Wexford County Council since 2014. This is his first time to contest a Dáil election.
In the June 2024 local election, Mr Ó Súilleabháin polled 854 first preferences in the Gorey LEA, a 7.4% vote share. He retained his seat on the 11th count.
Malcolm Byrne
After losing out at the 2016 general election, Gorey-based Malcolm Byrne secured a Dáil seat in the November 2019 Wexford by-election, caused by the election of Mick Wallace to the European Parliament.
He lost the seat at the following February's Dáil election and was subsequently elected to Seanad Éireann.
Mr Byrne has recently served as Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
Ivana Bacik
Elected a TD on her third attempt at a July 2021 by-election, Ivana Bacik was subsequently confirmed the Labour Party's 14th leader following the resignation of her predecessor, Alan Kelly, in March 2022.
Having contested unsuccessfully for a European Parliament seat in 2004, Ms Bacik twice ran unsuccessfully for a Dáil seat – first in a 2009 by-election for Dublin Central and then for Dún Laoghaire in 2011 – before finally securing a Dáil seat at the July 2021 by-election for Dublin Bay South caused by the
exit from politics of former Fine Gael housing minister, Eoghan Murphy.
James Geoghegan
From Ranelagh and a city councillor since 2019, James Geoghegan is the current Lord Mayor of Dublin.
He previously contested for a Dáil seat at the 2021 by-election in Dublin Bay South, which was won by
Ivana Bacik.
Grace Boland
A first-time Dáil candidate, she is a daughter of John Boland, a Fine Gael TD for Dublin North for over a decade and government minister in the 1980s.
Although she has no electoral track record, Ms Boland saw off stiff competition from Councillor Eoghan Dockrell to secure the Fine Gael nomination here.
Robert O'Donoghue
A county councillor and former deputy mayor of Fingal, Robert O'Donoghue topped the poll in the Rush-Lusk area in the 2024 local elections.
He is a first-time Dáil candidate. He was co-opted onto Fingal County Council in 2018 and elected in 2019.
James O'Connor
Elected to Cork County Council in May 2019, James O'Connor secured a Dáil seat in his first general election as a 22-year-old in 2020.
The Youghal-based returning TD is Fianna Fáil’s Spokesperson on Transport.
Séamus McGrath
A member of Cork City Council and a first-time Dáil candidate, Séamus McGrath is a brother of former minister for finance Michael McGrath, who was appointed EU Commissioner for Justice in September 2024.
Mr McGrath is seeking to retain a seat held by his brother from 2007 to 2024.
Dara Calleary
The son and grandson of former Mayo TDs, Dara Calleary won a Dáil seat at his first attempt in 2007 and retained it in 2011, 2016 and 2020.
He resigned as deputy leader of Fianna Fáil and minister for agriculture, food and the marine in August 2020 amid the 'Golfgate' controversy.
Mr Calleary has also served as Fianna Fáil's chief whip and as minister of state for the Gaeltacht and sport.
Alan Dillon
Elected to the Dáil as a first-time candidate in 2020, Alan Dillon was appointed minister of state at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the April 2024 Cabinet reshuffle.
He is a two-time All-Star and a former captain of the Mayo football team.
John Cummins
A former mayor of Waterford, John Cummins served on the City Council from 2009 until 2020, when he was elected to the Seanad for the Labour Panel.
He has since served as Fine Gael's Seanad Spokesperson on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. His election to the Upper House followed an unsuccessful tilt at a Dáil seat.
Peter Roche
Abbeyknockmoy-based Peter 'Pete' Roche has been a member of Galway County Council since 2009. He was a first-time Dáil candidate in 2020 but failed to take a seat.
Mr Roche topped the poll in the 2019 local elections, and was re-elected in June 2024, taking the
second seat on the first count.
Louis O'Hara
Cashla native Louis O'Hara performed well in his first Dáil election in 2020, losing out on a seat on the eighth and final count. He was something of a surprise in that general election, when he won 7,108 first preferences (a 16.7% share).
