Constituency: Cork North-Central

Summary

Electorate Seats Total Poll Turnout Valid Poll Spoiled Votes Quota
102250 5 59623 58% 59071 552 9846

Vote Distribution

Count 1

Elected

Left Right

Count Results

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Pádraig O'Sullivan Pádraig O'Sullivan
(FF)

7708 7727 7741 7856 7999 8169 9089 9150 9528 9588 9605 10193

Thomas Gould Thomas Gould
(SF)

7399 7464 7488 7513 7526 7622 7644 8004 8251 10435

Colm Burke Colm Burke
(FG)

5736 5747 5758 5859 6420 6502 6617 6680 6913 6957 6971 8681 9064 11223

Ken O'Flynn Ken O'Flynn
(II)

5733 5792 5820 5843 5870 6426 6553 7833 8317 8487 8584 8697 9000 10031

Tony Fitzgerald Tony Fitzgerald
(FF)

4084 4094 4116 4145 4200 4284 4718 4813 4938 5000 5012 5431 5705

Mick Barry Mick Barry
(PBPS)

3494 3630 3706 3814 3826 3932 3952 4184 4462 4724 4958 5105 6443 6997 7251 7309 7426

Eoghan Kenny Eoghan Kenny
(Lab)

3329 3356 3388 3466 3497 3549 3590 3674 4624 4727 4785 4952 6248 6683 7250 7393 7461

Joe Lynch Joe Lynch
(SF)

2894 2931 3010 3040 3045 3135 3219 3328 3393

Garret Kelleher Garret Kelleher
(FG)

2790 2798 2898 2953 3241 3289 3654 3685 3750 3909 3930

John Maher John Maher
(Lab)

2687 2731 2789 3048 3125 3196 3224 3325

Derek Blighe Derek Blighe
(IF)

2475 2539 2545 2549 2556 2893 2915

Susan Doyle Susan Doyle
(SD)

2255 2315 2976 3308 3371 3447 3522 3585 3934 4098 4234 4487

Sandra Murphy-Kelleher Sandra Murphy-Kelleher
(FF)

2100 2124 2166 2208 2299 2335

Finian Toomey Finian Toomey
(Aon)

1864 1916 1935 1961 1969

Imelda Daly Imelda Daly
(FG)

1311 1324 1331 1403

Oliver Moran Oliver Moran
(GP)

1264 1280 1326

Ciarán McCarthy Ciarán McCarthy
(SD)

1228 1245

Rachel Hurley Roche Rachel Hurley Roche
(WP)

367

Martin Condon Martin Condon
(Ind)

152

Joseph Peters Joseph Peters
(Ind)

107

John Donohoe John Donohoe
(Ind)

94

On the Ballot

Mick Barry

Mick Barry

People Before Profit-Solidarity

Born in the US but educated in Dublin, he won a seat in Cork North Central at the 2016 General Election having been unsuccessful at the 2002, 2007 and 2011 elections. He was first elected to Cork City Council in 2004. Originally a member of the Labour Party, he left the party alongside Joe Higgins, Clare Daly and 11 others in 1989. He has been based in Cork since 1992 and was a full-time political activist for over a decade before he was elected to the Dáil.

Derek Blighe

Derek Blighe

Ireland First

Originally from Rylane but now based outside Mitchelstown, he is President of Ireland First. A vocal anti-immigration campaigner, he has led protests outside a number of properties linked to housing asylum seekers and refugees. He is also known for confronting Government ministers at public events. A bricklayer by trade, he emigrated to Canada before moving back to Cork and becoming involved in right wing politics.

Colm Burke

Colm Burke

Fine Gael

A native of Dripsey, he worked as a solicitor in Cork city having studied at UCC. He was elected to Cork City Council in 1995, served as Lord Mayor in 2003 and then left the council in 2007, having replaced Simon Coveney as an Ireland South MEP. He lost his Strasbourg seat in 2009 but was elected to the Seanad in both 2011 and 2016. An unsuccessful candidate in the 2019 by-election in Cork North Central, he was finally elected to the Dáil in 2020. He was appointed Junior Health Minister in early 2024.

Martin Condon

Martin Condon

Independent

A 35 year old father of four who holds a BSc in health and nutrition, he said his campaign will be focused on helping the vulnerable, stigmatised and voiceless within Cork communities. A long-time campaigner for a compassionate new drug policy, his election focus will be on healthcare and overdue investment in chronically over-stretched public health services.

Imelda Daly

Imelda Daly

Fine Gael

Based in Glanmire, she studied first at Riverstown national school before attending Coláiste an Phiarsaigh and then University College Cork (UCC) where she secured a history degree. She has travelled extensively across the world before returning to Ireland to work as a teacher. She is currently working at Upper Glanmire national school and is a mother of two. A volunteer with Foroige, she said that community development, education, healthcare and family issues will be her main campaign issues.

John Donohoe

John Donohoe

Independent

An independent challenger in Cork North Central, his campaign is focused on what he argued was a desperate need for common-sense within Irish society and political life. A lifelong sports fan, his campaign postings argue for priority investment in sporting infrastructure, desperately needed affordable housing as well as critical education and healthcare

Susan Doyle

Susan Doyle

Social Democrats

A solicitor and mother of two, she was the Social Democrats' candidate in the 2024 European Parliament election, garnering over 20,000 votes. She worked in the area of commercial law before opening her own Cork practice in 2019 and specialising in human rights law. She has focused her work on helping people access mental health and disability services as well as social housing. She is a graduate of University College Cork (UCC) and the University of London.

