
Member of the European Parliament · Ireland S&D
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
MEP for Ireland · Socialists & Democrats · Labour Party · official EP profile
As of 8 November 2026, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (S&D, Ireland) has declared 111 lobby meetings this term - rank 238 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 1 other MEP.
That sits close to the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 64 of 135 in the S&D group, a place shared with 1 other member.
26% 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 52%.
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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 November 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.
Current month, partial through 6 Nov 2026: 0 declared meetings in Nov 2026. Peak: 13 in Oct 2024.
Show the figures for each monthHide the monthly figures
| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 4 | 25% |
| Oct 2024 | 13 | 23.1% |
| Nov 2024 | 4 | 50% |
| Dec 2024 | 2 | 0% |
| Jan 2025 | 5 | 0% |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 33.3% |
| Mar 2025 | 6 | 12.5% |
| Apr 2025 | 5 | 66.7% |
| May 2025 | 9 | 33.3% |
| Jun 2025 | 11 | 15.4% |
| Jul 2025 | 3 | 0% |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 5 | 20% |
| Oct 2025 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Nov 2025 | 6 | 0% |
| Dec 2025 | 4 | 60% |
| Jan 2026 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 40% |
| Mar 2026 | 3 | 0% |
| Apr 2026 | 6 | 33.3% |
| May 2026 | 1 | 0% |
| Jun 2026 | 6 | 33.3% |
| Jul 2026 | 2 | 50% |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 0% |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 13 declared in October 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Aodhán Ó Ríordáin meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION | 5 |
| Eurodiaconia | 3 |
| European Youth Forum | 3 |
| Banking & Payments Federation Ireland | 2 |
| Advisory Committee of Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network | 2 |
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
Both lists count this term. Sector pages count the full 2016–2026 record, and committee pages show each member's current-term total across all subjects, so their figures for this member can be higher.
Most-met sectors this term
Human rights & humanitarian (8), Democracy & civil society (7), Labour & trade unions (7)
Meetings by committee or delegation this term
Employment and Social Affairs (13), Housing Crisis in the EU (12), Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (1)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | Irish Environmental Network | Member | CAP Reform |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Safe Ireland | Member | Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Dogs Trust↗ | Member | Animal Welfare |
| 18 Jun 2026 | European Youth Forum↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Youth Policy |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) CLG↗ | 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 |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Aodhán Ó Ríordáin held the seat, 606 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 606 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 445 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 October 2026 | Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States A10-0260/2026 · Li Andersson · Commission proposal to the Council | Against | For |
| 8 October 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the pilot project on European Schools Alliances B10-0436/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 7 July 2026 | The financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025 A10-0170/2026 · Joachim Streit · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 10 March 2026 | Public access to documents – report covering the years 2022 - 2024 A10-0011/2026 · Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 22 January 2026 | Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges A10-0270/2025 · Reinis Pozņaks · Motion for a resolution | Abstained | For |
| 21 January 2026 | Motion for a resolution seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part, and the proposed Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part B10-0060/2026 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 9 October 2025 | Motion of censure on the Commission B10-0402/2025 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 9 October 2025 | Motion of censure on the Commission B10-0400/2025 · Motion for a resolution | Abstained | Against |
| 10 July 2025 | Motion of censure on the Commission B10-0319/2025 · Motion for a resolution | Abstained | Against |
| 3 April 2025 | C10-0038/2025 - Commission proposal | Against | For |
4 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
20 counterpart entries in Aodhán Ó Ríordáin's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “ETUC” - likely EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (2 counterpart entries)
- “Alice Public Relations” - likely Alice Public Relations (1 counterpart entry)
- “Banking and Payments Federation Ireland” - likely Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (1 counterpart entry)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 4 of the 20 entries; the other 16 are not listed.
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.