
Member of the European Parliament · Ireland S&D
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
MEP for Ireland · Socialists & Democrats · Labour Party · official EP profile
As of 14 September 2026, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (S&D, Ireland) has declared 64 lobby meetings this term - rank 331 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.
That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 85 meetings per MEP, and 85 of 136 within Socialists & Democrats.
25% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - below the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 51%.
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Compared with the averages
Transparency this term
Monthly declared meetings (bars) and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link, including diplomatic and government entries (line), July 2024 to September 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.
Current month, partial through 11 Sep 2026: 0 declared meetings in Sep 2026. Peak: 11 in Jun 2025.
Busiest month: 11 declared in June 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Aodhán Ó Ríordáin meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| European Youth Forum | 3 |
| EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION | 2 |
| Eurodiaconia | 2 |
| Advisory Committee of Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network | 2 |
| Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign | 1 |
Counterparts are merged by resolved Transparency Register identity where possible. An entry counts as register-linked above only when the MEP declaration itself carries a Register link.
Where the meetings cluster
Most-met sectors
Human rights & humanitarian (8), Labour & trade unions (3), Energy (2)
Meetings by committee topic
Housing Crisis in the EU (10), Employment and Social Affairs (9), D-UK (1)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2026 | European Youth Forum ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Youth Policy |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Sustainable Water Network ↗ | Member | Water, Nature, Environmental Protections |
| 9 Jun 2026 | All Together in Dignity Ireland | Shadow rapporteur | Poverty |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Advisory Committee of Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network | Member | Drug Policy |
| 5 Jun 2026 | AkiDwA, Network of Migrant Women | Member | Migrant Supports, FGM, Forced Marriage |
| 3 Jun 2026 | UCC Hub in Active European Citizenship | Member | EU outreach to Irish primary schools |
| 25 May 2026 | Before We Die | Member | Disability rights and provisions |
| 28 Apr 2026 | B'Tselem | Member | Human Rights in Israeli Occupied Territories |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Irish Farmers' Association ↗ | Member | Agriculture |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Northern Ireland Assembly | Member | EU-Northern Ireland Relations |
Show 20 more meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2026 | Crosscare Ireland | Member | Housing, Poverty, Drug Policy |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Advisory Committee of Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network | Member | Drug Policy |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Eurodiaconia ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Poverty |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Coimisiún na Meán | Member | Media |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Youth Affairs and Education & Skills Attaché to Ireland's Permanent Representation | Shadow rapporteur | Youth Policy |
| 2 Mar 2026 | National Youth Council of Ireland | Shadow rapporteur | Youth Policy |
| 26 Feb 2026 | International Union of Tenants ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Housing |
| 18 Feb 2026 | European Economic and Social Committee; European Youth Forum | Shadow rapporteur | Youth Policy |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Minister Timmy Dooley TD Minister Seán Canney TD | Member | Transport, Fisheries |
| 3 Feb 2026 | European Pride Business Network ↗ | Member | Supports to LGBTQIA+ people in the workplace |
| 27 Jan 2026 | President Seamus Boland, EESC | Member | Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the EU |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Welsh Government | Member | Universal Basic Income |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Kingspan Group PLC ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Housing |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Greenpeace European Unit ↗; Avaaz Foundation ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Housing and Environment |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Sean Canney TD, Minister for Transport | Member | Transport |
| 3 Dec 2025 | UNITE Trade Union | Shadow rapporteur | Housing |
| 2 Dec 2025 | EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ↗ | Member | Just Transition Directive |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Dara Calleary TD, Minister for Social Protection | Member | Social Protection |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Irish Youth Network | Member | Education, Housing, Poverty, EU Politics |
| 19 Nov 2025 | MEP Nil Usakovs | Shadow rapporteur | Housing |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Aodhán Ó Ríordáin held the seat, 537 of them the final vote on a text. A member with no vote recorded may have been on parliamentary business, ill, on leave, or present without voting - the published record does not distinguish these and gives no reason. Votes taken by show of hands or by secret ballot are not recorded by name and are absent here.
How they voted on final texts
Share of the 537 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 379 final texts where more than half of S&D members casting a vote went one way, and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin also voted. Groups are not bound to vote together: a Member's mandate is personal and exercised freely, so neither figure is a measure of performance.
Final texts where Aodhán Ó Ríordáin differed from the S&D majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | S&D majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2026 | A10-0170/2026 – Joachim Streit – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 10 March 2026 | A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 22 January 2026 | A10-0270/2025 – Reinis Pozņaks – Motion for a resolution | Abstained | For |
| 21 January 2026 | B10-0060/2026 – Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 9 October 2025 | B10-0402/2025 – Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 9 October 2025 | B10-0400/2025 – Motion for a resolution | Abstained | Against |
| 10 July 2025 | B10-0319/2025 – Motion for a resolution | Abstained | Against |
| 3 April 2025 | C10-0038/2025 - Proposition de la Commission | Against | For |
| 3 April 2025 | A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) | Against | For |
| 2 April 2025 | A10-0010/2025 – David McAllister – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
2 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
9 counterpart entrys in Aodhán Ó Ríordáin's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Christian Aid Ireland Irish Coalition of Business and Human Rights Trocaire” - likely Christian Aid Ireland (1 counterpart entry)
- “EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS” - likely EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS (1 counterpart entry)
- “Eurochild AISBL” - likely Eurochild AISBL (1 counterpart entry)
Matching is automated and can be wrong - see how matching works. Linking the register entry is the fix, and it is the MEP office's to make.