Fine Gael Elected Candidates for 1979 Local Election
| Candidate | Council | Constituency | Elected | |
| Margaret Kavanagh | Carlow County Council | Borris |  | |
| John Browne | Carlow County Council | Carlow | | |
| Desmond Governey | Carlow County Council | Carlow | | |
| Carmel McDonnell | Carlow County Council | Carlow | | |
| Joe Manning | Carlow County Council | Mhuinebeag | | |
| Mary McDonald | Carlow County Council | Mhuinebeag | | |
| Brendan Brophy | Carlow County Council | Tullow | | |
| Michael Deering | Carlow County Council | Tullow | | |
| Pat O'Toole | Carlow County Council | Tullow | | |
| Mona Hoban | Cavan County Council | Bailieborough | | |
| Justin Mackin | Cavan County Council | Bailieborough | | |
| Denis Reynolds | Cavan County Council | Bailieborough | | |
| Brian Cahill | Cavan County Council | Ballyjamesduff | | |
| Robert Fausset | Cavan County Council | Ballyjamesduff | | |
| Patrick Kiernan | Cavan County Council | Ballyjamesduff | | |
| Joseph Maguire | Cavan County Council | Belturbet | | |
| John McGovern | Cavan County Council | Belturbet | | |
| Andrew Boylan | Cavan County Council | Cavan | | |
| Michael Nelson | Cavan County Council | Cavan | | |
| Andrew O'Brien | Cavan County Council | Cavan | | |
| Donal Carey | Clare County Council | Ennis | | |
| Michael Howard | Clare County Council | Ennis | | |
| Frank Henchy | Clare County Council | Ennistymon | | |
| Patrick Bugler | Clare County Council | Killaloe | | |
| Tony McMahon | Clare County Council | Killaloe | | |
| Jackie Lillis | Clare County Council | Kilrush | | |
| Sean Ryan | Clare County Council | Kilrush | | |
| Madeline Taylor | Clare County Council | Kilrush | | |
| Jackie Keane | Clare County Council | Miltown Malbay | | |
| Bernard Allen | Cork City Council | North-Central | | |
| Brian Bermingham | Cork City Council | North-West | | |
| Liam Burke | Cork City Council | North-West | | |
| John Cahill | Cork City Council | South-Central | | |
| Denis Cregan | Cork City Council | South-Central | | |
| Sean Beausang | Cork City Council | South-East | | |
| Jim Corr | Cork City Council | South-East | | |
| Hugh Coveney | Cork City Council | South-East | | |
| Denis Kiely | Cork City Council | South-West | | |
| Dan Morrissey | Cork City Council | South-West | | |
| John T. Collins | Cork County Council | Bandon | | |
| Donal Creed | Cork County Council | Bandon | | |
| Denis O'Reilly | Cork County Council | Bandon | | |
| D.J. O'Sullivan | Cork County Council | Bandon | | |
| D. Keane | Cork County Council | Cork Rural | | |
| George Osborne | Cork County Council | Cork Rural | | |
| Tomas Ryan | Cork County Council | Cork Rural | | |
| Charles Barry | Cork County Council | Kanturk | | |
| Frank Crowley | Cork County Council | Kanturk | | |
| Michael Broderick | Cork County Council | Mallow | | |
| Dick Fitzgerald | Cork County Council | Mallow | | |
| Jim Sarsfield | Cork County Council | Mallow | | |
| Matt Ahern | Cork County Council | Midleton | | |
| Paddy Hegarty | Cork County Council | Midleton | | |
| Donal Harrington | Cork County Council | Schull | | |
| P.J. Sheehan | Cork County Council | Schull | | |
| Mary Burke | Cork County Council | Skibbereen | | |
| John Cal McCarthy | Cork County Council | Skibbereen | | |
| John L. O'Sullivan | Cork County Council | Skibbereen | | |
| Bernard McGuinness | Donegal County Council | Buncrana | | |
| Sean McLaughlin | Donegal County Council | Buncrana | | |
