List of female members of the European Parliament for Ireland

Members of the European Parliament for Ireland
1st delegation	(1973)
2nd delegation	(1973–77)
3rd delegation	(1977–79)
1st term	(1979)
2nd term	(1984)
3rd term	(1989)
4th term	(1994)
5th term	(1999)
6th term	(2004)
7th term	(2009)
8th term	(2014)
Women

This is a list of women who have served as Members of the European Parliament for Ireland.

List

Name	Constituency	National party		European Parliament group		Term start	Term end
Eileen Desmond [s 1]	Munster		Labour Party		Party of European Socialists	1979	1981 [nb 1]
Síle de Valera [s 2]	Dublin		Fianna Fáil		European Progressive Democrats	1979	1984 [nb 2]
Mary Banotti [s 4]	Dublin		Fine Gael		European People's Party [nb 3]	1984	2004 [nb 4]
Eileen Lemass [s 7]	Dublin		Fianna Fáil		European Democratic Alliance	1984	1989 [nb 5]
Nuala Ahern [s 9]	Leinster		Green Party		The Green Group	1994	1999 [nb 6]
					European Greens–European Free Alliance	1999	2004 [nb 7]
Bernie Malone [s 12]	Dublin		Labour Party		Party of European Socialists	1994	1999 [nb 8]
Patricia McKenna [s 14]	Dublin		Green Party		The Green Group	1994	1999 [nb 6]
					European Greens–European Free Alliance	1999	2004 [nb 9]
Avril Doyle [s 16]	Leinster		Fine Gael		European People's Party–European Democrats[nb 3]	1999	2009 [nb 10]
Dana Rosemary Scallon [s 19]	Connacht–Ulster		Independent		European People's Party–European Democrats[nb 3]	1999	2004 [nb 11]
Marian Harkin [s 21]	North-West		Independent		Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe	2004	2014 [nb 12]
	Midlands–North-West					2014[nb 12]	incumbent
Mary Lou McDonald [s 22]	Dublin		Sinn Féin		European United Left–Nordic Green Left	2004	2009 [nb 13]
Mairead McGuinness [s 24]	East		Fine Gael		European People's Party–European Democrats[nb 3]	2004	incumbent
Kathy Sinnott [s 25]	South		Independent		Independence/Democracy	2004	2009 [nb 14]
Nessa Childers[s 27]	East		Labour Party		Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats	2009	2013 [nb 15]
			Independent		Non-Inscrits	2013 [nb 16]	2014 [nb 17]
	Dublin [nb 17]		Independent		Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats	2014	incumbent
Lynn Boylan [s 30]	Dublin		Sinn Féin		European United Left–Nordic Green Left	2014	incumbent
Deirdre Clune[s 31]	South		Fine Gael		European People's Party	2014	incumbent
Liadh Ní Riada [s 32]	South		Sinn Féin		European United Left–Nordic Green Left	2014	incumbent

Footnotes

1. Eileen Desmond resigned on 7 July 1981 and was substituted by Seán Treacy on 9 July 1981.
2. Síle de Valera did not contest the 1984 election.^{[s 3]}
3. From 1999 to 2009, the European People's Party was known as the European People's Party–European Democrats^{[s 5]}
4. Mary Banotti did not contest the 2004 election.^{[s 6]}
5. Eileen Lemass was defeated at the 2009 election.^{[s 8]}
6. Both the Irish Green MEPs (Nuala Ahern and Patricia McKenna) sat from 1994 to 1999 as members of the The Green Group in the European Parliament. After the 1999 election, they joined the new European Greens–European Free Alliance, an alliance of greens and regionalists.
7. Nuala Ahern did not contest the 2004 election.^{[s 10][s 11]}
8. Bernie Malone did not contest the 1999 election.^{[s 13]}
9. Patricia McKenna did not contest the 2004 election.^{[s 15]}
10. Avril Doyle did not contest the 2009 election.^{[s 17][s 18]}
11. The Connacht–Ulster constituency was abolished at the 2004 election. Dana Rosemary Scallon contested the new North-West constituency, where she was defeated.^{[s 20]}
12. The North-West constituency was abolished at the 2014 election, when Marian Harkin was elected for the new Midlands–North-West constituency
13. Mary Lou McDonald was defeated at the abolished at the 2009 election.^{[s 23]}
14. Kathy Sinnott was defeated at the 2009 election.^{[s 26]}
15. Nessa Childers resigned from the parliamentary Labour Party in April 2013^{[s 27][s 28]}
16. Having left Labour, Nessa Childers sat as a Non-Inscrit until the 2014 election^{[s 27]}
17. The East constituency was abolished at the 2014 election. Nessa Childers stood in the Dublin constituency, where she won a seat.^{[s 29]}

References

1. Personal profile of Eileen Desmond in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016
2. Personal profile of Síle de Valera in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
3. "Síle de Valera". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
4. Personal profile of Mary Banotti in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016
5. ""Shaping Europe – 25 years of the European People's Party" by Wilfried Martens, President of the European People's Party". Epp-ed.europarl.eu.int. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
6. "Mary Banotti". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
7. Personal profile of Eileen Lemass in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016
8. "Eileen Lemass". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
9. Personal profile of Nuala Ahern in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016
10. "Nuala Ahern". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
11. Edwards, Elaine (4 November 2003). "Green MEP Ahern decides not to run in 2004". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
12. Personal profile of Bernie Malone in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016
13. "Bernie Malone". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
14. Personal profile of Patricia McKenna in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016
15. "Patricia McKenna". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
16. Personal profile of Avril Doyle in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016
17. "Avril Doyle". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
18. Doyle, Kilian (7 January 2009). "Avril Doyle declines to contest European election". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
19. Personal profile of Dana Scallon in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016
20. "Dana Rosemary Scallon". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
21. Personal profile of Marian Harkin in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016
22. Personal profile of Mary Lou McDonald in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016
23. "Mary Lou McDonald". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
24. Personal profile of Mairead McGuinness in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016
25. Personal profile of Kathy Sinnott in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016
26. "Kathy Sinnott". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
27. Personal profile of Nessa Childers in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016
28. "Labour MEP Childers quits party". Irish Independent. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
29. "Childers opts for Dublin constituency". The Corkman. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
30. Personal profile of Lynn Boylan in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016
31. Personal profile of Deirdre Clune in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016
32. Personal profile of Liadh Ní Riada in the European Parliament's database of members. Retrieved 23 July 2016

Sources

• European Parliament office in Ireland – Irish MEPs: 1979–84. Retrieved 23 July 2016
• European Parliament office in Ireland – Irish MEPs: 1984–89. Retrieved 23 July 2016
• European Parliament office in Ireland – Irish MEPs: 1989–94. Retrieved 23 July 2016
• European Parliament office in Ireland – Irish MEPs: 1994–99. Retrieved 23 July 2016
• European Parliament office in Ireland – Irish MEPs: 1999–2004. Retrieved 23 July 2016
• European Parliament office in Ireland – Irish MEPs: 2004–09. Retrieved 23 July 2016
• European Parliament office in Ireland – Irish MEPs: 2009–14. Retrieved 23 July 2016