Several TDs among list of 59 candidates declared for Euro election

A total of 59 candidates have declared they will contest next month's European parliament elections including ex-ministers, former presidential candidates, farmers and academics among others. With just over five weeks until polling day, candidates for the three European constituencies have lodged their nominations as campaigning heats up in the coming days.

The latest figures to confirm they will seek an MEP seat were Independents Mick Wallace and Clare Daly, who will run in Ireland South and Dublin.