Listing all the Wexford candidates for the upcoming Local Elections in each district

72 candidates have declared to run in the Local Elections in Wexford due to be held on Friday 7th June….

In Wexford, the candidates will contest 34 County Council seats across six Local Electoral Areas.

Wexford, New Ross, and Gorey have the highest number of candidates with fourteen running in each Local Electoral Area, followed by Enniscorthy, and Rosslare with twelve each, and Kilmuckridge with six.

Wexford Local Electoral Area

  • Catherine Biddy Walsh (The Labour Party)
  • Vicky Clancy Barron (The Labour Party)
  • George Lawlor (The Labour Party)
  • Leonard Kelly (Independent)
  • Robbie Staples (Fine Gael)
  • Stephen Power (The Irish People)
  • Garry Laffan (Fianna Fáil)
  • Dave Ryan, Castlebridge (Independent)
  • Ray Shannon (Independent)
  • Emmet Moloney (Fianna Fáil)
  • Michelle O’Neill (Independent)
  • Lorraine Smyth (Sinn Féin)
  • Tom Forde (Sinn Féin)
  • Davy Hynes (Sinn Féin)

Gorey Electoral Area:

  • Aisling Hudson (People Before Profit)
  • Lorna Fitzpatrick (The Labour Party)
  • Darragh McDonald (Fine Gael)
  • Anthony Donohoe (Fine Gael)
  • Darren McGovern (Ireland First)
  • Cillian Byrne (Independent)
  • Joe Sullivan Bolger (Fianna Fáil)
  • Donal Kenny Bolger (Fianna Fáil)
  • Andrew Bolger (Fianna Fáil)
  • Jimmy Fleming (Independent)
  • Nicky Boland (Independent)
  • Ann Walsh (Green Party)
  • Kevin Molloy (Sinn Féin)
  • Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin (Sinn Féin)

Enniscorthy Electoral Area:

  • Cathal Byrne (Fine Gael)
  • Pat Kehoe (Fine Gael)
  • John O’Rourke (Independent)
  • Majella Wall (Independent)
  • Cyril Wheelock (Independent)
  • Jackser Owens (Independent)
  • Aidan Browne (Fianna Fáil)
  • Barbara-Anne Murphy (Fianna Fáil)
  • Brendan Cahill-Flynn (Green Party)
  • Alfie Ó Súilleabháin (Sinn Féin)
  • Colette Nolan (Sinn Féin)
  • Eamonn Doyle (Independent)

New Ross Electoral Area:

  • Bridín Lyng Moloney (The Labour Party)
  • Harry Twomey (Fine Gael)
  • Michael Whelan (Fianna Fáil)
  • Marty Murphy (Independent)
  • Anthony Connick (Independent)
  • John Fleming (Fianna Fáil)
  • Pat Barden (Independent)
  • Anne Flynn (Independent)
  • Michael Sheehan (Fianna Fáil)
  • Kayley Goodison (Sinn Féin)
  • James Furlong (Independent)
  • John Dwyer (Independent)
  • Raymond Forte (Independent)

Kilmuckridge Electoral Area:

  • Oliver Walsh (Fine Gael)
  • Mary Farrell (Independent)
  • Paddy Kavanagh (Independent)
  • Pip Breen (Fianna Fáil)
  • Willie Kavanagh (Fianna Fáil)
  • Declan Kenny (Sinn Féin)

Rosslare Electoral Area:

  • Damien Corish (The Labour Party)
  • Ger Carthy (Non-Party)
  • Wilie Fitzharris (Fine Gael)
  • Jack Barden (Independent)
  • Jason Murphy (The National Party)
  • Lisa Mcdonald (Fianna Fáil)
  • Simon Boyse (Fianna Fáil)
  • Aoife Rose O’brien (Sinn Féin)
  • Mick Roche (Sinn Féin)
  • Jim Codd (Aontú)
  • Joe Druhan (Independent)
  • Frank Staples (Fine Gael).

A further breakdown can be viewed on the Wexford County Council’s website at the following link: https://bit.ly/4bLwera


Jason Redmond

From Gorey, Jason is the owner of Wexford Weekly. He is also a post-primary English and History teacher.

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