| Colm Gallagher | Donegal County Council | Donegal | | |
| Michael Melly | Donegal County Council | Donegal | | |
| Thomas Murphy | Donegal County Council | Donegal | | |
| Fred Coll | Donegal County Council | Glenties | | |
| Paddy Harte | Donegal County Council | Letterkenny | | |
| J J Reid | Donegal County Council | Letterkenny | | |
| Joachim Loughrey | Donegal County Council | Milford | | |
| William McCafferty | Donegal County Council | Milford | | |
| Mary Byrne | Dublin City Council | Area No. 1 - Howth/Clontarf East | | |
| Michael J. Cosgrave | Dublin City Council | Area No. 1 - Howth/Clontarf East | | |
| Joe Doyle | Dublin City Council | Area No. 10 - Mansion House/Pembroke | | |
| Fergus O'Brien | Dublin City Council | Area No. 11 - Merchant's Quay/Ushers | | |
| George Bermingham | Dublin City Council | Area No. 2 - Artane/Coolock | | |
| Mary Flaherty | Dublin City Council | Area No. 3 - Finglas East/Drumcondra North | | |
| Luke Belton | Dublin City Council | Area No. 4 - Cabra East/Finglas West | | |
| Alice Glenn | Dublin City Council | Area No. 4 - Cabra East/Finglas West | | |
| Hugh Byrne | Dublin City Council | Area No. 5 - Arran Quay/Cabra West | | |
| Michael Keating | Dublin City Council | Area No. 6 - Ballybough/Drumcondra South/North Dock | | |
| Jim Mitchell | Dublin City Council | Area No. 7 - Ballyfermot/Kilmainham | | |
| Michael McShane | Dublin City Council | Area No. 8 - Crumlin/Kimmage/Terenure | | |
| Gay Mitchell | Dublin City Council | Area No. 8 - Crumlin/Kimmage/Terenure | | |
| Alexis FitzGerald | Dublin City Council | Area No. 9 - Rathfarnham/Rathmines West | | |
| Declan Ryan | Dublin City Council | Area No. 9 - Rathfarnham/Rathmines West | | |
| Pat McNamara | Galway City Council | South Ward | | |
| Joe Brennan | Galway County Council | Ballinasloe | | |
| Michael Kilgannon | Galway County Council | Ballinasloe | | |
| John Mannion, Jnr | Galway County Council | Connemara | | |
| Pádraic McCormack | Galway County Council | Galway | | |
| Pól Ó Foighil | Galway County Council | Galway | | |
| Ulick Burke | Galway County Council | Loughrea | | |
| Toddie Byrne | Galway County Council | Loughrea | | |
| Joe Burke | Galway County Council | Tuam | | |
| Paul Connaughton | Galway County Council | Tuam | | |
| John Donnellan | Galway County Council | Tuam | | |
| Michael Ryan | Galway County Council | Tuam | | |
| Christy McSweeney | Kerry County Council | Killarney | | |
| Paudie O'Connor | Kerry County Council | Killarney | | |
| Michael Connor Scarteen | Kerry County Council | Killorglin | | |
| Danny Kissane | Kerry County Council | Killorglin | | |
| Gerard Lynch | Kerry County Council | Listowel | | |
| Michael Begley | Kerry County Council | Tralee | | |
| John Blennerhassett | Kerry County Council | Tralee | | |
| Reggie Lalor | Kildare County Council | Athy | | |
 | Bernard Durkan | Kildare County Council | Clane | |
| Jim Gallagher | Kildare County Council | Clane | | |
| Sean Reilly | Kildare County Council | Clane | | |
| Patrick Hyland | Kildare County Council | Kildare | | |
| Michael McWey | Kildare County Council | Kildare | | |
| Patsy Lawlor | Kildare County Council | Naas | | |
| Michael Nolan | Kildare County Council | Naas | | |
| Mary Hilda Cavanagh | Kilkenny County Council | Ballyragget | | |
| Kieran Crotty | Kilkenny County Council | Kilkenny | | |
| Thomas Hogan | Kilkenny County Council | Kilkenny | | |