Unsuccessful in the 2019 local elections, he was elected for the Athenry-Oranmore LEA in 2024.
Paschal Donohoe
First elected to the Dáil in 2011, Paschal Donohoe is a former minister for finance and current Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform.
He has served as President of the Eurogroup of finance ministers since July 2020.
Seán Crowe
After running unsuccessfully in the Dáil elections of 1989, 1992 and 1997, Seán Crowe was finally elected a TD for Dublin South-West in 2002.
He lost his seat in 2007 but regained it in 2011 and held it in the two subsequent general elections.
In 2020, Mr Crowe was a poll-topper in Dublin South-West. He recently served as Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Health.
Mary Butler
Fianna Fáil's Mary Butler has held a high profile in recent years as Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People.
After winning a seat in the 2014 local elections, she was elected to the Dáil in 2016 after topping the poll on the first count.
Mark Ward
A former Mayor of South Dublin, Mark Ward was first elected to the Dáil at a November 2019 by-election caused by the departure of Fine Gael's Frances Fitzgerald to the European Parliament.
He was one of two Sinn Féin TDs returned for Dublin Mid-West in 2020.
Kieran O'Donnell
A TD since 2007, Kieran O'Donnell lost his seat in 2016 and was then elected to the Seanad. He regained his Dáil seat in 2020 and is the outgoing Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure.
As part of Leo Varadkar's Cabinet reshuffle in December 2022, he was appointed minister of state at the
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, with responsibility for Local Government and Planning.
He moved to the Department of Public Expenditure in Simon Harris’s April 2024 reshuffle, being appointed Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW.
Claire Kerrane
Unsuccessful in contesting the 2016 general election, Claire Kerrane took the third seat in Roscommon-Galway in 2020.
She was appointed Sinn Féin's Spokesperson on Children, Equality, Integration and Youth in
July 2024.
Deputy Kerrane had a remarkable success in the 2020 general election, becoming her party's first TD in the constituency since the foundation of the State.
Martin Daly
A Ballgar-based GP and former president of the Irish Medical Organisation, Martin Daly was selected by Fianna Fáil to contest this election ahead of former TD and outgoing senator Eugene Murphy.
He was previously unsuccessful as an Independent in the 2016 Seanad elections.
Jim O'Callaghan
A TD since 2016, Jim O'Callaghan turned down the position of minister of state at the Department of Justice following the 2020 general election in order to remain on the backbenches and provide a voice in
the party outside government.
A former Leinster rugby player, Portobello-based Mr O'Callaghan was previously a member of Dublin City Council.
Martin Heydon
First elected as a TD when he produced a poll-topping performance in Kildare South in 2011, Martin Heydon repeated the performance in 2016.
He retained his seat in 2020, and was subsequently appointed Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Marie Sherlock
A member of Seanad Éireann since 2020, Marie Sherlock is a first-time Dáil candidate. She is a sister of outgoing Labour TD for Cork East, Seán Sherlock, who has stepped down for this election.
She is based in Phibsborough and is Labour's spokesperson on Employment Affairs, Arts, Culture, Media and the Gaeltacht.
Duncan Smith
First contested for a Dáil seat at the November 2019 Dublin Fingal by-election, but he secured his seat a few months later in the February 2020 general Election. In the outgoing Dáil, he served as Labour Party Whip and Spokesperson on Health, Transport & Communications.
Ann Graves
Swords-based and a former Councillor, Ann Graves previously contested for a Dáil seat for the old Dublin Fingal constituency at the November 2019 by-election caused by Clare Daly's election to the European Parliament earlier that year.
Colm Brophy
A member of South Dublin County Council from 2009 until 2016, Colm Brophy claimed a Dáil seat on his second attempt in 2016, retaining it in 2020. He served as Minister of State with responsibility for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora from July 2020 to December 2022.
