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Fianna Fáil ( /fiˌænə ˈfɔɪl, ˌfiːənə -/ feena FALL or FOYLE, [5] [6] Irish: [ˌfʲiən̪ˠə ˈfˠaːlʲ] ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), [7] officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party [8] [9] ( Irish: Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), [10] is one of the main political parties in Ireland, alongside its primary rival since the 1930s, Fine Gael, and since 2011, Sinn Féin. Fianna Fáil is currently the senior partner in Ireland’s government coalition, along with Fine Gael and the Green Party, having won the 2020 general election with the most seats in Dáil Éireann. Historically described as a broad church and a classic catch-all party, Fianna Fáil has often defined itself as such, with enduring ideological commitments to Irish republicanism and reunification, Irish nationalism, and pro-Europeanism. The party currently has 36 Teachtaí Dála, 21 Seanadóirí, two Members of the European Parliament, and approximately 275 city and county councillors. Five Presidents of Ireland have been Fianna Fáil candidates, the most out of any other party (the Labour Party coming in second with two).
Fianna Fáil was founded in 1926 by Éamon de Valera and his supporters following the Irish Civil War, over splits in the original Sinn Féin movement around the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty’s Oath of Allegiance to the British Crown and the partition of Ireland. Since 1932, it was one of the two dominant political parties in the Irish Free State, along with Cumann na nGaedheal which later formed into Fine Gael. For much of the following eighty years, Fianna Fáil dominated political life; de Valera served three terms as Taoiseach and played a significant role in laying the constitutional groundwork for Ireland to declare itself as an independent republic from the British Commonwealth in 1949. Historically averse to power-sharing, the party reversed this long-standing policy after the 1989 general election and has since led coalitions of the centre-left (with Labour, 1992–1994; and the Greens, 2007–2011) and the centre-right (with the Progressive Democrats, 1989–1992; 1997–2002; 2002–2007). Every consecutive Fianna Fáil leader has served as Taoiseach, and it remains the party with the most cumulative years of governmental experience in the modern Irish State.
In the 2011 general election the party's vote share collapsed and emerged in third place, in what was widely seen as a major realignment in the wake of the Great Recession in Ireland. By 2016 it had recovered enough to become the main opposition party and entered into a confidence and supply agreement with a Fine Gael-led minority government. In 2020, after a protracted stalemate following the general election, Fianna Fáil agreed with Fine Gael and the Green Party to enter an unprecedented coalition, with the leaders of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael rotating between the position of Taoiseach and Tánaiste. Micheál Martin has led the party since 2011 and currently serves as Taoiseach, with an additional six Fianna Fáil Ministers holding various Cabinet portfolios.
Fianna Fáil is a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ADLE) and sits with the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament. It has been a full member of Liberal International since 2009. The party is also organised in Northern Ireland and has a working relationship with the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), but it has not yet agreed to formally contest elections there. As of July 2021, it has an estimated 20,000 full members.
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Fianna Fáil was founded by Éamon de Valera, a former leader of Sinn Féin. [11] He and a number of other members split from Sinn Féin when a motion he proposed—which called for elected members to be allowed to take their seats in Dáil Éireann if and when the controversial Oath of Allegiance was removed—failed to pass at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis in 1926. [12] His new party adopted its name on 2 April of the same year. While it was also opposed to the Treaty settlement, it rejected abstentionism, instead aiming to republicanise the Irish Free State from within. Fianna Fáil's platform of economic autarky had appeal among the farmers, working-class people and the poor, while alienating more affluent classes. [13] It largely pre-empted voters of the aforementioned groups from the Labour Party (with its almost identical economic and social policy) following its entry into the Dáil in 1927. [14] Fianna Fáil would go on to style themselves for several decades as “the real Labour Party.” [15] [16] [17]
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Style | Irish: A Thaoisigh |
Type | Prime minister |
Status | Head of government [a] |
Member of | |
Reports to | Oireachtas |
Residence | None [b] |
Seat |
Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin |
Nominator | Dáil Éireann |
Appointer | President of Ireland |
Term length | While commanding the confidence of the majority of Dáil Éireann. No term limits are imposed on the office. |
Constituting instrument | Article 28, Bunreacht na hÉireann |
Precursor | President of the Executive Council (1922-1937) |
Inaugural holder | Éamon de Valera [c] |
Formation | 29 December 1937 [c]; 84 years ago |
Deputy | Tánaiste |
Salary | €230,372 annually (2023)
[18] (including €107,376 salary as a TD) [19] |
Website | Department of the Taoiseach |
There are twelve parties in Ireland that have elected representation in either the Oireachtas or the European Parliament. Only Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the Greens, and Sinn Féin have representation in both. In addition, all parties have elected representation at the local government level.
