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Changes since 1999 |
When an existing member resigns or dies, a member is co-opted to replace them. By convention, someone from the same party is co-opted, although the controlling group on the council may appoint whomever they wish. There is no provision for local authority by-elections. Ministers of State have usually relinquished their council seats on appointment. Following the 1999 local elections, legislation was introduced to abolish the 'dual mandate' where TDs and Senators also served as local councillors (Local Government (No2) Act 2003). Anyone holding a dual mandate qualified for a one-off payment if they resigned their council seat. Nearly all TDs and Senators took advantage of this offer, and this accounts for the majority of the changes in local authority representation between 1999 and 2004. |
Council | Date | LEA | Party | Fate | Co-opted | Relationship | Outgoing | Reason | |
Dublin City | Autumn 2003 | Crumlin Kimmage | Charlie Ardagh | son of | Seán Ardagh | Dual Mandate TD 17 May 2016 | |||
Donegal | Autumn 2003 | Milford | Liam Blaney | brother of | Niall Blaney | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Westmeath | Autumn 2003 | Mullingar West | * | Shay Boyhan | Paul McGrath | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Dublin City | Autumn 2003 | Donaghmede | Tom Brabazon | Liam Fitzgerald | Dual Mandate Senator | ||||
Laois | Autumn 2003 | Mountmellick | Paddy Bracken | John Moloney | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Kilkenny | 20 October 2003 | Kilkenny | Martin Brett | Phil Hogan | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Mayo | Autumn 2003 | Castlebar | Cyril Burke | Paddy Burke | Dual Mandate Senator | ||||
Longford | Autumn 2003 | Longford | Seamus Butler | Peter Kelly1 | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Dublin City | Autumn 2003 | Donaghmede | * | Brian Byrne | Martin Brady | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Fingal | 11 June 2001 | Balbriggan | Ciaran Byrne1 | Seán Sweeney | Died 21 April 2001 | ||||
Dublin City | ?? 2000 | Clontarf | Eibhlin Byrne | Sandra Geraghty | unknown reason | ||||
Kildare | Autumn 2003 | Celbridge | Kevin Byrne3 | Emmet Stagg | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Wexford | ?? 2000 | Enniscorthy | Peter Byrne | John Browne1 | Minister of State 27 March 2019 | ||||
Roscommon | ?? 2000 | Strokestown | Valerie Byrne | wife of | Gene Byrne | unknown reason | |||
Kildare | Autumn 2003 | Naas | Willie Callaghan | Seán Power | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Donegal | ?? 2000 | Donegal | ¶ | Seán Campbell2 | Mary Coughlan | Minister of State | |||
Dublin City | Autumn 2003 | Donaghmede | Anne Carter | Tommy P Broughan | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Mayo | Autumn 2003 | Claremorris | Michael Carty3 | brother of | John Carty2 | Dual Mandate TD 30 January 2014 | |||
Cork | Autumn 2003 | Bantry | Donal Casey | Denis O'Donovan | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Dublin City | 15 March 2003 | Clontarf | * | Fintan Cassidy | Ger Dorgan | unknown reason | |||
Cork City | Autumn 2003 | Cork City North Central | Catherine Clancy | sister in law of | Kathleen Lynch | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Cork | Autumn 2003 | Kanturk | * | Timmy Collins | Gerard Murphy | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Monaghan | Autumn 2003 | Monaghan | Seán Conlon | Caoimhghin O Caolain | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Galway | Autumn 2003 | Tuam | Sinead Connaughton | Paul Connaughton1 | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | Autumn 2003 | Blackrock | Barry Conway | Barry Andrews | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Tipperary North Riding | Autumn 2003 | Templemore | Pauline Coonan | wife of | Noel J Coonan | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Fingal | 4 July 2003 | Mulhuddart | Ruth Coppinger | Joe Higgins | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Dublin City | Autumn 2003 | Inner City North | Emer Costello | wife of | Joe Costello | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Tipperary North Riding | Autumn 2003 | Nenagh | Seán Creamer | Kathleen O'Meara | Dual Mandate Senator | ||||
