The following is a list of individuals who have been elected to a political office in Ireland, who fall under the umbrella of LGBTQ identities, including gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender individuals.
Taoiseach Portrait NameParty Years in office Sexual orientation/gender identity Notes Ref Leo Varadkar Fine Gael 2007–2024GayFirst gay TaoiseachFirst gay TánaisteFirst minister to come outFirst openly gay TD to be elected the leader of a political party in Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann
Portrait NameParty Years in office Sexual orientation/gender identity Notes Ref Pat Carey Fianna Fáil 1997–2011 Gay Served as a cabinet Minister from 2010 to 2011, came out in 2015 after his retirement Dominic Hannigan Labour 2011–2016 Gay Joint first openly gay TD John Lyons Labour 2011–2016 Gay Joint first openly gay TD Jerry Buttimer Fine Gael 2011–2016, 2024– Gay First openly gay Fine Gael TDFirst serving member of the Oireachtas to come outFirst openly gay CathaoirleachFirst serving member of the Oireachtas to enter into a same-sex marriage Katherine Zappone Independent 2016–2020 Lesbian First openly lesbian TDFirst member in a recognised same-sex relationshipFirst openly lesbian serving cabinet minister Jack Chambers Fianna Fáil 2016– Gay First openly gay deputy leader of Fianna Fáil Cian O'Callaghan Social Democrats 2020– Gay First openly gay Social Democrats TDFirst openly gay mayor Roderic O'Gorman Green 2020– Gay First openly gay Green TDFirst serving TD to enter into a same-sex marriage Malcolm Byrne Fianna Fáil 2019–2020, 2024– Gay First openly gay TD elected in a by-election, and first openly gay Fianna Fáil TD Ken O'Flynn Independent Ireland 2024– Gay First openly gay Independent Ireland TD Pádraig Rice Social Democrats 2024– Gay Conor Sheehan Labour 2024– Gay
Seanad Portrait NameParty Years in office Sexual orientation/gender identity Notes Ref. David Norris Independent 1987–2024 Gay First openly gay person elected to public office Colm O'Gorman Progressive Democrats 2007 Gay First openly gay Progressive Democrats senator Fintan Warfield Sinn Féin 2016–2025 Gay First openly gay Sinn Féin senator Niall Ó Donnghaile Sinn Féin 2016–2025 Gay Annie Hoey Labour 2020–2025 Bisexual First serving member of the Oireachtas to come out as bisexual Mal O'Hara Green 2024–2025 Gay Laura Harmon Labour 2025– Lesbian
European Parliament Portrait NameParty Years in office Sexual orientation/gender identity Notes Ref. Maria Walsh Fine Gael 2019– Lesbian First openly lesbian Fine Gael politician
Sub-national level Mayors NameParty Years in office Sexual orientation/gender identity Notes Ref. John Moran Independent 2024– Gay
Councillors NamePartyCouncil Years in office Sexual orientation/gender identity Notes Ref. Tiernan Brady Fianna FáilBundoran Town Council 1999–2009 Gay Peter Kelly Fine Gael(Progressive Democrats until 2000)Cork County Council 1999–2006 Gay Michael Sheehan Independent(Fianna Fáil until 2024)New Ross Town CouncilWexford County Council ,2009– (county council) Gay Ruth Illingworth Fianna FáilMullingar Town Council 2004–2014 Lesbian First openly gay council leader and openly gay female mayor Seán McKiernan Fine GaelCavan County Council 2007–2014 Gay John Keogh Fianna FáilRoscommon County Council 2009– Gay David Healy GreenFingal County Council 2014– Gay Francis Timmons Independent(Labour in 2024)South Dublin County Council 2014– Gay Patrick McKee Fianna FáilKilkenny County Council 2014–2019 Gay Emma Murphy Fianna FáilSouth Dublin County Council 2016– LGBTQ+ Alan Edge IndependentSouth Dublin County Council 2019– Gay Owen Hanley Social DemocratsGalway County Council 2019–2023 Gay Grace McManus Sinn FéinWicklow County Council 2019–2023 Gay Paul O'Brien LabourWicklow County Council 2019– Gay Chris Pender Social DemocratsKildare County Council 2019– Gay John Sheridan Fianna FáilLouth County Council 2019– LGBTQ+ First openly LGBTQ+ person elected in County Louth Darragh Adelaide People Before ProfitSouth Dublin County Council 2024–2026 LGBTQ+ Luke Corkery Fine GaelFingal County Council 2024– Gay Aisling Moran IndependentLaois County Council 2024– Gay First openly LGBTQ+ person elected in County Laois Shane Hickey-O'Mara Social DemocratsLimerick City and County Council 2024– LGBTQ+ John Maher LabourCork City Council 2024– Gay Declan Meehan IndependentDonegal County Council 2024– Gay Glen Moore Independent (Irish Freedom Party until 2025)South Dublin County Council 2024– Gay
See also LGBT rights in Ireland
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