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2019 | Left-wing |
Socialism Ecosocialism Environmentalism |
— | 1 / 949
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Kerry Independent Alliance Irish: Comhaontas Neamhspleách Chiarraí |
1992 | — | Localism | John O'Donoghue | 1 / 949
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2021 | Left-wing |
Ecosocialism Reformism Just transition |
Lorna Bogue | 2 / 949
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Republican Sinn Féin Irish: Sinn Féin Poblachtach |
1986 | Left-wing |
Irish republicanism Abstensionism Socialism Éire Nua |
Seosamh Ó Maoileoin | 1 / 949
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Workers and Unemployed Action Group Irish: Grúpa Gníomhaíocht na nOibrithe agus na nDífhostaithe |
1985 | Left-wing |
Socialism Irish reunification |
Séamus Healy | 1 / 949
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Workers' Party Irish: An Páirtí na nOibrithe |
1905 | Far-left |
Communism Marxism-Leninism Irish republicanism |
Collective leadership | 1 / 949
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There are twelve parties in Ireland that have elected representation in either the Oireachtas or the European Parliament. Only Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the Greens, and Sinn Féin have representation in both. In addition, all parties have elected representation at the local government level.
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Heritage Party |
2020 | Right-wing |
Euroscepticism British unionism British nationalism Social conservatism Right-wing populism |
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Cross-Community Labour Alternative |
2015 | Left-wing |
Democratic socialism Anti-capitalism Nonsectarianism |
— | Owen McCracken | — | |
Labour Party in Northern Ireland |
1900 | Centre-left |
Social democracy Democratic socialism |
— | Erskine Holmes | UK Labour has historically had a policy not to stand in Northern Ireland. Until recently it was not possible for residents to even join the party; however this was changed on legal advice. An officially recognised branch party was set up in 2003. SDLP MPs unofficially take the Labour whip. | |
Northern Ireland Liberal Democrats |
1988 | Centre to Centre-left |
Liberalism Social liberalism Nonsectarianism Pro-Europeanism |
— | Stephen Glenn | The Liberal Democrats currently have a policy not to stand in Northern Ireland but to support their sister party, the Alliance Party, with many holding dual-membership, and Alliance peers take the Liberal Democrat whip. | |
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1996 | Left-wing to far-left |
Democratic socialism Political radicalism Trotskyism Euroscepticism |
— | Collective leadership | — |
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Ideology | Leader(s) | Notes | ||
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1997 | Left-wing |
Irish republicanism Dissident republicanism Socialism Anti-imperialism |
— | Francie McKey | Does not contest elections, operates as a pressure group. | |
Fine Gael English: Family or Tribe of the Irish |
1933 | Centre-right |
Christian democracy Liberal conservatism Pro-Europeanism |
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Leo Varadkar | Although Fine Gael is not officially registered in Northern Ireland, individual members have historically supported SDLP candidates during elections. [62] In 2019, YFG launched its first branch in Northern Ireland at Queen's University Belfast, attended by then- Minister for European Affairs Helen McEntee. [63] | |
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1912 | Centre-left |
Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
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Ivana Bacik | Irish Labour has historically contested elections in Northern Ireland, although it has not done so since 1962. Its current policy is to support its sister-party, the SDLP. [64] Recently however, the party has considered officially registering and fielding candidates in future elections [65] | |
![]() National Party Irish: An Páirtí Náisiúnta |
2016 | Right-wing to far-right |
Irish nationalism Anti-abortion Social conservatism Anti-immigration Hard euroscepticism |
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Justin Barrett (disputed) [66] |
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Republican Sinn Féin Irish: Sinn Féin Poblachtach |
1986 | Left-wing |
Irish republicanism Abstensionism Socialism Éire Nua |
— | Seosamh Ó Maoileoin | — |
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Formed | 2 June 1924(as the Department of President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State) |
Jurisdiction | Government of Ireland |
Headquarters |
Government Buildings,
Merrion Street Upper,
