16 candidates to contest six seats in Ardee Local Electoral Area

The Ardee Local Electoral Area (LEA) covers a large area in mid Louth, stretching from Kilanny and Louth Village in the north of the LEA, east to Drumcar and Dysart, and down as far as Collon and Mullary in the south of the LEA.

The outgoing candidates in the Ardee LEA are: John Sheridan (Fianna Fáil); Paula Butterly (Fine Gael); Pearse McGeough (Sinn Féin); Dolores Minogue (Fine Gael); Bernie Conlon ( Non Party); Jim Tenanty (Non Party).

In the 2019 election, Dolores Minogue topped the poll, with 1,404 first preference votes. The quota in 2019 was 1,313 votes, which meant that Dolores Minogue was elected after the first count, along with Colm Markey who received 1,388 first preference votes.

The candidates running in the Ardee LEA this time around are:

- Seán Brown, Non Party;

- Paula Butterly, Fine Gael;

- Kitty Colbert, Sinn Féin;

- Thoman Commins, Non Party;

- Bernie Conlon, Non Party;

- Adam Devine, Green Party / Comhaontas Glas;

- Peter Farrell, Non Party;

- Kate Karpenko, The Labour Party;

- Rachel Kerley, Fine Gael;

- Fintan Malone, Non Party;

- Niall McCreanor, Social Democrats;

- Pearse McGeough, Sinn Féin;

- Dolores Minogue, Fine Gael;

- Phyllis Murphy, Sinn Féin;

- John Sheridan, Fianna Fáil;

- Jim Tenanty, Non Party.