Cian O'Callaghan
A former Mayor of Fingal and a former member of the Labour Party, Cian O'Callaghan was first elected to the Dáil in 2020. He became Deputy Leader of the Social Democrats in July 2023 and is his party’s spokesperson on housing.
Rory Hearne
An academic at Maynooth University, Rory Hearne is a successor candidate to Social Democrats co-founder, Roisín Shortall, who has held a seat in the Dublin North-West constituency since 1992. He ran unsuccessfully in the recent European elections for the Midlands North West constituency.
Paul McAuliffe
A Dublin City Councillor from 2009 to 2020 and former Lord Mayor, McAuliffe secured a Dáil seat on his second attempt in February 2020. He was subsequently appointed Fianna Fáil's Spokesperson on Social Protection, Local Government, Electoral Reform. He served on the Public Accounts Committee in the last Dáil.
Dessie Ellis
After missing out on a Dáil seat on the final count in both 2002 and 2007 general election, Dessie Ellis secured a seat in 2011 and was comfortably returned in 2016 and 2020. He previously served as a Dublin City Councillor from 1999 to 2011.
Thomas Gould
A former Cork City councillor since 2009, Thomas Gould was elected to the Dáil on his third attempt when he topped the poll in the February 2020 General Election.
Pa Daly
Based in Tralee, Pa Daly was elected to the Dáil at the first time of asking in 2020, having succeeded Martin Ferris on the Sinn Féin ticket in Kerry. He is Sinn Féin's Spokesperson for Equality, Law Reform and Integration. He was a councillor from 2014-2020.
Timmy Dooley
First elected to the Dáil in 2007, Timmy Dooley topped the poll in the Clare constituency in 2016 but lost his seat in 2020. He was subsequently nominated by Micheál Martin, then Taoiseach, to the Seanad.
Darren O'Rourke
A former councillor, Ashbourne-based Darren O'Rourke was elected to the Dáil on his third attempt in 2020 when he topped the poll in the Meath East constituency.
He is Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on the Environment and Climate Action.
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Based in Kildare town, Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh was selected unopposed to be the Sinn Féin candidate in Kildare South following the resignation from the party of outgoing TD Patricia Ryan.
She was elected to Kildare County Council at the first time of asking in June 2024.
Mark Wall
A son of former TD and Senator Jack Wall, Mark Wall replaced his father on the ticket in 2016 but failed to take a seat in that election.
He was unsuccessful again in 2020, but was subsequently elected to the Seanad for the Industrial and Commercial Panel.
James Browne
James Browne, the son of long-serving Fianna Fáil TD John Browne, was elected to the Dáil on his first attempt in 2016 and returned in 2020.
Appointed Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality with responsibility for Law Reform in September 2020, he retained this position in the December 2022 reshuffle.
Johnny Mythen
Elected to Wexford County Council in 2014 for the Enniscorthy electoral area, Johnny Mythen secured a Dáil seat on his second attempt in 2020 when he delivered a poll-topping performance.
In 2020, Mr Mythen polled a remarkable 18,717 first preferences, a 24.9% vote share, which amounted to a quota and-a-half and comfortably ensured a seat on the first count. Mr Mythen's personal vote was the fifth largest of any candidate in the 2020 election.
George Lawlor
A poll-topper in the 2024 local elections and a mayor of Wexford on four occasions, George Lawlor previously contested for a Dáil seat in the November 2019 by-election caused by the election of Mick Wallace to the European Parliament.
Lawlor is now the Labour Party standard-bearer in a constituency where former party leader and government minister, Brendan Howlin, served as a TD from 1987 to the present.
Conor D McGuinness
Originally from Dungarvan and now living in An Rinn in Gaeltacht na nDéise, McGuinness was first elected to Waterford City Council for Dungarvan in 2019 and held his seat in 2024.
McGuinness bucked the trend for SF in the 2024 local elections, exceeding the quota on the first count to take the second seat in Dungarvan LEA.