Dublin 53°20′12″N 6°15′34″W / 53.33667°N 6.25944°W |
Annual budget | €260 million (2024) [67] |
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Website | Department of the Taoiseach |
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Formed | 22 January 1919 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Ireland |
Headquarters |
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Dublin 53°20′12″N 6°15′34″W / 53.33667°N 6.25944°W |
Annual budget | €1.108 billion (2024) [68] |
Ministers responsible | |
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Website | Department of Foreign Affairs |
Northern Ireland Assembly Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann Norlin Airlan Assemblie | |
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Founded | 25 June 1998 (current form) |
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Leadership | |
Edwin Poots since 3 February 2024 | |
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Seats | 90 |
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Political groups |
Executive (77)
Official Opposition (7) Other Opposition (5) Speaker (1)
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Salary | £55,000 per year + expenses |
Elections | |
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Last election | 5 May 2022 |
Next election | On or before 6 May 2027 |
Redistricting | Recommendations made by the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland; confirmed by the Secretary of State |
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The party's name incorporates the words 'The Republican Party' in its title.
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Fianna Fáil ( /fiˌænə ˈfɔɪl, ˌfiːənə -/ feena FALL or FOYLE, [5] [6] Irish: [ˌfʲiən̪ˠə ˈfˠaːlʲ] ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), [7] officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party [8] [9] ( Irish: Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), [10] is one of the main political parties in Ireland, alongside its primary rival since the 1930s, Fine Gael, and since 2011, Sinn Féin. Fianna Fáil is currently the senior partner in Ireland’s government coalition, along with Fine Gael and the Green Party, having won the 2020 general election with the most seats in Dáil Éireann. Historically described as a broad church and a classic catch-all party, Fianna Fáil has often defined itself as such, with enduring ideological commitments to Irish republicanism and reunification, Irish nationalism, and pro-Europeanism. The party currently has 36 Teachtaí Dála, 21 Seanadóirí, two Members of the European Parliament, and approximately 275 city and county councillors. Five Presidents of Ireland have been Fianna Fáil candidates, the most out of any other party (the Labour Party coming in second with two).
Fianna Fáil was founded in 1926 by Éamon de Valera and his supporters following the Irish Civil War, over splits in the original Sinn Féin movement around the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty’s Oath of Allegiance to the British Crown and the partition of Ireland. Since 1932, it was one of the two dominant political parties in the Irish Free State, along with Cumann na nGaedheal which later formed into Fine Gael. For much of the following eighty years, Fianna Fáil dominated political life; de Valera served three terms as Taoiseach and played a significant role in laying the constitutional groundwork for Ireland to declare itself as an independent republic from the British Commonwealth in 1949. Historically averse to power-sharing, the party reversed this long-standing policy after the 1989 general election and has since led coalitions of the centre-left (with Labour, 1992–1994; and the Greens, 2007–2011) and the centre-right (with the Progressive Democrats, 1989–1992; 1997–2002; 2002–2007). Every consecutive Fianna Fáil leader has served as Taoiseach, and it remains the party with the most cumulative years of governmental experience in the modern Irish State.
In the 2011 general election the party's vote share collapsed and emerged in third place, in what was widely seen as a major realignment in the wake of the Great Recession in Ireland. By 2016 it had recovered enough to become the main opposition party and entered into a confidence and supply agreement with a Fine Gael-led minority government. In 2020, after a protracted stalemate following the general election, Fianna Fáil agreed with Fine Gael and the Green Party to enter an unprecedented coalition, with the leaders of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael rotating between the position of Taoiseach and Tánaiste. Micheál Martin has led the party since 2011 and currently serves as Taoiseach, with an additional six Fianna Fáil Ministers holding various Cabinet portfolios.