Galway | Autumn 2003 | Oranmore | Jim Cuddy | Noel Grealish | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Wexford | December 2003 | Gorey | Michael W D'Arcy2 | son of | Michael D'Arcy1 | unknown reason | |||
Cork | Autumn 2003 | Bandon | * | Jerry Deasy | Peter Callanan | Dual Mandate Senator 11 October 2009 | |||
Kildare | Autumn 2003 | Kildare | * | Mick Deely | John Dardis | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Laois | Autumn 2003 | Borris-in-Ossory | Bill Delaney | Seán Fleming | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Cork City | Autumn 2003 | Cork City South West | Fergal Dennehy | son of | John Dennehy | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Offaly | ?? 2000 | Tullamore | Dervill Dolan | Thomas C Dolan | unknown reason | ||||
Kilkenny | July 2002 | Callan | Matt Doran | Liam Aylward | Minister of State | ||||
Dublin City | Autumn 2003 | Clontarf | ¶ | Ger Dorgan | Finian McGrath | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Kildare | Autumn 2003 | Kildare | Suzanne Doyle | Seán O Fearghail | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Laois | ?? 2000 | Portlaoise | ¶ | Elaine Dunne | daughter of | Joseph Dunne | Died | ||
Dublin City | Autumn 2003 | Clontarf | * | Orla Farrell | Derek McDowell | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Galway | Autumn 2003 | Loughrea | Peter Feeney | Ulick R Burke | Dual Mandate Senator | ||||
Wicklow | Autumn 2003 | Bray | Anne Ferris | Liz McManus | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Kerry | Autumn 2003 | Tralee | Toireasa Ferris | daughter of | Martin Ferris | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Roscommon | Autumn 2003 | Athlone | Trevor Finneran | Michael Finneran | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Dublin City | Autumn 2003 | Cabra Glasnevin | Mary Fitzpatrick1 | daughter of | Dermot Fitzpatrick | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Kilkenny | 20 October 2003 | Kilkenny | Pat Fitzpatrick3 | John McGuinness3 | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Dublin City | Autumn 2003 | Artane | Terence Flanagan | Richard Bruton | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Cavan | Autumn 2003 | Cavan | * | Charlie Fleming | Diarmuid Wilson | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Louth | Autumn 2003 | Drogheda West | * | Ray Foley | Fergus O'Dowd | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Waterford | October 2003 | Dungarvan | ¶ | Fred Forsey | John Deasy | unknown reason | |||
Wicklow | Autumn 2003 | Bray | Christopher Fox2 | brother of | Mildred Fox | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Dublin City | ?? 2000 | Ballymun Whitehall | * | Sheila Gallogly | Noel Ahern | Minister of State | |||
Dublin City | Autumn 2003 | Crumlin Kimmage | * | David Gaynor | Michael Mulcahy | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Dublin City | ?? 2000 | Clontarf | ¶ | Sandra Geraghty | Ivor Callely | Minister of State | |||
Westmeath | Autumn 2003 | Mullingar West | Ken Glynn | son of | Camillus Glynn | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Galway | Autumn 2003 | Ballinasloe | * | Martin Gormally | Joe Callanan | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Cork City | Autumn 2003 | Cork City North Central | Patricia Gosch | Bernard Allen | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Fingal | 4 July 2003 | Castleknock | Peggy Hamill | Joan Burton | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Tipperary North Riding | Autumn 2003 | Thurles | Seamus Hanafin | cousin of | John Hanafin | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Kerry | Autumn 2003 | Killarney | Danny Healy Rae | son of | Jackie Healy Rae1 | Dual Mandate TD 5 December 2014 | |||