Michael Murphy
Based in Clonmel, Michael Murphy joined Fine Gael in 2008 and was elected to South Tipperary County Council on his first attempt in 2009.
A councillor ever since, he was unsuccessful when standing in the 2011 general election.
Séamus Healy
First elected in the old Tipperary South constituency in a June 2000 by-election, Séamus Healy was returned to the Dáil in three of five subsequent general elections – missing out on a seat in 2007 and 2020.
Emer Higgins
A former member of South Dublin County Council, Emer Higgins secured a Dáil seat on her second attempt in 2020.
In April 2024, she replaced Neale Richmond as a Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise in the reshuffle that followed Simon Harris's election as Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach.
Cathal Crowe
Elected a TD as a first-time candidate in 2020, Cathal Crowe was subsequently appointed Fianna Fáil's Spokesperson on Tourism and Aviation.
Mr Crowe had been serving as the mayor of Clare when he was elected to the Dáil in 2020.
Maurice Quinlivan
Maurice Quinlivan was elected to the Dáil for the first time in 2016 when he became Sinn Féin's first TD in Limerick City for 93 years.
He then topped the poll in the constituency in the 2020 general election. He was unsuccessful in
running to be the first directly elected mayor of Limerick in June 2024.
Eoin Hayes
Eoin Hayes was elected as a councillor for the Kimmage-Rathmines LEA in the June 2024 local elections when he polled 1,652 first preference votes, a 10% vote share.
A graduate of the London School of Economics, he works as a consultant to small businesses.
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Pádraig O'Sullivan was elected a TD for the first time at November 2019 by-election, when he won the seat vacated by party colleague, Billy Kelleher, following his election to the European Parliament.
He was returned to the Dáil in 2020 and served as Fianna Fáil's spokesperson for special education.
Paul Gogarty
A Green Party TD from 2002 to 2011, Paul Gogarty lost his Dáil seat in 2011 and failed to regain it in three subsequent attempts – a 2019 by-election and the general elections of 2016 and 2020.
A former mayor of South Dublin, he has topped the poll in the Lucan area in the last two local elections.
Shane Moynihan
A member of South Dublin County Council, where he represents Palmerstown-Fonthill, this is Shane Moynihan's second time to contest for a Dáil seat.
From Lucan, he holds a PhD in Political Science from Trinity College.
John Lahart
A member of South Dublin County Council since 1999, John Lahart unsuccessfully contested the 2014 by-election in Dublin South West, before securing a Dáil seat in 2016.
After his re-election in 2020, Mr Lahart was appointed Fianna Fáil's spokesperson for Youth and Equality.
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
Elected to the Dáil as a first-time candidate in 2016, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire topped the poll in Cork South Central in 2020.
He is Sinn Féin's outgoing spokesperson for Social Protection.
Danny Healy-Rae
Elected to the Dáil on his first attempt in 2016, Danny Healy-Rae is a brother of fellow TD Michael Healy-Rae and a son of former TD Jackie Healy-Rae.
Danny Healy-Rae's entry into politics came when he was co-opted onto Kerry County Council in 2003, taking the place of his father.
Ruth Coppinger
A councillor from 2004 to 2014, Ruth Coppinger was first elected to the Dáil in a 2014 Dublin West by-election and was re-elected in 2016 under the banner of the Anti-Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit.
Ms Coppinger lost her Dáil seat in 2020 but was returned to Fingal County Council at the June 2024 local elections.
Roderic O'Gorman
Castleknock-based Roderic O'Gorman was first elected to the Dáil in 2020 and was subsequently appointed Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
A former chairperson of the Green Party, he succeeded Eamon Ryan to become his party’s fourth
leader in July 2024.
Joe Cooney
Fine Gael's Joe Cooney is based in Bodyke and topped the poll in each of the last four local elections he has contested.
He served as Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council and is a former chairman of Clare GAA County Board.
This was his first Dáil election.
Donna McGettigan
This is the first General Election for the Sinn Féin candidate in Clare.
