This is a list of the members of the 25th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected in April 2016 when postal voting closed. The Taoiseach's nominees were selected in May 2016. The Seanad election takes place after the 2016 general election for the Dáil Éireann.

There are 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 Senators are elected by the Vocational Panels, 6 elected by the two University constituencies, and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach. Three seats are elected by graduates of the National University of Ireland and three seats are elected by graduates and scholars of the University of Dublin (Trinity College).

Article 18.8 of the Constitution requires that an election for Seanad Éireann must take place not later than 90 days after a dissolution of the Dáil. On 9 February, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Alan Kelly signed the orders for the Seanad Election.

Nominations for the 43 Vocational Panel Seats closed at noon on 21 March 2016 and the full list of panel nominees was published in Iris Oifigiúil on 1 April 2016. Polls for these two university constituencies closed at 11.00 a.m. on Tuesday 26 April 2016.

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