List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 1979–1984
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This is a list of the 15 members of the European Parliament for Ireland elected at the 1979 European Parliament election. They served in the 1979 to 1984 session.
List
| Name | Constituency | National party | EP group | ||
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| Neil Blaney | Connacht–Ulster | Independent Fianna Fáil | CDI | ||
| Mark Clinton | Leinster | Fine Gael | EPP | ||
| Jerry Cronin† | Munster | Fianna Fáil | EPD | ||
| Noel Davern | Munster | Fianna Fáil | EPD | ||
| Eileen Desmond† | Munster | Labour | PES | ||
| Síle de Valera | Dublin | Fianna Fáil | EPD | ||
| Seán Flanagan | Connacht–Ulster | Fianna Fáil | EPD | ||
| Liam Kavanagh† | Leinster | Labour | PES | ||
| Patrick Lalor | Leinster | Fianna Fáil | EPD | ||
| T. J. Maher | Munster | Independent | ELDR | ||
| Joe McCartin | Connacht–Ulster | Fine Gael | EPP | ||
| John O'Connell† | Dublin | Labour | PES | ||
| Tom O'Donnell | Munster | Fine Gael | EPP | ||
| Michael O'Leary† | Dublin | Labour | PES | ||
| Richie Ryan | Dublin | Fine Gael | EPP | ||
†Replaced during term, see table below for details.
Changes
| Party | Outgoing | Constituency | Reason | Date | Replacement | |
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| Labour | Eileen Desmond | Munster | Desmond appointed as Minister for Health on 30 June 1981 | 7 July 1981 | Seán Treacy | |
| Labour | Liam Kavanagh | Leinster | Kavanagh appointed as Minister for Labour on 30 June 1981 | 9 July 1981 | Séamus Pattison† | |
| Labour | John O'Connell | Dublin | O'Connell appointed as Ceann Comhairle on 30 June 1981 | 21 October 1981 | John Horgan† | |
| Labour | Michael O'Leary | Dublin | O'Leary appointed as Tánaiste on 30 June 1981 | 1 July 1981 | Frank Cluskey† | |
| Labour | Séamus Pattison | Leinster | Pattison resigned on 15 December 1983 | 8 February 1984 | Justin Keating | |
| Labour | John Horgan | Dublin | Horgan resigned on 1 January 1983 | 2 March 1983 | Flor O'Mahony | |
| Labour | Frank Cluskey | Dublin | Cluskey resigned on 14 December 1982 | 2 March 1982 | Brendan Halligan | |
| Fianna Fáil | Jerry Cronin | Munster | Cronin resigned on 23 May 1984 | 23 May 1984 | None | |
See also
- List of members of the European Parliament, 1979–1984 – List by country
External links
- ElectionsIreland.org – 1979 European Parliament (Ireland) election results
- European Parliament office in Ireland – Irish MEPs: 1979–84
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