List of female members of the European Parliament for Ireland

This is a list of women who have served as members of the European Parliament for Ireland.

List

Denotes incumbent member of the European Parliament

Name	Constituency			Term start	Term end
Eileen Desmond^{[s 1]}	Munster	Labour	PES	1979	1981 ^{[nb 1]}
Síle de Valera^{[s 3]}	Dublin	Fianna Fáil	EPD	1979	1984 ^{[nb 2]}
Mary Banotti^{[s 5]}	Dublin	Fine Gael	EPP ^{[nb 3]}	1984	2004 ^{[nb 4]}
Eileen Lemass^{[s 8]}	Dublin	Fianna Fáil	EDA	1984	1989 ^{[nb 5]}
Nuala Ahern^{[s 10]}	Leinster	Green	G	1994	1999^{[nb 6]}
Nuala Ahern^{[s 10]}	Leinster	Green	Greens/EFA	1999	2004 ^{[nb 7]}
Bernie Malone^{[s 13]}	Dublin	Labour	PES	1994	1999 ^{[nb 8]}
Patricia McKenna^{[s 15]}	Dublin	Green	G	1994	1999^{[nb 6]}
Patricia McKenna^{[s 15]}	Dublin	Green	Greens/EFA	1999	2004 ^{[nb 9]}
Avril Doyle^{[s 17]}	Leinster	Fine Gael	EPP–ED ^{[nb 3]}	1999	2009 ^{[nb 10]}
Dana Rosemary Scallon^{[s 20]}	Connacht–Ulster	Independent	EPP–ED ^{[nb 3]}	1999	2004 ^{[nb 11]}
Marian Harkin^{[s 22]}	North-West	Independent	ALDE	2004	2014 ^{[nb 12]}
Marian Harkin^{[s 22]}	Midlands–North-West	Independent	ALDE	2014^{[nb 12]}	2019 ^{[nb 13]}
Mary Lou McDonald^{[s 25]}	Dublin	Sinn Féin	GUE/NGL	2004	2009 ^{[nb 14]}
Mairead McGuinness ^{[s 27]}	East	Fine Gael	EPP–ED^{[nb 3]}	2004	2014^{[s 28]}
Mairead McGuinness ^{[s 27]}	Midlands–North-West	Fine Gael	EPP–ED^{[nb 3]}	2014	2020 ^{[s 28]}
Kathy Sinnott^{[s 29]}	South	Independent	IND/DEM	2004	2009 ^{[nb 15]}
Nessa Childers^{[s 31]}	East	Labour	S&D	2009	2013 ^{[nb 16]}
	East	Independent	NI	2013 ^{[nb 17]}	2014^{[nb 18]}
	Dublin ^{[nb 18]}	Independent	S&D	2014	2019 ^{[nb 19]}
Phil Prendergast^{[s 35]}	South	Labour	S&D	2011 ^{[nb 20]}	2014 ^{[nb 21]}
Emer Costello^{[s 37]}	Dublin	Labour	S&D	2012 ^{[nb 22]}	2014 ^{[nb 23]}
Lynn Boylan^{[s 39]}	Dublin	Sinn Féin	GUE/NGL	2014	2019 ^{[nb 24]}
Deirdre Clune^{[s 41]}	South	Fine Gael	EPP	2014	2024 ^{[nb 25]}^{[nb 26]}
Liadh Ní Riada^{[s 44]}	South	Sinn Féin	GUE/NGL	2014	2019 ^{[nb 27]}
Frances Fitzgerald^{[s 46]}	Dublin	Fine Gael	EPP	2019	2024^{[s 47]}^{[nb 28]}
Clare Daly^{[s 49]}	Dublin	Inds. 4 Change	GUE/NGL	2019	2024^{[s 50]}^{[nb 29]}
Grace O'Sullivan^{[s 52]}	South	Green	Greens/EFA	2019	2024^{[s 53]}^{[nb 30]}
Maria Walsh^{[s 55]}	Midlands–North-West	Fine Gael	EPP	2019	Incumbent ^{[s 56]}
Lynn Boylan	Dublin	Sinn Féin	The Left	2024	Incumbent
Nina Carberry	Midlands–North-West	Fine Gael	EPP	2024	Incumbent
Regina Doherty	Dublin	Fine Gael	EPP	2024	Incumbent
Kathleen Funchion	South	Sinn Féin	The Left	2024	Incumbent
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú	South	Fianna Fáil	RE	2024	Incumbent

