Sinn Féin Candidates for 1979 Local Election
| Candidate | Council | Constituency | Elected | |
| Charlie Boylan | Cavan County Council | Cavan |  | |
| Eddie Fullerton | Donegal County Council | Buncrana | | |
| Joe O'Neill | Donegal County Council | Donegal | ||
| Donal De Barra | Donegal County Council | Glenties | ||
| Pat Doherty | Donegal County Council | Milford | ||
| Jim Gorry | Dublin City Council | Area No. 10 - Mansion House/Pembroke | ||
| Michael MacConmara | Dublin City Council | Area No. 3 - Finglas East/Drumcondra North | ||
| Charles Hoban | Dublin City Council | Area No. 8 - Crumlin/Kimmage/Terenure | ||
| Bertie McCormack | Dublin City Council | Area No. 9 - Rathfarnham/Rathmines West | ||
| Aine Ní Ghabhann | Dublin City Council | Area No. 9 - Rathfarnham/Rathmines West | ||
| Caoimhin MacCathmhaoil | Galway County Council | Connemara | ||
| Patrick Ruane | Galway County Council | Galway | | |
| Brendan Madden | Galway County Council | Loughrea | ||
| Frank Glynn | Galway County Council | Tuam | | |
| Tim Garvey | Kerry County Council | Killorglin | ||
| Robert Beasley | Kerry County Council | Listowel | | |
| Michael Horgan | Kerry County Council | Tralee | ||
| John Joe McGirl | Leitrim County Council | Ballinamore | | |
| T.J. Keaney | Leitrim County Council | Carrick-on-Shannon | ||
| Frances Meehan | Leitrim County Council | Dromahair | ||
| Sean Lynch | Longford County Council | Drumlish | | |
| Michael Nevin | Longford County Council | Longford | | |
| Joe Kavanagh | Louth County Council | Ardee | ||
| Patrick Doyle | Louth County Council | Drogheda | ||
| J. Fitzpatrick | Louth County Council | Drogheda | ||
| Fra Browne | Louth County Council | Dundalk | | |
| Pat Duffy | Louth County Council | Dundalk | ||
| Martin Sharkey | Louth County Council | Dundalk | ||
| Seamus McDonnell | Mayo County Council | Castlebar | ||
| Richard Brady | Meath County Council | Navan | ||
| Frank McCaughey | Monaghan County Council | Clones | ||
| Vincent Conlon | Monaghan County Council | Monaghan | ||
| James McElwain | Monaghan County Council | Monaghan | ||
| Thomas Regan | Roscommon County Council | Castlerea | ||
| Dermot Mullooly | Roscommon County Council | Roscommon | | |
| Jack McElduff | Sligo County Council | Dromore | ||
| P.J. Kearney | Sligo County Council | Sligo | ||
| Philip Kelly | Wexford County Council | Wexford | ||
| P.J. Kearney | Sligo Corporation | West Ward | ||
| J.P. McDonnell | Tipperary North Council | Nenagh/Newport | ||
| A. Corbett | Tipperary South Council | Cashel |