Constituency: Offaly

From the Banagher area of Birr, he runs a transport business. He cites immigration as an issue in the area, stating in his manifesto that he believes illegal immigrants be deported. He notes the closure of the Bord na Móna and Shannonbridge Power Station in 2020 as an overarching issue that needs to be addressed in the Midlands.

Was first elected to the council in 2014, he was re-elected to the council on the sixth count in this year's local elections. Clendennen lives in the Kinnitty area of Offaly, with his wife and young son. He works in his family business of Giltraps Pub Townhouse Glamping, and is keen to bring new employment into the area. He wants to focus on the areas of road infrastructure, housing and accessible education if elected. He is the President of the Vintners' Federation of Ireland, and has been critical of this year’s budget and the pressures facing the hospitality industry.

Cllr Fitzpatrick has been a county councillor for over 20 years. During that time, he has been a member of Fianna Fail, the Progressive Democrats and has run as an independent candidate. This will be his third attempt at securing a seat as a TD. He ran in 2011 and 2016 previously. He only narrowly missed out in the latter by a margin of 170 votes. He topped the polls however in the most recent local election, surpassing the quota by a significant margin.

Senator Pippa Hackett, who is originally from Co.Mayo, joined the Green Party on the recommendation of its founder, Christopher Fettes, who is a neighbour of Hacketts. She obtained a seat on the county council in the 2019 local elections, and later that year was elected as a Senator to the agricultural panel in a by-election. She ran unsuccessfully in the 2020 general election, sitting fifth in the-then five-seater Laois-Offaly constituency. Earlier this year, she put herself forward as a candidate for the Green party leader election amidst Eamon Ryan’s stepping down. Her husband, Mark Hackett was co-opted to the county council this year, and their son Charlie unsuccessfully ran in the 2024 local elections.

Aoife Masterson, who works as a political advisor to the party, having previously worked as a lecturer. She was elected on the fifth count in the local elections in May in the Tullamore LEA. Her manifesto highlights housing, health and rural communities as focal points of her campaign. With audacious plans for the introduction of 300,000 homes in five years and an investment of one billion in areas such as infrastructure and community facilities across the county. Housing is high on the list of issues Masterson wants to address, an issue forefront in the mind of all candidates, but housing for younger people as an issue will be sure to come up when canvassing, with Masterson being one of the younger candidates.

Tony McCormack was re-elected to the council in the 2024 in count four, and sees himself selected as Fianna Fail’s first candidate for the Offaly constituency in the general election. McCormack is in the coveted position of having the new boundary line, which was drawn up by the boundary commission and to be included in this year’s election for the first time, set to potentially benefit him significantly. The councillor, who is from Tullamore, will potentially stand to gain a voter base with a portion of land that would have been included in Kildare-South now to be in his constituency. It is said this area might include as many as five thousand voters.

McDonnell was elected to the county council for the Edenderry LEA on the first count earlier this year. His area of interest is stated as job promotion in the area of Edenderry, particularly given the discussion of Bord na Mona planned wind farms in the county. He has been critical of the government’s immigration policy, arguing for stricter regulation on those entering the country. He is the country's first Independent Ireland candidate to run for general election. McDonnell, who is married with four adult children, worked for many years in a care home, a fitter at Bord na Móna, and has previously served on Edenderry Town Council from 1984 to 2014. He has said that this wealth of experience will equip him to represent both young and elderly members of the community.

Murray is the party’s second candidate running in the Offaly area. She was elected to the council in the second count in the Edenderry LEA earlier this year. Murray is working as a nurse in the Rhode area, and is passionate about advocating for housing as a key issue facing the area, along with further investment needed in road infrastructure and mental health care. If successful, Murray will be the first TD Edenderry has seen in nearly 30 years. Murray is running in place of Veteran county councillor Eddie Fitzpatrick, who resigned from the party. The party have said having Murray run will help efforts to reach a gender quota.

Deputy Nolan is the only incumbent candidate, with Barry Cowan having taken up his seat in Europe. From Cadamstown and formerly a teacher and principal, she was first elected as a county councillor in 2014 where she ran as a Sinn Fein candidate, and ran for a TD seat in the 2016 general election, which she secured. She was re-elected to the Dail in 2020, where she has campaigned for rural issues such as agriculture and the closure of Garda stations and post offices. Nolan was suspended from Sinn Fein in 2018 for voting against legislation to allow the Eighth Amendment referendum. Nolan, who is pro-life, resigned from the party that same year. She has been critical of the government’s overspending on the children’s hospital, and of their treatment of international protection applicants who enter the country. She is a member of the Rural group of independent TDs.

Got involved in activism and canvassing ahead of the eighth amendment referendum in 2018. Since then, she has been involved in campaigning over Palestine, climate change, and racism. Taylor is a member of the ROSA Socialist Feminist Movement, and works in education. If elected, she would like to see the Apple tax windfall be put towards affordable housing and addressing issues in public services.

Maureen Ward, who is a foster carer, was selected by the party as their candidate in the constituency after a being the face of an anti-ageism campaign. This will be the first time Ward is running for a role in a governmental branch, who earlier this year was awarded a lifetime achievement award at the Travellers Pride awards. Ward, who is based in the Tullamore area, is also the interim co-ordinator of Minceirs Whiden, a group which aims to promote an ‘understanding and recognition of Travellers as a minority ethnic group in Irish society.’ Ward advocated for a No/No vote in the family and care referendum earlier this year with the party.