Footnotes

^ Eileen Desmond resigned on 7 July 1981 and was substituted by Seán Treacy on 9 July 1981.^{[s 2]}
^ Síle de Valera did not contest the 1984 election.^{[s 4]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d From 1999 to 2009, the European People's Party was known as the European People's Party–European Democrats.^{[s 6]}
^ Mary Banotti did not contest the 2004 election.^{[s 7]}
^ Eileen Lemass was defeated at the 1989 election.^{[s 9]}
^ ^a ^b Both the Irish Green MEPs (Nuala Ahern and Patricia McKenna) sat from 1994 to 1999 as members of The Green Group in the European Parliament. After the 1999 election, they joined the new European Greens–European Free Alliance, an alliance of greens and regionalists.
^ Nuala Ahern did not contest the 2004 election.^{[s 11]}^{[s 12]}
^ Bernie Malone did not contest the 1999 election.^{[s 14]}
^ Patricia McKenna did not contest the 2004 election.^{[s 16]}
^ Avril Doyle did not contest the 2009 election.^{[s 18]}^{[s 19]}
^ The Connacht–Ulster constituency was abolished at the 2004 election. Dana Rosemary Scallon contested the new North-West constituency, where she was defeated.^{[s 21]}
^ ^a ^b The North-West constituency was abolished at the 2014 election, when Marian Harkin was elected for the new Midlands–North-West constituency.^{[s 23]}
^ Marian Harkin did not contest the 2019 election.^{[s 24]}
^ Mary Lou McDonald was defeated at the 2009 election.^{[s 26]}
^ Kathy Sinnott was defeated at the 2009 election.^{[s 30]}
^ Nessa Childers resigned from the parliamentary Labour Party in April 2013.^{[s 31]}^{[s 32]}
^ Having left Labour, Nessa Childers sat as a Non-Inscrit until the 2014 election.^{[s 31]}
^ ^a ^b The East constituency was abolished at the 2014 election. Nessa Childers stood in the Dublin constituency, where she won a seat.^{[s 33]}
^ Nessa Childers did not contest the 2019 election.^{[s 34]}
^ Alan Kelly was substituted by Phil Prendergast, after he was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2011 general election.^{[s 36]}
^ Phil Prendergast was defeated at the 2014 election.
^ Proinsias De Rossa was substituted by Emer Costello, after he resigned from the European Parliament in February 2012.
^ Emer Costello was defeated at the 2014 election.^{[s 38]}
^ Lynn Boylan was defeated at the 2019 election.^{[s 40]}
^ After the 2019 election, Clune did not re-take her seat until the reallocation of seats which took place when the MEPs elected for the United Kingdom vacated their seats on the implementation of Brexit on 31 January 2020.^{[s 42]}
^ Deirdre Clune did not contest the 2024 election.^{[s 43]}
^ Liadh Ní Riada was defeated at the 2019 election.^{[s 45]}
^ Frances Fitzgerald did not contest the 2024 election.^{[s 48]}
^ Clare Daly was defeated at the 2024 election.^{[s 51]}
^ Grace O'Sullivan was defeated at the 2024 election.^{[s 54]}