| Margaret Tynan | Kilkenny County Council | Kilkenny | | |
| Andy Cotterell | Kilkenny County Council | Piltown | | |
| Dick Dowling | Kilkenny County Council | Piltown | | |
| Tom Fielding | Kilkenny County Council | Piltown | | |
| Philip Brennan | Kilkenny County Council | Thomastown | | |
| Billy Ireland | Kilkenny County Council | Thomastown | | |
| Tom Maher | Kilkenny County Council | Thomastown | | |
| Sean Jacob | Laois County Council | Borris-in-Ossory | | |
| William Mansfield | Laois County Council | Borris-in-Ossory | | |
| John Daly | Laois County Council | Luggacurren | | |
| William Fleming | Laois County Council | Luggacurren | | |
| Jim Buggie | Laois County Council | Portlaoise | | |
| Joe Carroll | Laois County Council | Portlaoise | | |
| Tom Keenan | Laois County Council | Portlaoise | | |
| John O'Reilly | Laois County Council | Portlaoise | | |
| Oliver J. Flanagan | Laois County Council | Tinnahinch | | |
| David Goodwin | Laois County Council | Tinnahinch | | |
| Michael Lalor | Laois County Council | Tinnahinch | | |
| Damien Brennan | Leitrim County Council | Ballinamore | | |
| Tommy McCartin | Leitrim County Council | Ballinamore | | |
| Patrick Reynolds | Leitrim County Council | Ballinamore | | |
| Kathleen Coleman | Leitrim County Council | Carrick-on-Shannon | | |
| P.J. Lynch | Leitrim County Council | Carrick-on-Shannon | | |
| Pascal McKeon | Leitrim County Council | Carrick-on-Shannon | | |
| John Clinton | Leitrim County Council | Dromahair | | |
| John Loughlin | Leitrim County Council | Dromahair | | |
| Joseph McLoughlin | Leitrim County Council | Dromahair | | |
| Charles Cullen | Leitrim County Council | Manorhamilton | | |
| Andy Dalton | Longford County Council | Ballinalee | | |
| Louis Belton | Longford County Council | Ballymahon | | |
| Adrian Farrell | Longford County Council | Ballymahon | | |
| Patrick Kenny | Longford County Council | Ballymahon | | |
| Mary Ellen Brady | Longford County Council | Drumlish | | |
| Thomas Kilbride | Longford County Council | Granard | | |
| Jim Reilly | Longford County Council | Granard | | |
| Robert Farrell | Longford County Council | Longford | | |
| Séamus Finnan | Longford County Council | Longford | | |
| Bernard Markey | Louth County Council | Ardee | | |
| Tommy McGrory | Louth County Council | Ardee | | |
| Patrick Roddy | Louth County Council | Ardee | | |
| Thomas Elmore | Louth County Council | Carlingford | | |
| Patrick Buckley | Louth County Council | Drogheda | | |
| Paddy Donegan | Louth County Council | Drogheda | | |
| Joe Lennon | Louth County Council | Dundalk | | |
| Brendan McGahon | Louth County Council | Dundalk | | |
| John McGuinness | Louth County Council | Dundalk | | |
| Frank Devaney | Mayo County Council | Ballina | | |
| John Kelly | Mayo County Council | Ballina | | |
| Paddy O'Toole | Mayo County Council | Ballina | | |
| Paddy Burke | Mayo County Council | Castlebar | | |
| Frank Durcan | Mayo County Council | Castlebar | | |
 | Enda Kenny | Mayo County Council | Castlebar | |
| Martin Finn | Mayo County Council | Claremorris | | |
| Cormac Hanley | Mayo County Council | Claremorris | | |
| Jim Higgins | Mayo County Council | Claremorris | | |
| Michael Raftery | Mayo County Council | Claremorris | | |
| John Noel Carey | Mayo County Council | Killala | | |
| Vinnie Munnelly | Mayo County Council | Killala | | |
| John Flannery | Mayo County Council | Swinford | | |