Fianna Fáil is a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ADLE) and sits with the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament. It has been a full member of Liberal International since 2009. The party is also organised in Northern Ireland and has a working relationship with the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), but it has not yet agreed to formally contest elections there. As of July 2021, it has an estimated 20,000 full members.
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Fianna Fáil was founded by Éamon de Valera, a former leader of Sinn Féin. [11] He and a number of other members split from Sinn Féin when a motion he proposed—which called for elected members to be allowed to take their seats in Dáil Éireann if and when the controversial Oath of Allegiance was removed—failed to pass at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis in 1926. [12] His new party adopted its name on 2 April of the same year. While it was also opposed to the Treaty settlement, it rejected abstentionism, instead aiming to republicanise the Irish Free State from within. Fianna Fáil's platform of economic autarky had appeal among the farmers, working-class people and the poor, while alienating more affluent classes. [13] It largely pre-empted voters of the aforementioned groups from the Labour Party (with its almost identical economic and social policy) following its entry into the Dáil in 1927. [14] Fianna Fáil would go on to style themselves for several decades as “the real Labour Party.” [15] [16] [17]
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Style | Irish: A Thaoisigh |
Type | Prime minister |
Status | Head of government [a] |
Member of | |
Reports to | Oireachtas |
Residence | None [b] |
Seat |
Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin |
Nominator | Dáil Éireann |
Appointer | President of Ireland |
Term length | While commanding the confidence of the majority of Dáil Éireann. No term limits are imposed on the office. |
Constituting instrument | Article 28, Bunreacht na hÉireann |
Precursor | President of the Executive Council (1922-1937) |
Inaugural holder | Éamon de Valera [c] |
Formation | 29 December 1937 [c]; 84 years ago |
Deputy | Tánaiste |
Salary | €230,372 annually (2023)
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Website | Department of the Taoiseach |
There are twelve parties in Ireland that have elected representation in either the Oireachtas or the European Parliament. Only Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the Greens, and Sinn Féin have representation in both. In addition, all parties have elected representation at the local government level.
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2019 | Left-wing |
Socialism Ecosocialism Environmentalism |
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Kerry Independent Alliance Irish: Comhaontas Neamhspleách Chiarraí |
1992 | — | Localism | John O'Donoghue | 1 / 949
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2021 | Left-wing |
Ecosocialism Reformism Just transition |
Lorna Bogue | 2 / 949
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1986 | Left-wing |
Irish republicanism Abstensionism Socialism Éire Nua |
Seosamh Ó Maoileoin | 1 / 949
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Workers and Unemployed Action Group Irish: Grúpa Gníomhaíocht na nOibrithe agus na nDífhostaithe |
1985 | Left-wing |
Socialism Irish reunification |
Séamus Healy | 1 / 949
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Workers' Party Irish: An Páirtí na nOibrithe |
1905 | Far-left |
Communism Marxism-Leninism Irish republicanism |
Collective leadership | 1 / 949
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There are twelve parties in Ireland that have elected representation in either the Oireachtas or the European Parliament. Only Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the Greens, and Sinn Féin have representation in both. In addition, all parties have elected representation at the local government level.