Limerick | ?? 2000 | Bruff | * | Pat Hennessy | Tim O'Malley | Minister of State | |||
Westmeath | Autumn 2003 | Coole | Paddy Hill | Donie Cassidy | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | Autumn 2003 | Stillorgan | Gerry Horkan | Don Lydon | Dual Mandate Senator | ||||
Wexford | Autumn 2003 | Wexford | Ted Howlin | brother of | Brendan Howlin | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Monaghan | Autumn 2003 | Clones | Heather Humphreys | Seymour Crawford | Dual Mandate TD 21 October 2018 | ||||
Carlow | 8 September 2003 | Carlow No 2 | Lorraine Hynes | M J Nolan | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 13 October 2003 | Dun Laoghaire | Kealin Ireland | Vincent MacDowell | Died 31 August 2003 | ||||
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | Autumn 2003 | Glencullen | Tom Joyce1 | Olivia Mitchell | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Kildare | Autumn 2003 | Athy | * | Adrian Kane | Jack Wall | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Wexford | ?? 2001 | Enniscorthy | * | Patrick Kavanagh3 | Jack Bolger | unknown reason | |||
Dublin City | ?? 2000 | Inner City South East | Garry Keegan | Eoin Ryan2 | Minister of State | ||||
Roscommon | Autumn 2003 | Boyle | Ernie Keenan | Frank Feighan | Dual Mandate Senator | ||||
Dublin City | Spring 2004 | Finglas | Liam Kelly2 | Tony Taaffe | Resigned | ||||
Fingal | 4 July 2003 | Malahide | Robbie Kelly2 | Heidi Bedell | Resigned | ||||
Leitrim | ?? 2003 | Ballinamore | Martin Kenny | Liam McGirl | unknown reason | ||||
South Dublin | Autumn 2003 | Terenure Rathfarnham | * | Vincent Kenny | Ann Ormonde | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Sligo | Autumn 2003 | Sligo Drumcliff | Seamus Kilgannon | Jimmy Devins2 | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
South Dublin | Autumn 2003 | Tallaght South | Cathal King | Seán Crowe | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Cork | Autumn 2003 | Skibbereen | * | Brendan Leahy | Michael McCarthy1 | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Cork | Autumn 2003 | Carrigaline | Tim Lombard | Simon Coveney | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Kildare | Autumn 2003 | Celbridge | * | John Lyons2 | Kate Walsh | Dual Mandate Senator 24 April 2007 | |||
South Dublin | Autumn 2003 | Tallaght South | § * | Denis Mackin | Pat Rabbitte | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Dublin City | Autumn 2003 | Artane | Seán Paul Mahon | Seán Haughey | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Dublin City | Autumn 2003 | Crumlin Kimmage | Anne Marie Martin | Gay Mitchell | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Kerry | Autumn 2003 | Killarney | * | Andrew McCarthy2 | Breeda Moynihan Cronin | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Waterford City | ?? 2000 | Waterford No 3 | * | Billy McCarthy | Martin O'Regan | Died | |||
South Dublin | Autumn 2003 | Lucan | Fintan McCarthy | Paul Gogarty | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Donegal | Autumn 2003 | Inishowen | Marion McDonald | Cecilia Keaveney | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Kerry | Autumn 2003 | Tralee | Anne McEllistrim | sister of | Tom McEllistrim3 | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Westmeath | ?? 2000 | Athlone | Nicky McFadden | daughter of | Brendan McFadden | unknown reason | |||
Fingal | 4 July 2003 | Swords | Gerry McGuire2 | Seán Ryan1 | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Monaghan | ?? 2000 | Clones | * | Sheila McKenna | Brian MacUaid | unknown reason | |||
