Wicklow-Wexford Constituency Explained

The General Election in Ireland will take place on Friday, November 29. The Electoral Commission recommended that at the upcoming election, a new three-seat constituency of Wicklow-Wexford be created, with a transfer of territory from the constituencies of Wexford and Wicklow.

If you're from any of the following areas, you'll be able to vote in the new constituency:

Rathdrum Area:

• Arklow
• Aughrim
• Avoca
• Ballinaclash
• Ballinacor
• Ballinderry
• Ballyarthur
• Cronebane
• Dunganstown
• Ennereilly
• Kilbride

Shillelagh Area:

• Aghowle
• Ballingate
• Ballinglen
• Ballybeg
• Carnew
• Coolattin
• Coolboy
• Cronelea
• Kilballyowen
• Killinure
• Kilpipe
• Money
• Rath
• Shillelagh
• Tinahely

Enniscorthy Area: 

• Ballindaggan
• Ballycarney
• Ballymore
• Castledockrell
• Ferns
• Kilbora
• Kilcormick
• Kilrush
• Moyacomb
• Newtownbarry
• Rossard
• St. Mary's
• The Harrow
• Tinnacross
• Tombrack

Gorey Area:

• Ardamine
• Balloughter
• Ballybeg
• Ballycanew
• Ballyellis
• Ballygarrett
• Ballylarkin
• Ballynestragh
• Cahore
• Coolgreany
• Courtown
• Ford
• Gorey 
• Huntingtown
• Kilcomb
• Kilgorman
• Killenagh
• Killincooly
• Kilnahue
• Limerick
• Monamolin
• Monaseed
• Rossminoge
• Wells
• Wingfield

None of the ten TDs who had been elected at the 2020 Irish general election for the constituencies of Wexford and Wicklow live in the new constituency.

Arklow has never had its own Dáil deputy in the century since the State was founded – the nearest was Paudge Brennan from Carnew, who was a Fianna Fáil TD until 1987.

With three seats up for grabs, here are the 10 candidates looking for your vote in the new Wicklow-Wexford constituency:

Nationwide, there are 685 candidates running in the 2024 general election, 171 are independent. 246 of the candidates contesting are women, making up 36%. 

174 TDs will be elected across 43 constituencies.