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Heritage Party |
2020 | Right-wing |
Euroscepticism British unionism British nationalism Social conservatism Right-wing populism |
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Cross-Community Labour Alternative |
2015 | Left-wing |
Democratic socialism Anti-capitalism Nonsectarianism |
— | Owen McCracken | — | |
Labour Party in Northern Ireland |
1900 | Centre-left |
Social democracy Democratic socialism |
— | Erskine Holmes | UK Labour has historically had a policy not to stand in Northern Ireland. Until recently it was not possible for residents to even join the party; however this was changed on legal advice. An officially recognised branch party was set up in 2003. SDLP MPs unofficially take the Labour whip. | |
Northern Ireland Liberal Democrats |
1988 | Centre to Centre-left |
Liberalism Social liberalism Nonsectarianism Pro-Europeanism |
— | Stephen Glenn | The Liberal Democrats currently have a policy not to stand in Northern Ireland but to support their sister party, the Alliance Party, with many holding dual-membership, and Alliance peers take the Liberal Democrat whip. | |
![]() Socialist Party |
1996 | Left-wing to far-left |
Democratic socialism Political radicalism Trotskyism Euroscepticism |
— | Collective leadership | — |
Party | Founded | Political position |
Ideology | Leader(s) | Notes | ||
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1997 | Left-wing |
Irish republicanism Dissident republicanism Socialism Anti-imperialism |
— | Francie McKey | Does not contest elections, operates as a pressure group. | |
Fine Gael English: Family or Tribe of the Irish |
1933 | Centre-right |
Christian democracy Liberal conservatism Pro-Europeanism |
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Leo Varadkar | Although Fine Gael is not officially registered in Northern Ireland, individual members have historically supported SDLP candidates during elections. [62] In 2019, YFG launched its first branch in Northern Ireland at Queen's University Belfast, attended by then- Minister for European Affairs Helen McEntee. [63] | |
![]() Labour Party (Ireland) |
1912 | Centre-left |
Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
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Ivana Bacik | Irish Labour has historically contested elections in Northern Ireland, although it has not done so since 1962. Its current policy is to support its sister-party, the SDLP. [64] Recently however, the party has considered officially registering and fielding candidates in future elections [65] | |
![]() National Party Irish: An Páirtí Náisiúnta |
2016 | Right-wing to far-right |
Irish nationalism Anti-abortion Social conservatism Anti-immigration Hard euroscepticism |
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Justin Barrett (disputed) [66] |
— | |
Republican Sinn Féin Irish: Sinn Féin Poblachtach |
1986 | Left-wing |
Irish republicanism Abstensionism Socialism Éire Nua |
— | Seosamh Ó Maoileoin | — |
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Tánaiste of Ireland Incumbent Ministerships (1997–2011)
Leader of the Opposition (2011–2020)
Taoiseach (2020–2022)
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Roinn an Taoisigh | |
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Government Buildings, Dublin | |
Department of State overview | |
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Formed | 2 June 1924(as the Department of President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State) |
Jurisdiction | Government of Ireland |
Headquarters |
Government Buildings,
Merrion Street Upper,
Dublin 53°20′12″N 6°15′34″W / 53.33667°N 6.25944°W |
Annual budget | €260 million (2024) [67] |
Ministers responsible | |
Department of State executives |
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Website | Department of the Taoiseach |
Roinn an Gnóthaí Eachtracha | |
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![]() Iveagh House, Dublin | |
Department of State overview | |
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Formed | 22 January 1919 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Ireland |
Headquarters |
Iveagh House, 80
St Stephen's Green,
Dublin 53°20′12″N 6°15′34″W / 53.33667°N 6.25944°W |
Annual budget | €1.108 billion (2024) [68] |
Ministers responsible | |
Department of State executives |
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Child Department of State | |
Website | Department of Foreign Affairs |
Northern Ireland Assembly Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann Norlin Airlan Assemblie | |
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Seventh Assembly | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 25 June 1998 (current form) |
Preceded by |
UK Parliament (pre-devolution) Parliament of Northern Ireland (1921-1972) |
Leadership | |
Edwin Poots since 3 February 2024 | |
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Structure | |
Seats | 90 |
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Political groups |
Executive (77)
Official Opposition (7) Other Opposition (5) Speaker (1)
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Committees |
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Salary | £55,000 per year + expenses |
Elections | |
Additional member system | |
Last election | 5 May 2022 |
Next election | On or before 6 May 2027 |
Redistricting | Recommendations made by the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland; confirmed by the Secretary of State |
Meeting place | |
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Assembly Chamber, Parliament Buildings | |
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Parliament Buildings,
Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
Website | |
www | |
Rules | |
Standing Orders of the Northern Ireland Assembly |
The party's name incorporates the words 'The Republican Party' in its title.
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