Tipperary South Riding | Autumn 2003 | Cashel | * | Catherine McLoughlin | Tom Hayes | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Roscommon | ?? 2000 | Roscommon | Paula McNamara1 | Tom Foxe | Died 8 February 2000 | ||||
Leitrim | ?? 2000 | Dromahaire | * | Carmel McPadden | Jim McPadden | Died | |||
Dublin City | November 2002 | Rathmines | * | Ryan Meade | Eamon Ryan | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Offaly | Autumn 2003 | Birr | Sinead Moylan Ryan | daughter of | Pat J Moylan3 | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Cork | Autumn 2003 | Macroom | Aindrias Moynihan | son of | Donal Moynihan | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Carlow | 21 January 2002 | Carlow No 1 | Jennifer Murnane O'Connor | daughter of | Jimmy Murnane | Died | |||
Wexford | 12 January 2004 | Enniscorthy | Barbara Ann Murphy | daughter of | Rory Murphy | Died 26 November 2003 | |||
Dublin City | Autumn 2003 | Finglas | Mary Murphy | Roisin Shortall | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
South Dublin | 8 May 2000 | Terenure Rathfarnham | ¶ | Meg Murphy | Sheila Donnelly | unknown reason | |||
Wexford | October 2001 | Enniscorthy | ¶ | Rory Murphy | Michelle Sinnott | unknown reason | |||
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 10 June 2002 | Glencullen | * | Tom Murphy2 | son of | Jimmy Murphy3 | Died 1 May 2002 | ||
Louth | ?? 2000 | Drogheda West | Gerald Nash | Patsy Kirwan1 | unknown reason | ||||
Roscommon | Autumn 2003 | Athlone | John Naughten | Denis Naughten | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Cork City | Autumn 2003 | Cork City North East | * | Ernie Nelson | Billy Kelleher | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Limerick | 24 October 2003 | Rathkeale | Tom Neville1 | son of | Dan Neville | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Fingal | 8 March 2004 | Malahide | Darragh O'Brien | G V Wright | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Monaghan | Autumn 2003 | Castleblayney | John O'Brien2 | son of | Francis O'Brien2 | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Cork City | ?? 2000 | Cork City North West | Jonathan O'Brien | Don O'Leary | unknown reason | ||||
Laois | ?? 2000 | Portlaoise | * | Kathleen O'Brien | Charlie Flanagan | unknown reason | |||
Offaly | ?? 2000 | Tullamore | * | Seán O'Brien2 | Pat Gallagher2 | unknown reason | |||
South Dublin | Autumn 2003 | Clondalkin | * | Sheila O'Brien | John Curran3 | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Cork City | Autumn 2003 | Cork City South East | * | Teresa O'Brien | John Minihan | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Cork | Autumn 2003 | Mallow | Noel O'Connor | Paul Bradford | Dual Mandate Senator | ||||
Louth | ?? 2000 | Dundalk Carlingford | * | Andreas O'Donnell | Micheál O'Donnell | unknown reason | |||
Limerick | Autumn 2003 | Newcastle West | Patrick O'Donovan | Michael Finucane2 | Dual Mandate Senator | ||||
Cork City | ?? 2000 | Cork City South East | Denis O'Flynn | brother of | Joe O'Flynn | unknown reason | |||
Cork City | Autumn 2003 | Cork City North Central | Gary O'Flynn | son of | Noel O'Flynn | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Waterford City | Autumn 2003 | Waterford No 3 | Mary O'Halloran | Maurice Cummins | Dual Mandate Senator | ||||
Cork | Autumn 2003 | Carrigaline | Mark O'Keeffe | son of | Batt O'Keeffe | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Cork City | Autumn 2003 | Cork City South Central | § | Chris O'Leary | Dan Boyle3 | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Fingal | May 2004 | Balbriggan | * | Tom O'Leary | Cathal Boland | unknown reason | |||
