Fifteen candidates will be on the ballot paper when the people of Limerick take a historic vote to directly elect a Mayor on June 7th. Limerick is the first ever local authority in Ireland where the voters will be able to directly elect their Mayor, and the person who is successful will be the first mayor in the country's history to have executive powers. Learn about this new role at Limerick.ie/Mayor. Also on June 7th, 90 candidates are in the running for 40 seats in the 2024 Local Elections in Limerick taking place alongside the European Elections.
Nomination papers for the mayoral and local elections had to be submitted to Limerick City and County Council by midday on Saturday and the deadline for withdrawing nominations passed at midday today (Monday, 20 May).
These are the candidates listed in the order they will appear on the Ballot Papers:
Election of the Mayor of Limerick
| Mayor of Limerick | |
| Seats: 1 | |
| Candidates: 15 | |
| Name | Party (if any) |
| Sarah Beasley | Aontú |
| Daniel Butler | Fine Gael |
| Frankie Daly | Non-Party |
| Ruairí Fahy | People Before Profit - Solidarity |
| Laura Keyes | |
| Brian Leddin | Green Party / Comhaontas Glas |
| John Moran | Non-Party |
| Caitríona Ní Chatháin | |
| Helen O’Donnell | Non-Party |
| Elisa O’Donovan | Social Democrats |
| Colm Ó’Móráin | |
| Maurice Quinlivan | Sinn Féin |
| Dee Ryan | Fianna Fáil |
| Conor Sheehan | The Labour Party |
| Gerben Uunk | Party for Animal Welfare |
Local Elections
Limerick City and County Council has six electoral areas. There are three electoral areas in the Metropolitan District of Limerick: Limerick City North, Limerick City East and Limerick City West.
| Municipal District of Adare-Rathkeale | |
| Seats: 6 | |
| Candidates: 11 | |
| Name | Party (if any) |
| Bridie Collins | Fianna Fail |
| Joanne Collins | Sinn Féin |
| Richie Crehan | Non-Party |
| Robert Daly | Non-Party |
| Tommy Hartigan | Independent Ireland |
| Stephen Keary | Fine Gael |
| Trina O’Dea | Fianna Fáil |
| John O’Donoghue | Independent Ireland |
| Michael Sheahan | Fine Gael |
| Adam Teskey | Fine Gael |
| Ger Ward | Fianna Fáil |
| Municipal District of Cappamore-Kilmallock | |
| Seats: 7 | |
| Candidates: 14 | |
| Name | Party (if any) |
| P.J. Carey | Sinn Féin |
| Gregory Conway | Fine Gael |
| Mike Donegan | Fianna Fáil |
| Al Fitzgerald | Fianna Fáil |
| Gráinne Hanley | Independent Ireland |
| Michelle Hayes | Non-Party |
| Denny Hourigan | Fianna Fáil |
| Rob O’Donnell | Green Party / Comhaontas Glas |
| Tommy O’Sullivan | Fine Gael |
| Eddie Ryan | Non-Party |
| Martin Ryan | Fianna Fáil |
| Michael Ryan | Aontú |
| Noreen Stokes | Fine Gael |
| Brigid Teefy | Non-Party |
| Municipal District of Newcastle West | |
| Seats: 6 | |
| Candidates: 12 | |
| Name | Party (if any) |
| James Barrett | Independent Ireland |
| Kathleen Lucy Barrett | Fianna Fáil |
| Michael Collins | Fianna Fáil |
| Padraig Collins | Sinn Féin |
| Francis Foley | Fianna Fáil |
| Liam Galvin | Fine Gael |
| Pat King | Independent Ireland |
| Gerard Madigan | Fianna Fáil |
| Tom Ruddle | Fine Gael |
| Jerome Scanlan | Non-Party |
| John Sheahan | Fine Gael |
| Gerben Uunk | Party for Animal Welfare |
There are three electoral areas in the Metropolitan District of Limerick: Limerick City North, Limerick City East and Limerick City West.
| Limerick City East | |
| Seats: 7 | |
| Candidates: 16 | |
| Name | Party (if any) |
| Peter Doyle | Fine Gael |
| Ursula Gavan | Sinn Féin |
| Seán Hartigan | Green Party / Comhaontas Glas |
| Sarah Kiely | Fine Gael |
| Mike Killeen | Sinn Féin |
| Dean Lillis | Non-Party |
| Patrick McCarthy | Non-Party |
| Michael Murphy | Fine Gael |
| Eric Nelligan | Aontú |
| Michael O’Brien | |
| Danielle O’Shea | Sinn Féin |
| Joe Pond | Fianna Fáil |
| Elena Secas | The Labour Party |
| Tally Slater | Non-Party |
| Catherine Slattery | Fianna Fáil |
| Donnah Vuma | Social Democrats |
| Limerick City North | |
| Seats: 7 | |
| Candidates: 19 | |
| Name | Party (if any) |
| Sarah Beasley | Aontú |
| Sharon Benson | Sinn Féin |
| Ruth Clarke | Independent Ireland |
| Tom Collopy | Sinn Féin |
| Frankie Daly | Non-Party |
| Richard Delaney | Fine Gael |
| Tanya Dunworth | Sinn Féin |
| Ruairí Fahy | People Before Profit - Solidarity |
| Shane Hickey-O’Mara | Social Democrats |
| Adam Kearney | Non-Party |
| Laura Keyes | |
| Sasa Novak Uí Chonchúir | Green Party / Comhaontas Glas |
| Suzzie O’Deniyi | Fianna Fáil |
| Kieran O’Hanlon | Fianna Fáil |
| Pat O’Neill | Non-Party |
| Olivia O’Sullivan | Fine Gael |
| Dean Quinn | Non-Party |
| Conor Sheehan | The Labour Party |
| Mark Spain | Fine Gael |
| Limerick City West | |
| Seats: 7 | |
| Candidates: 18 | |
| Name | Party (if any) |
| Esther Aherne | Independent Ireland |
| Daniel Butler | Fine Gael |
| Maria Donoghue | Non-Party |
| Fergus Kilcoyne | Fianna Fáil |
| Joe Leddin | The Labour Party |
| Frances Lonergan | Sinn Féin |
| Seán Lynch | Non-Party |
| Michael MacCurtain | Fine Gael |
| Khalid Mahmood | Non-Party |
| Cathal McCarthy | Non-Party |
| Malachy McCreesh | Sinn Féin |
| Dan McSweeney | Fine Gael |
| Alec Morrissey | Non-Party |
| Elisa O’Donovan | Social Democrats |
| Michael Rafferty | |
| Shahin Reza | |
| Peter Spencer | Green Party / Comhaontas Glas |
| Abul Kalam Azad Talukder | Fianna Fáil |
A number of candidates are in the electoral races for both the new role as Mayor of Limerick and for local council. In the event that one of these candidates wins a council seat and also the mayoral contest, their council seat will be filled through a co-option. The winning candidate will nominate their replacement.
Polling will take place from 7am to 10pm on Friday June 7th,
Counting of ballots will begin on Saturday June 8th at the Limerick Count Centre at Limerick Racecourse.