References

^ Personal profile of Eileen Desmond in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Eileen Desmond". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ Personal profile of Síle de Valera in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Síle de Valera". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ Personal profile of Mary Banotti in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ ""Shaping Europe – 25 years of the European People's Party" by Wilfried Martens, President of the European People's Party". Epp-ed.europarl.eu.int. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
^ "Mary Banotti". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ Personal profile of Eileen Lemass in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Eileen Lemass". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ Personal profile of Nuala Ahern in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Nuala Ahern". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ Edwards, Elaine (4 November 2003). "Green MEP Ahern decides not to run in 2004". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ Personal profile of Bernie Malone in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Bernie Malone". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ Personal profile of Patricia McKenna in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Patricia McKenna". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ Personal profile of Avril Doyle in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Avril Doyle". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ Doyle, Kilian (7 January 2009). "Avril Doyle declines to contest European election". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ Personal profile of Dana Scallon in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Dana Rosemary Scallon". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ Personal profile of Marian Harkin in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Marian Harkin". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "MEP Marian Harkin will not seek re-election". Irish Examiner. 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
^ Personal profile of Mary Lou McDonald in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Mary Lou McDonald". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ Personal profile of Mairead McGuinness in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Mairead McGuinness". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ Personal profile of Kathy Sinnott in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Kathy Sinnott". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Personal profile of Nessa Childers in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Labour MEP Childers quits party". Irish Independent. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Childers opts for Dublin constituency". The Corkman. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Crowded field in Dublin as well-known contenders do battle for just four seats". Irish Examiner. 6 May 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
^ Personal profile of Phil Prendergast in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "Phil Prendergast". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ Personal profile of Emer Costello in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "Emer Costello". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ Personal profile of Lynn Boylan in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Lynn Boylan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ Personal profile of Deirdre Clune in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Deirdre Clune". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ Hurley, Sandra (15 November 2023). "Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune will not contest next election". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023.
^ Personal profile of Liadh Ní Riada in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Liadh Ní Riada". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ Personal profile of Frances Fitzgerald in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ "Frances Fitzgerald". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ "Fitzgerald not contesting European Parliament election next year". RTÉ News. 6 November 2023. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023.
^ Personal profile of Clare Daly in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ "Clare Daly". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ Gataveckaite, Gabija (11 June 2024). "Clare Daly has lost her seat as an MEP in Dublin after Bríd Smith's transfers failed to get her ahead in the race". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ Personal profile of Grace O'Sulliva in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ "Grace O'Sullivan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ "European elections in Ireland: Counting resumes for fifth day". BBC News. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ Personal profile of Maria Walsh in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ "Maria Walsh". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

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[3] Eileen Desmond resigned on 7 July 1981 and was substituted by Seán Treacy on 9 July 1981.^{[s 2]}

[6] Síle de Valera did not contest the 1984 election.^{[s 4]}

[epp-name-changes-9] From 1999 to 2009, the European People's Party was known as the European People's Party–European Democrats.^{[s 6]}

[11] Mary Banotti did not contest the 2004 election.^{[s 7]}

[14] Eileen Lemass was defeated at the 1989 election.^{[s 9]}

[green-groups-1999-16] Both the Irish Green MEPs (Nuala Ahern and Patricia McKenna) sat from 1994 to 1999 as members of The Green Group in the European Parliament. After the 1999 election, they joined the new European Greens–European Free Alliance, an alliance of greens and regionalists.

[19] Nuala Ahern did not contest the 2004 election.^{[s 11]}^{[s 12]}

[22] Bernie Malone did not contest the 1999 election.^{[s 14]}

[25] Patricia McKenna did not contest the 2004 election.^{[s 16]}

[29] Avril Doyle did not contest the 2009 election.^{[s 18]}^{[s 19]}

[32] The Connacht–Ulster constituency was abolished at the 2004 election. Dana Rosemary Scallon contested the new North-West constituency, where she was defeated.^{[s 21]}

[harkin-constit-35] The North-West constituency was abolished at the 2014 election, when Marian Harkin was elected for the new Midlands–North-West constituency.^{[s 23]}

[37] Marian Harkin did not contest the 2019 election.^{[s 24]}

[40] Mary Lou McDonald was defeated at the 2009 election.^{[s 26]}

[45] Kathy Sinnott was defeated at the 2009 election.^{[s 30]}

[childers-lab-48] Nessa Childers resigned from the parliamentary Labour Party in April 2013.^{[s 31]}^{[s 32]}

[childers-non-inscrit-49] Having left Labour, Nessa Childers sat as a Non-Inscrit until the 2014 election.^{[s 31]}

[childers-to-dublin-50] The East constituency was abolished at the 2014 election. Nessa Childers stood in the Dublin constituency, where she won a seat.^{[s 33]}

[53] Nessa Childers did not contest the 2019 election.^{[s 34]}

[56] Alan Kelly was substituted by Phil Prendergast, after he was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2011 general election.^{[s 36]}

[57] Phil Prendergast was defeated at the 2014 election.