Donna McGettigan was elected to Clare County Council in the local elections last June.
Shay Brennan
This is the third time the Dublin Rathdown candidate has contested in a general election.
He first contested in a by-election in 2009 in what was the Dublin South constituency. He again ran in 2020 but this is his first election where he won a Dáil seat.
Shay Brennan has been a member of Dún Laoghaire County Council since 2014.
He is the son of the late Seamus Brennan, a former TD and minister for Fianna Fáil.
Sinéad Gibney
The former chief executive of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission ran unsuccessfully in the European elections last June.
A first time TD, this is her first time to contest for a Dáil seat.
Maeve O'Connell
Fine Gael's Maeve O'Connell has been a member of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council since 2019.
A trained barrister with private industry experience, she is a lecturer in Law and Governance in Technological University Dublin.
This is O'Connell's first time contesting for a Dáil seat.
James Lawless
The Fianna Fáil candidate was first elected to the Dáil in 2016 and retained his seat in 2020.
He has served as chair of the Justice Committee from 2020 to 2024 and last June, he was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Transport and at the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications.
Ciarán Ahern
Labour's Ciarán Ahern first contested in a general election in 2020 and was in the race until the tenth count.
Last June, he secured a seat on South Dublin County Council in the local elections.
A first time TD, Mr Ahern is a solicitor specialising in labour law.
Paul Murphy
The People Before Profit-Solidarity candidate was first elected to the Dáil in a by-election in 2014 and kept his seat in the subsequent elections in 2016 and 2020.
Prior to his by-election win, he served as an MEP from 2011 to 2014.
Mr Murphy was originally a member of the Socialist Party and has been associated with several left-wing groupings across his political career.
Paul Lawless
Aontú's Paul Lawless won a seat on Mayo County Council in the local elections last June, becoming the first Aontú member elected to the council.
He contested in both the local elections in 2019 and the 2020 general elections, but was unsuccessful in both contests.
Lawless, who is based in Knock, is a Maths a PE teacher who also played for the Republic of Ireland at underage level and was signed by Derby County on a professional contract.
Keira Keogh
Fine Gael's Keira Keogh first stood for the party in the local elections last June, but was unsuccessful.
She is a first time TD who is based in Westport.
Keogh is a self-employed behaviour consultant working with neurodiverse children.
Frank Feighan
Frank Feighan first ran in a general election in 2007, he was elected and re-elected again in 2011.
In 2016, he chose not to run but successfully contested again in 2020 and was subsequently appointed Minister of State at the Department of Health.
He is also a former member of Roscommon County Council after he was elected for the Boyle area in 1999.
Catherine Connolly
Catherine Connolly is a former Labour Party Lord Mayor of Galway and Director of Elections for Michael D Higgins.
She won a Dáil seat as an Independent candidate on her third attempt in 2016 and retained her seat in 2020.
In the 33rd Dáil term, Connolly served as Leas-Ceann Comhairle.
Mairéad Farrell
Sinn Féin's Mairéad Farrell first successful run for the Dáil was in 2020.
She is the party's spokesperson on Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science and was appointed Chair of the PAC in October.
The Mervue native was first elected as a member of Galway City Council for the Galway City East electoral in 2014, and then lost her seat in the 2019 local elections.
Denise Mitchell
Sinn Féin's Denise Mitchell was first elected to the Dáil in 2016 and retained her seat in the 2020 election.
Before becoming a TD, she contested unsuccessfully in the 2009 local elections but succeeded in 2014 in the Beaumont-Donaghmede LEA of Dublin City Council.
Conor Sheehan
Conor Sheehan was first elected to Limerick City and County Council in 2019 and won reelection last June.
Sheehan also contested in the Limerick mayoral election but lost to John Moran.
The Corbally native is a first time TD.
Catherine Ardagh
A first time TD, this is Catherine Ardagh's third attempt to win a Dáil seat, after having first contested in 2016 and then again in 2020.
