Sinn Féin (Workers' Party)
Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) Candidates for 1979 Local Election
| Candidate | Council | Constituency | Elected | |
| James Finnegan | Cavan County Council | Bailieborough | ||
| Gerry Hourigan | Clare County Council | Ennis | ||
| James Tierney | Clare County Council | Ennistymon | ||
| Peter Anders | Cork City Council | North-Central | ||
| Tom O'Driscoll | Cork City Council | North-Central | ||
| Mary Daly | Cork City Council | North-East | ||
 | Ted Tynan | Cork City Council | North-East | |
| John Bowen | Cork City Council | North-West | ||
| Jimmy Homan | Cork City Council | North-West | ||
| Sean McCarthy | Cork City Council | South-Central | ||
| Tom O'Mahony | Cork City Council | South-Central | ||
| Ted O'Connell | Cork City Council | South-West | ||
| D. Coughlan | Cork County Council | Bandon | ||
| John Kelleher | Cork County Council | Cork Rural | ||
| N. Power | Cork County Council | Cork Rural | ||
| Joe Sherlock | Cork County Council | Mallow |  | |
| Leo Owens | Cork County Council | Midleton | ||
| Michael Byrne | Donegal County Council | Donegal | ||
| Séamus Rodgers | Donegal County Council | Glenties | | |
| Sean O'Donnell | Donegal County Council | Letterkenny | ||
| Seamus Phelan | Dublin City Council | Area No. 1 - Howth/Clontarf East | ||
| Andrew Smith | Dublin City Council | Area No. 10 - Mansion House/Pembroke | ||
| Edward Naughton | Dublin City Council | Area No. 11 - Merchant's Quay/Ushers | ||
| Michael Kenny | Dublin City Council | Area No. 3 - Finglas East/Drumcondra North | ||
| Joseph Oman | Dublin City Council | Area No. 3 - Finglas East/Drumcondra North | ||
| Proinsias De Rossa | Dublin City Council | Area No. 4 - Cabra East/Finglas West | ||
| Margaret O'Leary | Dublin City Council | Area No. 4 - Cabra East/Finglas West | ||
| Michael White | Dublin City Council | Area No. 5 - Arran Quay/Cabra West | ||
| Ray McGran | Dublin City Council | Area No. 6 - Ballybough/Drumcondra South/North Dock | ||
| Tomas MacGiolla | Dublin City Council | Area No. 7 - Ballyfermot/Kilmainham | | |
 | Eric Byrne | Dublin City Council | Area No. 8 - Crumlin/Kimmage/Terenure | |
| Billy Dillon | Galway City Council | East & North Ward | ||
| Jimmy Brick | Galway City Council | South Ward | ||
| Tony Coffey | Galway City Council | West Ward | ||
| Tony Coffey | Galway County Council | Galway | ||
| Redmond O'Sullivan | Kerry County Council | Killarney | ||
| Colm Purcell | Kildare County Council | Clane | ||
| Myles McGrath | Kildare County Council | Naas | ||
| Anne Croke | Kilkenny County Council | Piltown | ||
| Bill Kelly | Kilkenny County Council | Piltown | ||
| Seán Walsh | Kilkenny County Council | Piltown | | |
| Joe Doyle | Kilkenny County Council | Thomastown | | |
| Gabriel Lalor | Laois County Council | Portlaoise | ||
| Tom Connolly | Longford County Council | Longford | ||
| Packs Prunty | Longford County Council | Longford | ||
| Rose Hickey | Louth County Council | Ardee | ||
| Joe Coyle | Louth County Council | Drogheda | ||
| Donnchadha MacRaghnaill | Louth County Council | Drogheda | | |
| Tim Morgan | Louth County Council | Dundalk | ||
| Cathal Quinn | Mayo County Council | Killala | ||
| Oliver Rogers | Meath County Council | Kells | ||
| Owen Kirk | Monaghan County Council | Carrickmacross | ||
| Francis O'Donoghue | Monaghan County Council | Carrickmacross | ||
| Michael McKenna | Monaghan County Council | Monaghan | ||
| James Corcoran | Offaly County Council | Tullamore | ||
| Sidney Gallagher | Sligo County Council | Sligo | ||
| Michael Leydon | Sligo County Council | Sligo | ||
| Tom Murphy | Wexford County Council | Gorey | ||
| Sean Rossiter | Wexford County Council | Wexford | ||
| John McManus | Wicklow County Council | Bray | ||
| Michael Finnegan | Dublin County Council | Lucan | ||
| Pat McCartan | Dublin County Council | Malahide | ||
| Michael Finnan | Limerick City Council | Limerick Ward 2 | ||
| Des Long | Limerick City Council | Limerick Ward 2 | ||
| Michael Leyden | Sligo Corporation | North Ward | ||
| Martin O'Regan | Waterford City Council | Waterford No. 1 | ||
| Davy Walsh | Waterford City Council | Waterford No. 1 | | |
| Mick Dunphy | Waterford City Council | Waterford No. 2 | ||
| Noel Keane | Waterford City Council | Waterford No. 2 | ||
| Paddy Gallagher | Waterford City Council | Waterford No. 3 | | |
| Billy McCarthy | Waterford City Council | Waterford No. 3 |