LAST UPDATE | 30 Apr
APPLICATIONS TO CONTEST the European elections on 7 June have now closed.
Voters will go to the polls to cast their ballots on who they would like to fill Ireland’s 14 MEP seats in the next European Parliament out of a record number of 74 candidates.
Here is the final list of all the candidates you should see on your ballot sheet this June:
Candidates have already been hitting the doorsteps and canvassing will ramp up significantly in the coming weeks.
The European Parliament had its final sitting in Strasbourg this week so you can expect that incumbent MEPs will also be a lot more visible.
Each candidate has now also prepared a replacement list: one person from that list will be selected to take over the seat if it becomes vacant at some point during their term. This is because there are no by-elections for the European Parliament.
Parties must select six people for the list while independent candidates must select four. A copy of this list will be available at every polling station on polling day, 7 June.
From 8 May, members of the public will begin to see posters being erected. Voters also have until 20 May to register to vote.
Posters must be removed, by law, by 14 June.
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