From 2016, she served as a member of the Seanad and previously worked as a Dublin City Councillor after being elected in 2014.
She is the daughter of the late former TD Seán Ardagh.
John McGuinness
Fianna Fáil's John McGuinness has been a TD for Carlow-Kilkenny since 1997.
He has served as a Chair of the Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform since 2016.
McGuinness first entered politics in 1979 when he won a seat on the Kilkenny Borough Council, and served as Mayor of Kilkenny City from 1996 until 1997.
Jen Cummins
A first-time Dáil candidate and a member of Dublin City Council since 2019, Jen Cummins represents the south-west inner city.
The Social Democrats TD has a background in education and youth work.
Máire Devine
A registered mental health nurse, Máire Devine first contested in a general election in 2016 but was unsuccessful.
She was co-opted onto Dublin City Council in 2011, was elected in 2014 and regained that seat in 2024.
Devine is a former member of Seanad Éireann.
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Sinn Féin's Aengus Ó Snodaigh has been a TD since 2002 and first contested for a Dáil seat in 1987.
He is Sinn Féin's party whip and its spokesperson on Irish, Gaeltacht, Arts and Culture.
Prior to entering politics, he worked as a secondary school teacher in Dublin's inner city.
Jerry Buttimer
This is Jerry Buttimer's fifth time contesting in a general election.
He first served as a TD between 2011 and 2016, and is the outgoing Cathaoirleach of the Seanad.
A former schoolteacher, Buttimer was elected to the Seanad in 2007 after an unsuccessful first attempt to win a Dáil seat.
Pádraig Rice
Social Democrats' Pádraig Rice was elected to be a member of Cork City Council in the local elections last June.
The first time TD, who is from Ballyphehane, worked as the Policy and Research Manager with LGBT Ireland.
Norma Foley
Norma Foley first contested in a general election in 2007 and again in 2020 when she won a Dáil seat.
She served as Minister for Education in the outgoing Government.
A former teacher, Foley worked as a councillor since 1999 and was Mayor of Tralee on three occasions. She was also Mayor of Kerry.
Michael Cahill
Michael Cahill was first elected to Kerry County Council in 1990.
In 2011, he left the Fianna Fáil party and ran as an Independent in the 2014 local elections, but he later returned to the party.
Cahill unsuccessfully ran for the Seanad in 2002 and 2007.
Colm Burke
Fine Gael's Colm Burke is a former Senator and MEP.
He first contested in a general election in 1982 and secured a Dáil seat for the first time in 2020.
In April 2024, he was appointed Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy.
A qualified solicitor, Burke was a member of Cork City Council from 1995 to 2007 and was Lord Mayor from 2003 to 2004.
Ken O'Flynn
A former member of Fianna Fáil, Ken O'Flynn joined Independent Ireland in March 2024.
He was a Cork City Councillor with Fianna Fáil from 2009 until January 2020 when he resigned from the party.
O'Flynn contested as an Independent candidate in the 2020 general election but did not secure a seat.
His father Noel O'Flynn was a Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central from 2002 until 2011.
Ruairí Ó Murchú
Ruairí Ó Murchú first ran for the Dáil in the 2020 election, securing a seat at the time.
In 2017, he was co-opted to Louth County Council and retained his seat in 2019.
He is the party's spokesperson on Communications and Broadband.
Martin Kenny
Martin Kenny was first elected as a TD for Sligo-Leitrim in 2016 and retained his seat in 2020.
He was first elected to Leitrim County Council in 2004 and kept his seat in 2009 and 2014.
Kenny previously contested for a Dáil seat in 2007, 2011 and a 2014 by-election.
He is Sinn Féin's spokesperson on agriculture.
Thomas Byrne
Thomas Byrne first became a TD in 2007, but lost his seat in 2011.
However Byrne was returned to the Dáil in 2016 and held it in 2020.
