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Ireland is a parliamentary, representative democratic republic and a member state of the European Union.While the head of state is the popularly elected President of Ireland, it is a largely ceremonial position, with real political power being vested in the Taoiseach, who is nominated by the Dáil and is the head of the government.
The Social Democrats have been in opposition since their foundation in 2015 and accordingly, their front bench areas of responsibility broadly correspond to those of Government ministers. The current front bench was announced on 21 July 2020, [ 1 ] consisting of TDs.
The Progressive Democrats (Irish: An Páirtí Daonlathach, literally "The Democratic Party"), commonly referred to as the PDs, was a conservative liberal [6] [7] political party in Ireland. The party's history spanned 24 years, from its formation in 1985 to its dissolution in 2009.
The SDLP is a social democratic party that opposes austerity and Brexit. [93] It is also an Irish nationalist party advocating for a shared home place for all the people on the island of Ireland. [94] While the party is officially anti-abortion, it does not apply a party whip on the issue. [95]
The Green Party Northern Ireland voted in 2005 to become a region of the Irish Green Party, making it the second party to be organised on an all-Ireland basis. It has Northern Ireland members on the Irish Green Party national executive. In June 2007, the Green Party entered coalition government with Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats.
The Irish Democratic Party (IDP) was a minor Irish political party formed in 2013, as a result of a split with Direct Democracy Ireland. Another minor party of the same name but different ideology [ clarification needed ] and leadership had been established in 2010 but was later dissolved.
A New York court agreed to allow the state to redraw its congressional map, giving Democrats a a boost ahead of the 2024 election.
Catherine Murphy (born 1 September 1953) is an Irish former Social Democrats politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare North constituency from 2011 to 2024, and previously from 2005 to 2007. She served as founding joint leader of the Social Democrats from 2015 to 2023. [1]