2019 Irish local elections
The 2019 Irish local elections were held in all local authorities in Ireland on Friday, 24 May 2019, on the same day as the 2019 European Parliament election and a referendum easing restrictions on divorce. Each local government area is divided into local electoral areas (LEAs) where three to seven councillors are elected on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
Image: Micheál Martin TD (cropped)
Image: Leo Varadkar TD (cropped)
Image: Mary Lou Mc Donald, 2018
Image: Brendan Howlin (official portrait) 2020 (cropped)
2019 European Parliament election in Ireland
The 2019 European Parliament election in Ireland is the Irish component of the 2019 European Parliament election and was held on Friday, 24 May 2019, on the same day as the 2019 local elections and a referendum easing restrictions on divorce. The election was conducted in three constituencies under the single transferable vote (STV). Thirteen MEPs were elected, but the last candidate elected in both Dublin and South did not take their seats until after Brexit on 31 January 2020.
Image: Leo Varadkar TD (cropped)
Image: Micheál Martin TD (cropped)
Image: Eamon Ryan 2020 (cropped)
Image: I4C ME Ps 2019