HEATHER HUMPHREYS

FINE GAEL

Heather Humphreys is a former TD for Cavan-Monaghan, representing the constituency in Dáil Éireann from 2011 and 2024. She has held various ministerial roles including as Minister for Social Protection and as Minister for Justice. She was briefly the Deputy Leader of Fine Gael in 2024 before she retired from Dáil Éireann.

CATHERINE CONNOLLY

INDEPENDENT

Catherine Connolly is a TD for Galway West, serving the constituency since 2016. Prior to her tenure as a TD, she was a councillor on Galway City Council from 1999 to 2016, including as Mayor of Galway from 2004 to 2005. Connolly is also a qualified barrister and held the role of Leas-Cann Comhairle in Dáil Éireann from 2020 to 2024.