[59] Proinsias De Rossa was substituted by Emer Costello, after he resigned from the European Parliament in February 2012.

[61] Emer Costello was defeated at the 2014 election.^{[s 38]}

[64] Lynn Boylan was defeated at the 2019 election.^{[s 40]}

[67] After the 2019 election, Clune did not re-take her seat until the reallocation of seats which took place when the MEPs elected for the United Kingdom vacated their seats on the implementation of Brexit on 31 January 2020.^{[s 42]}

[69] Deirdre Clune did not contest the 2024 election.^{[s 43]}

[72] Liadh Ní Riada was defeated at the 2019 election.^{[s 45]}

[76] Frances Fitzgerald did not contest the 2024 election.^{[s 48]}

[80] Clare Daly was defeated at the 2024 election.^{[s 51]}

[84] Grace O'Sullivan was defeated at the 2024 election.^{[s 54]}

[1] Personal profile of Eileen Desmond in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[elecs_irl_eileen_desmond-2] "Eileen Desmond". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[4] Personal profile of Síle de Valera in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[elecs_irl_sile_de_valera-5] "Síle de Valera". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[7] Personal profile of Mary Banotti in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[epp25-martens-8] ""Shaping Europe – 25 years of the European People's Party" by Wilfried Martens, President of the European People's Party". Epp-ed.europarl.eu.int. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2010.

[elecs_irl_mary_banotti-10] "Mary Banotti". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[12] Personal profile of Eileen Lemass in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[elecs_irl_eileen_lemass-13] "Eileen Lemass". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[15] Personal profile of Nuala Ahern in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[elecs_irl_nuala_ahern-17] "Nuala Ahern". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[itimes-ahern-not-stand-2004-18] Edwards, Elaine (4 November 2003). "Green MEP Ahern decides not to run in 2004". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[20] Personal profile of Bernie Malone in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[elecs_irl_bernie_malone-21] "Bernie Malone". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[23] Personal profile of Patricia McKenna in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[elecs_irl_patricia_mckenna-24] "Patricia McKenna". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[26] Personal profile of Avril Doyle in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[elecs_irl_avril_doyle-27] "Avril Doyle". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[itimes-doyle-not-stand-2009-28] Doyle, Kilian (7 January 2009). "Avril Doyle declines to contest European election". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[30] Personal profile of Dana Scallon in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[elecs_dana_scallon-31] "Dana Rosemary Scallon". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[33] Personal profile of Marian Harkin in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[elecs_irl_marian_harkin-34] "Marian Harkin". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

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[elecs_mary_lou_mcdonald-39] "Mary Lou McDonald". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[41] Personal profile of Mairead McGuinness in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

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[43] Personal profile of Kathy Sinnott in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[elecs_irl_kathy_sinnott-44] "Kathy Sinnott". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[ep-childers-46] Personal profile of Nessa Childers in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[indep.ie-childers-quits-labour-47] "Labour MEP Childers quits party". Irish Independent. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[corkman-childers-opts4-dublin-51] "Childers opts for Dublin constituency". The Corkman. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

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[elecs_irl_phil_prendergast-55] "Phil Prendergast". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[58] Personal profile of Emer Costello in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

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[62] Personal profile of Lynn Boylan in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[elecs_irl_lynn_boylan-63] "Lynn Boylan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

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[68] Hurley, Sandra (15 November 2023). "Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune will not contest next election". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023.

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[79] Gataveckaite, Gabija (11 June 2024). "Clare Daly has lost her seat as an MEP in Dublin after Bríd Smith's transfers failed to get her ahead in the race". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[81] Personal profile of Grace O'Sulliva in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

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