Nigel Farage, Frances Fitzgerald's age and Brexit the most common Irish Google searches for EU elections

On Friday, Irish citizens will be asked to cast their vote for candidates who will represent them in the European Parliament, as well as at local council level and a referendum on divorce legislation.

Over the last two days, Google search results have provided us with what interests and concern the people of Ireland when it comes to Friday's poll.

UK Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage is the EU candidate most googled by Irish people, a position earned for him due to his recent interaction with a milkshake wielding protestor.

The data, collected by MKC Communications, also shows that Dublin Independent candidate Ben Gilroy secured the second spot in the most googled list as Irish people logged on to watch his

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Former Rose of Tralee, and Fine Gael EU candidate Maria Walsh comes in third on the list, with Gemma O'Doherty and Mick Wallace rounding out the top five.

Both Farage and Gilroy appeared in the top questions searched by the Irish public as well, but they were pipped to first place by people asking "What age is Frances Fitzgerald?"

She's 68, in case you wanted to know.

People also seemed to be concerned about Alice Mary Higgins and whether or not she was related to President Michael D Higgins...she is.

Independent candidate Alice-Mary Higgins it’s important Ireland sends MEPs who are going to be “strong and clear on each issue” #EUelections2019 | https://t.co/u1IeFDKjQr pic.twitter.com/3UqdbAgklC

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In an unsurprising turn of events, Brexit dominated the top searched political topics, as well as citizenship, immigration and climate change.

The full lists of top Irish Google searches concerning the EU elections are below.

These are the top searched candidates in Ireland in the last two days:

1. Nigel Farage (UK Brexit Party)
2. Ben Gilroy (Ind)
3. Maria Walsh (FG)
4. Gemma O'Doherty (ACI)
5. Mick Wallace (I4C)
6. Michael Murphy (FG)
7. Frances Fitzgerald (FG)
8. Alice Mary Higgins (Ind)
9. Malcolm Byrne (FF)
10 .Gary Gannon (SD)
11. Peter Casey (Ind)
12. Adam Scott (Lab)
13. Deirdre Clune (FG)
14. Barry Andrews (FF)
15. Hermann Kelly (Ind)
16. Andrew Doyle (FG)
17. Lynn Boylan (SF)
18. Billy Kelleher (FF)
19. Mairead McGuinness (FG)
20. Rita Harrold (S-PBP)
21. Adrienne Wallace (S-PBP)
22. Alex White (Lab)
23. Carl Benjamin (UKIP)
24. Mark Durkan (FG)
25. Saoirse McHugh (GP)

These are the top questions on the candidates in Ireland in the last two days:

1. What age is Frances Fitzgerald?
2. Who is Ben Gilroy?
3. Who is Nigel Farage?
4. Where is Ben Gilroy from?
5. Who is Alice Mary Higgins?
6. Who is Maria Walsh?
7. Where is Maria Walsh from?
8. Who is running for European Elections 2019?
9. Is Nigel Farage an MEP?
10. What age is Mark Durkan?
11. What party is Alex White?
12. Who are the Dublin MEP candidates?
13. Is Maria Walsh married?
14. Why do people throw milkshakes at Nigel Farage?
15. How many seats in the European Parliament?

These are the top searched political topics in Ireland in the last two days:

1. Brexit
2. Citizenship
3. Immigration
4. United Nations
5. Climate change
6. Budget
7. Employment
8. Unemployment
9. Health care
10. Renewable energy