▁European ▁Parliament ▁election , ▁a ▁re app ort ion ment ▁following ▁Bre x it ▁and ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁ 7 3 ▁M EP s ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁gave ▁two ▁additional ▁seats ▁to ▁Ireland . ▁Following ▁a ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁Const itu ency ▁Commission , ▁South ▁gained ▁territory ▁and ▁an ▁additional ▁seat , ▁from ▁ 4 ▁to ▁ 5 . ▁However , ▁the ▁last ▁candidate ▁elected ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁her ▁seat ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁left ▁the ▁European ▁Union . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁ 7 4 . 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁constitu ency ' s ▁population ▁lived ▁in ▁Mun ster , ▁while ▁the ▁southern ▁Le in ster ▁count ies ▁account ed ▁for ▁ 2 5 . 9 %. ▁▁ ▁It ▁compr ises ▁the ▁count ies ▁of ▁Car low , ▁Cla re , ▁C ork , ▁Ker ry , ▁Kil ken ny , ▁La ois , ▁L imer ick , ▁Off aly , ▁Ti pper ary , ▁Water ford , ▁W ex ford ▁and ▁W ick low ; ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁C ork , ▁L imer ick ▁and ▁Water ford . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁urban ▁areas ▁( by ▁population ▁size ) ▁are ▁C ork , ▁L imer ick , ▁Water ford , ▁B ray , ▁Kil ken ny , ▁En nis , ▁Car low , ▁Tra lee , ▁T ull am ore , ▁Port ▁La o ise ▁and ▁W ex ford . ▁ ▁M EP s ▁ ▁E lections ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁election ▁ ▁Following ▁a