Almost 2,000 candidates are contesting the local council elections on 24 May.

There are 949 seats up for grabs on the 31 councils around the country.

The contest will take place across 166 local electoral areas.

Why the Local Elections matter
What do councillors do?
24 May: What are we voting on?


Here is a list of Local Election candidates across the country:

County Councils

Carlow County Council

Cavan County Council

Clare County Council 

Cork County Council

Donegal County Council

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council 

Fingal County Council

Galway County Council 

Kerry County Council 

Kildare County Council

Kilkenny County Council 

Laois County Council

Leitrim County Council

Longford County Council

Louth County Council

Mayo County Council 

Meath County Council 

Monaghan County Council

Offaly County Council

Roscommon County Council

Sligo County Council

South Dublin County Council

Tipperary County Council

Westmeath County Council 

Wexford County Council

Wicklow County Council

City Councils:

Cork City Council

Dublin City Council

Galway City Council

City and County Councils:

Limerick City and County Council 

Waterford City and County Council