From July 2020 until December 2022, he was Minister of State for European Affairs. He was then Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, adding Gaeltacht to his responsibilities in April 2024.
Byrne also contested in two European elections for Fianna Fáil in 2009 and 2014, but was unsuccessful on both occasions.
Gillian Toole
Gillian Toole was first elected to Meath County Council as a Fine Gael candidate in 2014.
In 2019, she left the party and has served as an Independent since then, topping the poll in the Ratoath LEA in the local elections last June.
A first time TD, Toole holds a BSc in Pharmacy from Trinity College Dublin.
Aidan Farrelly
Social Democrats' Aidan Farrelly was first elected to Kildare County Council in 2019 and was re-elected in 2024.
He was chosen as party co-founder Catherine Murphy's successor on the party ticket.
Farrelly is a lecturer in the Department of Applied Social Studies in Maynooth University.
Jennifer Whitmore
Jennifer Whitmore was first elected to the Dáil in 2020 and served as the Social Democrats spokesperson on Climate and Biodiversity, as well as Children and Youth Affairs.
She was first elected as a councillor for Wicklow County Council in 2014, topping the poll as an independent candidate.
Whitmore joined the Social Democrats in 2015 and retained her seat in the 2019 local elections.
Joanna Byrne
Sinn Féin's Joanna Byrne was first elected to Louth County Council in 2016 and was re-elected in the Drogheda Urban LEA in the local elections last June.
A first time TD, she is also the chairperson of Drogheda United FC and the only woman to hold that position across 20 League of Ireland clubs.
Sorca Clarke
Sorca Clarke was first elected to the Dáil in 2020, and was Sinn Féin's spokesperson on education.
A qualified accountant, she was elected a Sinn Féin councillor in Westmeath in 2014 and 2017. She lost her council seat in 2019.
Her first contest in an election was an unsuccessful run in the Mullingar West electoral area of Westmeath County Council in 2009.
Originally from Artane in Dublin, Clarke moved to Westmeath with her family in 2005.
Pat The Cope Gallagher
Pat The Cope Gallagher has contested in his eleventh general election, and was first elected as a TD in 1981.
The veteran Fiann Fáil figure is also a former MEP and was first elected to the European Parliament in 1994 and then again in 1999.
After winning a Dáil seat in 2002 and 2007, he then returned to European politics in 2009.
He was last elected to the Dáil in 2016 and narrowly missed out on a seat in 2020.
Gallagher's nickname 'The Cope' was originally his grandfather's and refers to the family involvement in the co-operative movement in Donegal.
Tom Brabazon
Fianna Fáil's Tom Brabazon was first elected to Dublin City Council in 2003 and served as the 351th Lord Mayor of Dublin.
This is his first time contesting in a general election.
Barry Heneghan
Barry Heneghan won a seat for Clontarf in the local elections last June.
He was supported in his general election campaign by former independent TD Finian McGrath.
Naoise Ó Muirí
This is Naoise Ó Muirí's first time securing a Dáil seat after contesting on two previous occasions.
He has served as a member of Dublin City Council since 2004 and was Lord Mayor of Dublin City Council in 2012/2013.
John Connolly
Fianna Fáil's John Connolly was first elected to Galway City Council for West Ward in 2004, but lost his seat after moving to Central Ward in 2009.
He re-entered local politics in 2019 and has represented Galway City West LEA since then.
A native Irish speaker who was principal of Athenry National School, this is his first Dáil run.
Hildegarde Naughton
Fine Gael's Hildegarde Naughton first contested for a Dáil seat in 2011, but it wasn't until 2016 when she was successful and then again in 2020.
The Oranmore native held a number of junior ministerial posts and was appointed government chief whip in December 2022.
She served as a Senator from 2013 until 2013.
Naughton worked as a primary school teacher and is a classically trained soprano.
Eamon Scanlon
Fianna Fáil's Eamon Scanlon was first elected to the Dáil in 2007.