| Sean McEvoy | Mayo County Council | Swinford | | |
| Jack Gibbons | Mayo County Council | Westport | | |
| Ted McHale | Mayo County Council | Westport | | |
 | Richard Bruton | Meath County Council | Dunshaughlin | |
| Bridget Hogan | Meath County Council | Dunshaughlin | | |
| Tom Bradley | Meath County Council | Kells | | |
| John Farrelly | Meath County Council | Kells | | |
| James Dorgan | Meath County Council | Navan | | |
| Patsy O'Neill | Meath County Council | Navan | | |
| Patrick Fullam | Meath County Council | Slane | | |
| Tom Kelly | Meath County Council | Slane | | |
| William Carey | Meath County Council | Trim | | |
| Patrick Connolly | Monaghan County Council | Carrickmacross | | |
| Patrick Jones | Monaghan County Council | Carrickmacross | | |
| Adam Armstrong | Monaghan County Council | Castleblayney | | |
| Arthur Carville | Monaghan County Council | Castleblayney | | |
| John Conlan | Monaghan County Council | Castleblayney | | |
| Hugh McElvaney | Monaghan County Council | Clones | | |
| Kevin Macklin | Monaghan County Council | Monaghan | | |
| Thomas Reilly | Monaghan County Council | Monaghan | | |
| Joe Clear | Offaly County Council | Birr | | |
| Percy Clendennen | Offaly County Council | Birr | | |
| Tom Enright | Offaly County Council | Birr | | |
| Donal Dunne | Offaly County Council | Edenderry | | |
| Michael Fox | Offaly County Council | Edenderry | | |
| Bernard Corcoran | Offaly County Council | Ferbane | | |
| Constance Hanniffy | Offaly County Council | Ferbane | | |
| Johnny Butterfield | Offaly County Council | Tullamore | | |
| Frank Feery | Offaly County Council | Tullamore | | |
| John Joe Grenham | Roscommon County Council | Athlone | | |
| Liam Naughten | Roscommon County Council | Athlone | | |
| John Beirne | Roscommon County Council | Boyle | | |
| Charles Duignan | Roscommon County Council | Boyle | | |
| Thomas Egan Jnr | Roscommon County Council | Boyle | | |
| Tom Callaghan | Roscommon County Council | Castlerea | | |
| Patrick Concannon | Roscommon County Council | Castlerea | | |
| Michael Gilligan | Roscommon County Council | Castlerea | | |
| Tom Hunt | Roscommon County Council | Roscommon | | |
| John T. Kirwan | Roscommon County Council | Roscommon | | |
| Joe O'Donnell | Roscommon County Council | Roscommon | | |
| Seamus Scott | Roscommon County Council | Roscommon | | |
| Leo Conlon | Sligo County Council | Ballymote | | |
| Tommy Lavin | Sligo County Council | Ballymote | | |
| Gerry Murray | Sligo County Council | Ballymote | | |
| Peter Barrett | Sligo County Council | Dromore | | |
| Paul Conmy | Sligo County Council | Dromore | | |
| John Fallon | Sligo County Council | Sligo | | |
| Tom Fox | Sligo County Council | Sligo | | |
| Eugene Henry | Sligo County Council | Sligo | | |
 | Tony McLoughlin | Sligo County Council | Sligo | |
| Joe Cawley | Sligo County Council | Tubbercurry | | |
| Peter Kivlehan | Sligo County Council | Tubbercurry | | |
| George Allen | Westmeath County Council | Athlone | | |
| Edward Farrell | Westmeath County Council | Athlone | | |
| Brendan McFadden | Westmeath County Council | Athlone | | |
| Michael Leslie | Westmeath County Council | Coole | | |
| Frank McDermott | Westmeath County Council | Coole | | |
| Joe Flanagan | Westmeath County Council | Kilbeggan | | |
| Edward Fagan | Westmeath County Council | Mullingar | | |
| John Keegan | Westmeath County Council | Mullingar | | |
| Gerry L'Estrange | Westmeath County Council | Mullingar | | |
