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From 1922 until Fianna Fáil TDs took their seats in 1927, the Labour Party was the major opposition party in the Dáil. Labour attacked the lack of social reform by the Cumann na nGaedheal government. From 1927, a large number of the Labour Party's voters were pre-empted by Fianna Fáil, with its almost identical policies.
The Labour Party also changed its position from Euroscepticism in 1972 to pro-Europeanism and ideological integration with European social-democratic parties. [24] [25] Following a coalition government with Fine Gael from 2011 to 2016, Labour lost much of its support gained in the late 2000s, going from a record 37 seats in 2011, to 7 in 2016.
The Labour Party was formed in 1912, and it had usually been the third party in parliamentary strength, though it is currently the fourth largest party in the Dáil, followed closely by the Social Democrats in fifth. The Electoral Commission maintains a Register of Political Parties under the Electoral Reform Act 2022. [3]
Dáil Éireann (/ d ɑː l ˈ ɛər ən / ⓘ dahl AIR-ən, [3] Irish: [ˌd̪ˠaːlʲ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ]; lit. ' Assembly of Ireland ') is the lower house and principal chamber of the Oireachtas (Irish legislature), which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann. [4]
An indirect election to the 27th Seanad is scheduled to place in January 2025 after the 2024 general election to the 34th Dáil in November 2024. Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas, with Dáil Éireann as its lower house.
The 29th government of Ireland (9 March 2011 – 6 May 2016) was the government of Ireland which was formed following the 2011 general election to the 31st Dáil on 25 February 2011. It was a coalition government of Fine Gael and the Labour Party led by Enda Kenny as Taoiseach.
Labour leader Ivana Bacik has said her party’s priority is to build a platform “on the left” before speaking to Fine Gael and Fianna Fail about going into government. Ms Bacik, who held on ...
The 33rd Dáil was elected at the 2020 general election on 8 February 2020 and first met on 20 February 2020. [1] [2] The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 26th Seanad as the Houses of the Oireachtas. There were 160 TDs in the 33rd Dáil, an ...