He lost his seat in 2011, before winning it back in 2016 and then narrowly missed out on re-election in 2020.
Scanlon was elected to the agricultural panel of the Seanad in 2002 after unsuccessfully contesting for a Dáil seat.
After losing his Dáil seat in 2011, he returned to Sligo County Council in 2014 - he first served in the council chamber from 1991 to 2003.
Kevin 'Boxer' Moran
Kevin 'Boxer' Moran was a Fianna Fáil councillor from 1999 until he left the party in 2011.
In June 2015, he joined Independent Alliance and won his first Dáil seat in 2016.
He served as Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW in the 32nd Dáil, but lost his seat in the 2020 election and returned to Westmeath County Council in the local elections last June.
Charlie McConalogue
Fianna Fáil's Charlie McConalogue was fist elected to the Dáil in 2011 and retained his seat in 2016 and 2020.
In the 33rd Dáil, he was Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine after being appointed to the position in September 2020.
He served on Donegal County Council in 2009 before being elected to the Dáil two years later, and previously worked at Fianna Fáil headquarters as a political organiser.
Charles Ward
The Drumkeen-based defective concrete blocks campaigner ran an unsuccessful campaign in the local elections last June.
The first time TD is originally from Arranmore Island and has lived in Drumkeen for over 20 years.
Catherine Callaghan
Fine Gael's Catherine Callaghan is the party's first female candidate in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency.
She is based in Carlow and contested in the local elections last June but was unsuccessful.
The first time TD is a former member of the Defence Forces.
She has also worked as a farmer and business owner, and now works as a special needs assistant.
John Brady
John Brady secured a Dáil seat on his third attempt in 2016, and kept his seat in 2020.
He has served as Sinn Féin's spokesperson for youth and integration and foreign affairs spokesperson.
Brady contested in the general elections in 2007 and 2011.
He first entered local politics in 2004 and he retained his Wicklow County Council seat until 2016.
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Fianna Fáil's Peter 'Chap' Cleere has been a member of Kilkenny County Council since 2014.
A former Kilkenny hurler, this was Cleere's first time contesting in a general election.
Noel Grealish
Noel Grealish was elected as a TD in 2002 and in 2007 for the Progressive Democrats.
He was returned to the Dáil as an independent candidate in 2011, 2016 and 2020.
Micheál Carrigy
Micheál Carrigy was a first time general election candidate in 2020, but was unsuccessful at the time.
He was then elected to the Seanad Industrial and Commercial Panel.
He was a member of Longford County Council from 2009 to 2020 and was Cathaoirleach of the county council from 2019 to 2020.
Robert Troy
Fianna Fáil's Robert Troy was first elected to the Dáil in 2011 and retained his seat in 2016 and 2020.
He served as Minister of State for Trade Promotion from July 2020 until August 2022 when he resigned.
The Ballynacargy native was a Westmeath County Councillor for the Mullingar West area from 2004 until 2011.
Prior to becoming as full-time politician, he worked as a postmaster.
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
Fianna Fáil's Jennifer Murnane O'Connor was first elected to the Dáil in 2020 and serving as a councillor in Carlow for nearly two decades.
She also served in the Seanad when elected to the Labour panel in 2016.
She was co-opted to Carlow County Council in 2002 to replace her late father, Jimmy Murnane.
She retained her council seat in 2004, 2009 and in 2014.
Natasha Newsome Drennan
Election 2024 was Sinn Féin's Natasha Newsome Drennan first time contesting in a general election.
Last June she contested in the local elections but failed to secure a seat.
David Maxwell
David Maxwell has served as a member of Monaghan County Council since 2004.
The Fine Gael politician also served twice as Cathaoirleach.
Edward Timmins
Fine Gael's Edward Timmins has been a member of Wicklow County Council since 2004.
Based in Baltinglass, he works as a chartered accountant.
His late father Godfrey Timmins served as a TD for more than two decades and his brother, Billy, was also a TD from 1997 to 2016.
