Constituency: Dublin Fingal

Summary

Electorate Seats Total Poll Turnout Valid Poll Spoiled Votes Quota
93486 5 60850 65% 60388 462 10065

Vote Distribution

Count 1

Elected

Left Right

Count Results

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Darragh O'Brien Darragh O'Brien
(FF)

10826

Clare Daly Clare Daly
* (Ind)

9480 9552 9827 10566

Alan Farrell Alan Farrell
* (FG)

7514 7563 7627 7664 7672 8082 8244 8709 8969 9965

Brendan Ryan Brendan Ryan
* (Lab)

6009 6054 6125 6193 6210 6358 6800 7794 8424 9406

Louise O'Reilly Louise O'Reilly
(SF)

5228 5246 5314 5621 5719 5858 6193 6465 7911 8771

James Reilly James Reilly
* (FG)

4666 4699 4735 4767 4769 4955 5259 5549 5756 6215 6215

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Lorraine Clifford-Lee
(FF)

3359 3788 3871 3937 3953 4339 4705 5099 5595

Joe O'Brien Joe O'Brien
(GP)

2783 2802 2964 3105 3125 3430 3758

Tony Murphy Tony Murphy
(IA)

2503 2520 2679 2863 2896 3104

Barry Martin Barry Martin
(Ind)

2412 2424 2694 3126 3404 3649 4298 5077

Gerry Molloy Gerry Molloy
(R)

2091 2139 2219 2326 2355

Terry Kelleher Terry Kelleher
(AAA)

2067 2076 2210

Roslyn Fuller Roslyn Fuller
(Ind)

772 775

Marcus De Brun Marcus De Brun
(Ind)

627 633

Fergal O'Connell Fergal O'Connell
(Ind)

51 52

On the Ballot

Lorraine Clifford-Lee

Lorraine Clifford-Lee

Fianna Fáil

One of two Fianna Fáil candidates for Dublin Fingal, solicitor Lorraine Clifford is running alongside Senator Darragh O’Brien. A member of the party’s Ard Chomhairle (National Executive Committee), this will be her first time contesting a general election. Previously she unsuccessfully sought to represent the ward of Pembroke-South Dock on Dublin City Council in the 2014 local elections. A self-employed solicitor, Ms Clifford works with a number of activist groups in her local area and is a fluent Irish speaker.

Clare Daly

Clare Daly (Outgoing)

Independent

Clare Daly is the independent TD who won a Dail seat for the first time in the 2011 General Election. She was elected to the Fingal County Council in 1999, and was subsequently re-elected in 2004 and 2009 where she topped the poll on both occasions. Ms Daly previously ran unsuccessfully for the 1997, 2002 and 2007 General Elections. She has been involved in a number of high profile controversies since gaining her seat in 2011.

Marcus De Brun

Marcus De Brun

Independent

A General Practitioner based in Rush, Marcus De Brun (46) is a first-time Dáil candidate. Campaigning on a platform which includes medical and education issues, Dr De Brun believes as an Independent he can better represent the wishes and priorities of Dublin Fingal than those bound by a party whip.

Alan Farrell

Alan Farrell (Outgoing)

Fine Gael

The Fine Gael Politician won a Dail seat for the first time in the 2011 General Election having served seven years as a Fingal County Councillor. Having previously held the position of Deputy Mayor, he became the Mayor of Fingal in 2007. Mr Farrell has a strong business background, and has run his own small business for the past eight years.

Roslyn Fuller

Roslyn Fuller

Independent

Independent Roslyn Fuller (35) is a political activist and international law lecturer. This will be her first time contesting a general election. Born in Canada the 35-year-old is campaigning on a platform of ‘digital democracy’ – wherein she will allow her constituents to debate on online and have say on how she votes in Dáil Éireann. Alongside this, Ms Fuller is in favour of rent caps, free education and healthcare, scrapping Irish Water, and reforming the tax code.

Terry Kelleher

Terry Kelleher

Anti-Austerity Alliance

Socialist Party member Terry Kelleher is representing the Anti-Austerity Alliance in the Dublin-Fingal constituency this general election. A former Balbriggan Town Councillor, the long-standing trade unionist ran in the 2007 and 2011 general elections but failed to secure a seat. He is pushing for the write down of mortgages, the abolishment of Irish Water and water charges, and a commitment from the next Government to focus on building social and affordable homes.

