List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 1979–1984
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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
†Replaced during term, see table below for details.
Changes
| Party | Outgoing | Constituency | Reason | Date | Replacement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eileen Desmond | Munster | Desmond appointed as Minister for Health on 30 June 1981 | 7 July 1981 | Seán Treacy | |
| Labour | Liam Kavanagh | Leinster | Kavanagh appointed as Minister for Labour on 30 June 1981 | 9 July 1981 | Séamus Pattison† | |
| Labour | John O'Connell | Dublin | O'Connell appointed as Ceann Comhairle on 30 June 1981 | 21 October 1981 | John Horgan† | |
| Labour | Michael O'Leary | Dublin | O'Leary appointed as Tánaiste on 30 June 1981 | 1 July 1981 | Frank Cluskey† | |
| Labour | Séamus Pattison | Leinster | Pattison resigned on 15 December 1983 | 8 February 1984 | Justin Keating | |
| Labour | John Horgan | Dublin | Horgan resigned on 1 January 1983 | 2 March 1983 | Flor O'Mahony | |
| Labour | Frank Cluskey | Dublin | Cluskey resigned on 14 December 1982 | 2 March 1982 | Brendan Halligan | |
| Fianna Fáil | 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