List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 1979–1984

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 NameConstituencyNational partyEP group Connacht–Ulster Leinster † Munster Munster † Munster Dublin Connacht–Ulster † Leinster Leinster Munster Connacht–Ulster † Dublin Munster † Dublin Dublin

†Replaced during term, see table below for details.

Changes PartyOutgoingConstituencyReasonDateReplacement Eileen Desmond Munster Desmond appointed as Minister for Health on 30 June 1981 7 July 1981 Seán Treacy Liam Kavanagh Leinster Kavanagh appointed as Minister for Labour on 30 June 1981 9 July 1981 Séamus Pattison† John O'Connell Dublin O'Connell appointed as Ceann Comhairle on 30 June 1981 21 October 1981 John Horgan† Michael O'Leary Dublin O'Leary appointed as Tánaiste on 30 June 1981 1 July 1981 Frank Cluskey† Séamus Pattison Leinster Pattison resigned on 15 December 1983 8 February 1984 Justin Keating John Horgan Dublin Horgan resigned on 1 January 1983 2 March 1983 Flor O'Mahony Frank Cluskey Dublin Cluskey resigned on 14 December 1982 2 March 1982 Brendan Halligan 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