Barry Martin

Barry Martin

Independent

Anti-austerity campaigner Barry Martin (27) was elected to Fingal County Council in 2014. A vocal critic of the current Fine Gael-Labour government, he is standing as an Independent in Dublin Fingal after leaving the People Before Profit Alliance as a part of a voting pact with TD Clare Daly. Cllr Martin is campaigning on a platform which including establishing a minimum standard of living for everyone in Ireland. Among his priorities are housing, education, public transport, and saving local amenities.

Gerry Molloy

Gerry Molloy

Renua Ireland

Standing for Renua Ireland in Dublin-Fingal, Gerry Molloy has been a GP in Malahide since 1986. Mr Molloy has been involved in a number of charities providing medical services and has also provided healthcare to companies and staff in Dublin Airport since 1997. He has also acted for several years as a Medical Officer for Lourdes Pilgrimages.

Tony Murphy

Tony Murphy

Independent Alliance

Tony Murphy is an Independent councillor sitting on Fingal County Council since 2014. He is contesting the 2016 election as part of the Independents Alliance, which is an umbrella group of like-minded Independents who are not bound by a party whip. Cllr Murphy has worked alongside a number of Balbriggan community groups for some 30 years, and is a current member of Fingal’s Economic Development and Enterprise SPC.

Joe O'Brien

Joe O'Brien

The Green Party

A member of the Green Party since 2007, Joe O’Brien (38) is running for the first time in a general election this year. In 2014, he narrowly missed out on a seat for Fingal County Council after 18 counts were required to decide the local election. Mr O’Brien is originally from Cork but lives in Dublin, and says that the last five years has been a losing battle for climate change. He wants to see local communities have a greater say on council budgets.

Darragh O'Brien

Darragh O'Brien

Fianna Fáil

Senator Darragh O’Brien (41) is looking to regain the Dáil seat he lost at the last election by standing as one of two Fianna Fáil candidates in Dublin-Fingal. First elected to the Dáil in 2007 for the then Dublin-North constituency, Mr O’Brien entered politics when he was co-opted onto Fingal County Council in 2004. He was elected to the Seanad after he losing his seat during the 2011 elections, which saw Fianna Fáil suffer their worst election defeat since the founding of the Irish Free State. A former Spokesperson on Sport, the 41-year-old is Fianna Fáil Seanad leader and the party's Upper House Spokesperson on Finance.

Fergal O'Connell

Fergal O'Connell

Independent

Based in Finglas, Fergal O'Connell is running as an Independent candidate. Previously he contested the 2014 local elections for Fingal County Council in Swords. He was eliminated in the first round, receiving some 23 first preference votes.

Louise O'Reilly

Louise O'Reilly

Sinn Féin

A full-time trade union organiser with SIPTU, Louise O’Reilly (42) is Sinn Féin’s candidate for Dublin-Fingal. She is campaigning for working families to be prioritised when it comes to investment in health, childcare, and education. From Crumlin, the long-time activist wants to see the abolishment of water charges and the introduction of a progressive tax system.

James Reilly

James Reilly (Outgoing)

Fine Gael

Dr James Reilly is the current Minister for Children and Youth Affairs as well as being the Deputy Leader of Fine Gael. The former medical doctor also served as Minister for Health from 2011-14. He was elected for the first time in 2007 and has retained his seat since. Dr Reilly was president of the Irish Medical Organisation prior to his election. He also served on the former Eastern Health Board, the Eastern Regional Health Authority and the Northern Area Health Board.

Brendan Ryan

Brendan Ryan (Outgoing)

Labour

Having failed to win a Dail seat in the 2007 General Election, Labour politician Brendan Ryan successfully did so in the 2011 General Election. Mr Ryan served as a Senator from 2007 to 2011, where he was party spokesperson on Education and Science, Transport and Defence. Mr Ryan has a degree in chemistry as well as a masters' degrees in food science and business administration. His areas of interest are in Housing and in Education.

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