Lucinda Creighton is the leader of Renua Ireland, who will be contesting their first General Election this year. Ms Creighton has been a member of Dail Eireann since being elected for Fine Gael in 2007 in the Dublin South-East Constituency (now Dublin Bay South). She served as Minister for European Affairs during this term before being expelled from the Fine Gael Parliamentary party for voting against the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill in 2013. She is a qualified Barrister and is married with one child.
| Electorate | Seats | Total Poll | Turnout | Valid Poll | Spoiled Votes | Quota |
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| 73,066 | 4 | 40,016 | 54.77% | 39,703 | 313 | 7,941 |
Vote Distribution
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Count Results
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6567 | 6595 | 6661 | 6693 | 6873 | 7860 | 8023 | |
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5399 | 5416 | 5483 | 5527 | 5773 | 6324 | 6446 | 6547 |
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4575 | 4596 | 4674 | 4744 | 4949 | 5969 | 6678 | 6921 |
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4205 | 4227 | 4378 | 4480 | 4992 | 5391 | 5973 | 6221 |
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On the Ballot
Kevin Humphreys was elected a TD for the first time in the 2011 General Election in the then Dublin South-East constituency. He has been a member of the Labour Party for over 25 years. Mr Humphreys previously served on Dublin City Council from 1999-2011, topping the polls in his constituency in both 2004 and 2009. In July 2014, he was appointed Minister of State for Employment, Community and Social Support.
Eoghan Murphy was elected to Dail Eireann for the first time in the February 2011 General Election. Before being elected to Dail Eireann, Mr Muphy was a Fine Gael Councillor for the Pembroke-Rathmines ward, having been elected in June 2009. Prior to entering politics, he worked in international arms control and even worked for organisations including the United Nations. Upon his election to Dublin City Council, he left his job to dedicate himself full-time to politics in Ireland. Outside of politics he enjoys watching rugby, reading and outdoor activities.
First elected to Dublin City Council in 2014 for Rathgar-Rathmines, Kate O’Connell (36) is facing her first general election this year. The Fine Gael businesswoman says she is committed to supporting small businesses and wants to see an investment in the infrastructures of towns and villages. She is also a strong advocate for affordable childcare and wants to see the paid parental leave equally available to mothers and fathers.
A teacher by profession, Annette Mooney (48) is contesting the 2016 general election as a candidate for the People Before Profit Alliance. She has been involved in local campaigns against the water charges and is an advocate for rent controls and in abolishing USC for those earning under €50,000. She ran unsuccessfully in the 2011 general election, receiving close to 2 pc of the first preference votes cast.
Eamon Ryan is a former TD for the Dublin South constituency and current leader of the Green Party. First entering politics in 1999 as a Dublin City councillor, he served in the Dáil from 2002 to 2011 before losing his seat. While there, he was appointed as Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. Among his aims are a directly elected Mayor for Dublin, the installation of solar panels on the roof of every Government building, new green ways for Dublin’s canal system, better environmental protection laws, and a new ‘Bill of Digital Rights’ aimed at protecting people’s privacy online.
Jim O’Callaghan (47) was first elected to Dublin City Council in 2009 for Fianna Fáil and has retained his seat ever since. He is a practising Senior Counsel in civil law and has acted as a legal advisor for Fianna Fáil’s front bench for the past five years. Cllr O’Callaghan ran unsuccessfully for the 2004 local elections and the 2007 general election before gaining his current DCC seat. He lists encouraging small businesses though tax reform and the restoration of public services as his priorities for government.
Sinn Féin’s Chris Andrews was a Fianna Fáil TD for some years before leaving the party after its worst election defeat in 2011. Claiming he had become disillusioned, the former TD joined Sinn Féin in 2013 and was elected to Dublin City Council in 2014 as a member of the party. Cllr Andrews has been heavily involved in international activism and has long campaigned on matters relating to overseas aid and development. A volunteer team leader with the ‘Inner City Helping Homeless’ group, he sees finding a solution to the lack of housing in many areas as one of the mains focus for the next Government.
An interior designer and Social Democrats candidate for the Dublin Bay South constituency, Glenna Lynch (51) first gain media attention when she grilled then presidential candidate Seán Gallagher during the 2011 presidential elections. A strong believer in open government, Ms Lynch is campaigning for greater transparency in politics and wants to curtail the number of religious organisations running state-funded schools. If elected, she hopes to push for a referendum on repealing the 8th Amendment of the Constitution.
Independent candidate Mannix Flynn was first elected to Dublin City Council in 2009. Following an unsuccessfully 2011 general election bid for Dublin South–East, he was re-elected to DCC in 2014. A well-known Dublin playwright and author, he has previously published accounts of his experiences as a child in Letterfrack Industrial School.
Donnybrook native William Gorman is standing as an Independent for Dublin Bay South and in Dublin Central. Previously he stood as an Independent in the old Dublin South-East constituency in 1997 and polled at 99 first preference votes.
John Keigher is a barrister by profession and is running for election for the second time. He previously ran for Dail Eireann in 2011.
Alan MacStiofain (33) is an independent candidate running for election for the first time. The former Vice-President of DIT Students Union wants to bring more creativity to Dail Eireann
Eoin Tierney is the grandson of the late TD and Senator Michael Tierney. Mr Tierney's election posters have been eye catching this campaign depicting foxes, eagles, bats and lambs. Having previously contested the 2007 general election as an Independent candidate, he is running for Dail Eireann for the second time.