Tony Fitzgerald

Tony Fitzgerald

Fianna Fáil

A political veteran of Cork North Central, he has served as a member of Cork City Council for over 20 years and held the post of Lord Mayor in 2017/18. He topped the poll in his electoral ward both in 2019 and 2024. He will be hoping that an improvement of his electoral performance in the 2020 General Election when he garnered 3,338 first preference votes could see him in contention for a Dáil berth now that the constituency is restored to a five seater. Based in Hollyhill, he has campaigned for enhanced education, healthcare and housing facilities for the northside community.

Thomas Gould

Thomas Gould

Sinn Féin

The first Dáil deputy ever elected from Knocknaheeny, Mr Gould became a TD at the 2020 General Election after topping the poll with a huge first preference vote. He had been a member of Cork City Council since 2014. A graduate of Cork Institute of Technology (CIT/now MTU), he worked with Dawn Dairies and JDS Foods before becoming a full-time public representative. A keen sports fan, he is also very involved in community development, Irish language and arts groups on Cork's northside.

Rachel Hurley Roche

Rachel Hurley Roche

Workers' Party of Ireland

A youth worker, she is based in the Mayfield-Ballyvolane area and has been endorsed by veteran Cork North Central politician Councillor Ted Tynan. She has identified the health service, housing, social disadvantage and homelessness as key issues in the forthcoming general election. An avowed socialist, she warned that the health system is on its knees. A key local issue she has singled out is chronic congestion on the North Ring Road which links multiple northside communities.

Garret Kelleher

Garret Kelleher

Fine Gael

He delivered one of Fine Gael's best performances in the 2024 Local Government elections. A father of four, he is a graduate of University College Cork (UCC) and holds both a BComm and a Masters Degree in Government. Councillor Kelleher previously worked for the European Commission in both Brussels and Luxembourg. He has emerged as one of the increasingly high profile figures within the Fine Gael party in Cork and is also Chairperson of the Béal na mBláth General Michael Collins Committee. He is also a member of Ballincollig Tidy Towns.

Eoghan Kenny

Eoghan Kenny

Labour

A native of Mallow, he became a member of Cork Co Council when he was co-opted onto the authority in early 2024 following the departure of another Labour councillor. Having studied at the Patrician Academy in Mallow, he attended Mary Immaculate College in Limerick and now teaches business and religion at Mayfield Community College. A keen sports fan, he is a member of Mallow GAA, Mallow Arts Group and its Tidy Town Committee.

Joe Lynch

Joe Lynch

Sinn Féin

A graduate of UCC, he is from Innishmore in Ballincollig and holds both a BA in Accounting and a Masters Degree in Government. A former senior advisor to SF leader Mary Lou McDonald, he is a fluent Irish speaker having attended Gaelscoil Uí Ríordáin and Gaelcholáiste Choilm. Last June he was elected to Cork City Council for its South West ward.

John Maher

John Maher

Labour

A native of The Glen, he is now based in Ballyvolane. Having studied at Mayfield Community College he obtained a BA Degree in Business Studies from Cork Institute of Technology (CIT-now MTU). A member of Cork City Council since 2019, he is a keen sports fan and has been very involved in the scouting movement, being Scout Leader at St Patrick's/Summerhill. He unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Cork North Central by-election and 2020 General Election.

Ciarán McCarthy

Ciarán McCarthy

Social Democrats

A native of Cork, he is a barrister who has specialised over recent years in admiralty and maritime law. He also lectures at Munster Technological University (MTU) and University College Cork (UCC). He is currently based in Ballincollig. Mr McCarthy unsuccessfully contested both the 2019 and 2024 Local Government elections as well as the 2020 General Election (in Cork North West).

Oliver Moran

Oliver Moran

The Green Party

A software engineer, he has been involved in campaigning politics all his adult life. He was elected to Cork City Council in 2019 and unsuccessfully contested both the 2019 Cork North Central by-election and 2020 General Election. Last June he was successfully returned to Cork City Council for the North East ward. In 2010, he founded Second Republic, a national campaign to promote political reform. He has supported a number of IT initiatives and has worked with Wikimedia Ireland, the national affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Sandra Murphy-Kelleher

Sandra Murphy-Kelleher

Fianna Fáil

A native of Model Farm Road in Cork, she has a background in the law and children's rights. Over recent years, she has been brand manager for Trigon Hotels which controls Cork's famous Metropole Hotel. Married to Councillor Colm Kelleher, she is a mother-of-one and said her campaign will be focused on the issues facing Irish families and working parents. She contested the 2020 General Election for Fianna Fail.

Ken O'Flynn

Ken O'Flynn

Independent Ireland

The son of former Fianna Fáil TD Noel O'Flynn, he was first elected to Cork City Council in 2009. Initially elected as a Fianna Fáil councillor, he quit the party in 2020 and contested the general election that year as an independent in Cork North Central, narrowly failing to get elected. In early 2024, he joined Independent Ireland and was re-elected to Cork City Council with the biggest first preference vote of any councillor.

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Fianna Fáil

A native of Little Island, he studied at Colaiste an Phiarsaigh before getting a BA Degree in History and Geography from UCC. First elected to the Dáil in a 2019 by-election, he was successfully returned at the 2020 General Election. He had been a member of Cork Co Council for the Cobh area since 2014. Prior to becoming a full-time politician, he worked as a teacher at Colaiste an Chraoibhin in Fermoy and City of Cork VEC.

Joseph Peters

Joseph Peters

Independent

Finian Toomey

Finian Toomey

Aontú

Based in Blarney, he is a father of three and has been a voluntary community activist for over 25 years. Very active in environmental protection, he has been a campaigner to enhance local communities and tackle issues such as litter. He is a major supporter of Marymount Hospice. His core campaign issues are affordable and social housing, employment, increased local policing resources and excessive hospital waiting lists.
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