A total of 13 MEPs will be elected in Ireland when voters go to the polls on 24 May.
Image: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland Image: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland A TOTAL OF 59 candidates will contest the European Parliament elections across three constituencies after nominations closed today.
These include former SDLP leader Mark Durkan, who is running for Fine Gael, incumbent Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan and independent Senator Alice-Mary Higgins.
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