Ireland

National Parliament Composition

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Government

Head of State(President)	Michael D. Higgins (*)
Head of Government(PM)	Micheál Martin (FF-RE)
Parties in Government	Fianna Fáil (FF-RE) Fine Gael (FG-EPP)

Parties

Fianna Fáil (FF)
Soldiers of Destiny – The Republican Party
Leader: Micheál Martin
Orientation: Centre-right (Dunphy, 2016,p. 247)
EP Affiliation: RE (RE,ALDE Party,LI,ALDE-PACE)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active:1926-…

Sinn Féin (SF)
We Ourselves
Leader: Mary Lou McDonald
Orientation: Left-wing (Poguntke et al., 2020; Szczerbiak & Taggart, 2024,p. 16)
EP Affiliation: LEFT (LEFT,UEL)
EU Stance: Neutral towards EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active:1905-…

Watch here our video about the party, in context of United Kingdom General election of 2019.

Fine Gael (FG)
Family of the Irish
Leader: Simon Harris
Orientation: Centre-right (Dunphy, 2016,p. 247;Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: EPP (EPP-EP,EPP Party,CDI,EPP-PACE)
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active:1933-…

Green Party (GP)
Comhaontas Glas
Leader: Roderic O’Gorman
Orientation: Green politics (Dunphy, 2016,p. 247;Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: Greens/EFA (EGP,GG,SOC,history with Greens/EFA)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active:1981-… (Dunphy, 2016,p. 247)

Labour Party(LAB)
Páirtí an Lucht Oibre
Leader: Ivana Bacik
Orientation: Centre-left (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: S&D (S&D,PES,PA,SI,SOC)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active:1912-… (Scarrow, 2014, p. 54)

Social Democrats (SD)
Daonlathaigh Shóisialta
Leader: Holly Cairns
Orientation: Centre-left
EP Affiliation: →S&D (intention to join S&D)
EU Stance: Somewhat in favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active:2015-…

People Before Profit(PBP)
Pobal Roimh Bhrabús
Leader: Collective leadership
Orientation: Left-wing (Dunphy, 2016,p. 247)
EP Affiliation: ~LEFT (history with EACL)
EU Stance: Somewhat opposed to EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active:2005-…

Note: The party is part of theSolidarity–People Before Profit (S-PBP) orDlúthphairtíocht–Pobal Roimh Bhrabús alliance.

Independent Ireland(II)

Leader: Michael Collins
Orientation: Right-wing
EP Affiliation: RE (RE)
EU Stance: *
Years active:2023-…

Solidarity(S)
Neart le Chéile
Leader: Collective leadership
Orientation: Left-wing
EP Affiliation: ~LEFT
EU Stance: Somewhat opposed to EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active:2014-…

Note: The party is part of theSolidarity–People Before Profit (S-PBP) orDlúthphairtíocht–Pobal Roimh Bhrabús alliance.

Right to Change(R2C)

Leader: Joan Collins
Orientation: Left-wing
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: Neutral towards EU integration
Years active:2020-…

Watch here our video from 2021 about the party.

Aontú (Aontú)
Unite
Leader: Peadar Tóibín
Orientation: Conservative
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: Somewhat opposed to EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active:2019-…

Independents for Change(I4C)
Neamhspleáigh ar son an Athraithe
Leader: Collective leadership
Orientation: Left-wing
EP Affiliation: LEFT (LEFT,UEL)
EU Stance: Neutral towards EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active:2014-…

Centre Party of Ireland (Centre)
Leader: Andrew Kelly
Orientation: Right-wing
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration
Years active:2015-…

100% Redress(Centre)
Cúiteamh 100%
Leader: Tomás Seán Devine
Orientation: Left-wing
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: *
Years active:2023-…