| Michael D'Arcy | Wexford County Council | Gorey | | |
| Godfrey Timmins | Wicklow County Council | Baltinglass | | |
 | Sean Barrett | Dublin County Council | Ballybrack | |
| Sam Carroll | Dublin County Council | Ballybrack | | |
| Percy Dockrell | Dublin County Council | Dun Laoghaire Borough | | |
| Ian Brennan | Dublin County Council | Dundrum | | |
| Tom Hand | Dublin County Council | Dundrum | | |
| Jim Fay | Dublin County Council | Lucan | | |
| Brian Fleming | Dublin County Council | Lucan | | |
| Nora Owen | Dublin County Council | Malahide | | |
| John Boland | Dublin County Council | Swords | | |
| Billy Reynolds | Dublin County Council | Swords | | |
| Larry McMahon | Dublin County Council | Tallaght | | |
| Stanley Laing | Dublin County Council | Terenure | | |
 | Alan Shatter | Dublin County Council | Whitechurch | |
| Myles Tierney | Dublin County Council | Whitechurch | | |
| George Russell | Limerick City Council | Limerick Ward 1 | | |
| Gus O'Driscoll | Limerick City Council | Limerick Ward 2 | | |
| Terry Kelly | Limerick City Council | Limerick Ward 3 | | |
| Bobby Byrne | Limerick City Council | Limerick Ward 4 | | |
| Pat Kennedy | Limerick City Council | Limerick Ward 4 | | |
| Tony McLoughlin | Sligo Corporation | East Ward | | |
| Kathleen McGoldrick | Sligo Corporation | North Ward | | |
| Thomas Doyle | Sligo Corporation | West Ward | | |
| Eugene Henry | Sligo Corporation | West Ward | | |
| James Darcy | Tipperary North Council | Borrisokane | | |
| Liam Whyte | Tipperary North Council | Borrisokane | | |
| Tom Berkery | Tipperary North Council | Nenagh/Newport | | |
| Paddy Ryan | Tipperary North Council | Nenagh/Newport | | |
| Denis Meagher | Tipperary North Council | Roscrea/Templemore | | |
| Tom Ryan | Tipperary North Council | Roscrea/Templemore | | |
| Tom Lowry | Tipperary North Council | Thurles | | |
| David Molony | Tipperary North Council | Thurles | | |
| John Boyle | Tipperary South Council | Cahir | | |
| Sean Sampson | Tipperary South Council | Cahir | | |
| Jack Crowe | Tipperary South Council | Cashel | | |
| John Holohan | Tipperary South Council | Fethard | | |
| Eddie Collins | Waterford City Council | Waterford No. 1 | | |
| Stephen Rogers | Waterford City Council | Waterford No. 2 | | |
| Maurice Cummins | Waterford City Council | Waterford No. 3 | | |
| Billy Quinlan | Waterford City Council | Waterford No. 3 | | |
| Austin Deasy | Waterford County Council | Dungarvan | | |
| Michael Harty | Waterford County Council | Dungarvan | | |
| Jeremiah O'Brien | Waterford County Council | Dungarvan | | |
| Oliver Coffey | Waterford County Council | Kilmacthomas | | |
| Patrick Coffey | Waterford County Council | Kilmacthomas | | |
| Willie McDonnell | Waterford County Council | Lismore | | |
| James Walsh | Waterford County Council | Lismore | | |
| Con McGrath | Limerick County Council | Bruff | | |
 | Michael Noonan | Limerick County Council | Bruff | |
| William O'Brien | Limerick County Council | Bruff | | |
| Paddy Hourigan | Limerick County Council | Castleconnell | | |
| Matt Callaghan | Limerick County Council | Kilmallock | | |
| Brendan Danaher | Limerick County Council | Kilmallock | | |
| Seán Broderick | Limerick County Council | Newcastle | | |
| John Kelly | Limerick County Council | Newcastle | | |
| John Riordan | Limerick County Council | Newcastle | | |
| David Madden | Limerick County Council | Rathkeale | |