List of members of the European Parliament for Ireland, 1973

This is a list of the 10 Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Ireland appointed to the delegation from the Oireachtas as a result of the Irish accession to the European Economic Community on 1 January 1973. The first delegation, served only two months, from 1 January 1973 until the 1973 general election in February.

Name	National party		National office
Conor Cruise O'Brien	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color; width: 5px;" |	Labour Party	Teachta Dála
Sir Anthony Esmonde, 15th Bt.	style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" |	Fine Gael	Teachta Dála
Michael Herbert	style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Fianna Fáil	Teachta Dála
Michael Hilliard	style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Fianna Fáil	Teachta Dála
Justin Keating	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" |	Labour Party	Teachta Dála
Charles McDonald	style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" |	Fine Gael	Senator
Farrell McElgunn	style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Fianna Fáil	Senator
Tom Nolan	style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Fianna Fáil	Teachta Dála
Richie Ryan	style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" |	Fine Gael	Teachta Dála
Michael Yeats	style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Fianna Fáil	Senator

See also

• Members of the European Parliament 1958–79 – List by country

External links

• ElectionsIreland.org – January 1973 Delegation
• European Parliament office in Ireland – Irish MEPs: 1973–79