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | Autumn 2003 | Dun Laoghaire | * | Chris O'Malley | Eamon Gilmore | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Galway | ?? 2000 | Conamara | * | Pierce O'Malley | Seán O Neachtain | Dual Mandate MEP | |||
Westmeath | Autumn 2003 | Mullingar West | Johnnie Penrose | brother of | Willie Penrose | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Laois | Autumn 2003 | Borris-in-Ossory | Brendan Phelan1 | brother of | Kieran Phelan | Dual Mandate Senator 26 May 2010 | |||
Kilkenny | 17 November 2003 | Piltown | Catherine Phelan Holden | sister of | John Paul Phelan | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Kerry | Autumn 2003 | Listowel | Liam Purtill | Jimmy Deenihan | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Galway | ?? 2000 | Tuam | * | Seamus Quinn | Joe Burke1 | Died 24 December 2001 | |||
Fingal | 2 September 2002 | Castleknock | § * | Jon Rainey | Tom Morrissey | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Meath | Autumn 2003 | Kells | Bryan Reilly | Johnny Brady | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Offaly | Autumn 2003 | Birr | * | Tom Rigney | Olwyn Enright | Dual Mandate TD | |||
South Dublin | Autumn 2003 | Tallaght Central | § * | Paul Ringland | Brian Hayes | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Wicklow | ?? 2000 | Greystones | * | Eleanor Roche | wife of | Dick Roche1 | Minister of State | ||
Limerick City | Autumn 2003 | Limerick No 1 | * | Michael Ryan3 | Peter Power | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | Autumn 2003 | Stillorgan | * | Barry Saul | Fiona O'Malley | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Sligo | Autumn 2003 | Ballymote | * | Joe Shannon1 | Eamon Scanlon | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Louth | Autumn 2003 | Dundalk Carlingford | Tomas Sharkey | Arthur Morgan | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Tipperary North Riding | Autumn 2003 | Nenagh | * | Tony Sheary | Maire Hoctor | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Wexford | Autumn 2003 | New Ross | * | Michael Sheehan3 | Jim Walsh2 | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Donegal | 8 April 2004 | Inishowen | * | Una Sheridan | wife of | Jim Sheridan | Died 24 February 2004 | ||
Cork | Autumn 2003 | Mallow | Seán Sherlock | son of | Joe Sherlock | Dual Mandate TD 10 September 2007 | |||
Donegal | ?? 2000 | Glenties | Terence Slowey | Charles Bennett | Died | ||||
Dublin City | Autumn 2003 | Finglas | * | Conor Sludds | Pat Carey2 | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 14 April 2003 | Ballybrack | Carrie Smyth | daughter of | Frank Smyth | Resigned - ill health 24 May 2003 | |||
South Dublin | Autumn 2003 | Tallaght Central | * | Roderick Smyth | Charlie O'Connor | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Dublin City | Autumn 2003 | Inner City North | Tom Stafford | Tony Kett | Dual Mandate Senator 19 April 2009 | ||||
South Dublin | Autumn 2003 | Lucan | Eamon Tuffy | father of | Joanna Tuffy | Dual Mandate Senator | |||
Fingal | 13 October 2003 | Castleknock | Leo Varadkar | Sheila Terry | Dual Mandate Senator | ||||
Waterford | Autumn 2003 | Dungarvan | * | Geraldine Veale | John Deasy | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Limerick City | ?? 2000 | Limerick No 3 | Lilly Wallace | Michael Kelly1 | unknown reason | ||||
Limerick City | Autumn 2003 | Limerick No 2 | Kieran Walsh | Jan O'Sullivan | Dual Mandate TD | ||||
Wexford | ?? 2000 | Enniscorthy | Oliver Walsh | Ivan Yates | unknown reason | ||||
Dublin City | Autumn 2003 | Inner City South East | § * | Claire Wheeler | Ciaran Cuffe | Dual Mandate TD | |||
Waterford | Autumn 2003 | Lismore | Kevin Wilkinson | son of | Ollie Wilkinson | Dual Mandate TD | |||
*Co-opted member not re-elected at subsequent election Reasons for Vacancies |
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