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The Social Democrats (Irish: Na Daonlathaithe Sóisialta) [3] are a social democratic [4] political party in Ireland. [4] Led by Holly Cairns since March 2023, the party was launched on 15 July 2015 by three independent TDs: Catherine Murphy, Róisín Shortall, and Stephen Donnelly. It promotes the Nordic model of political economy [5] and pro ...
Sargent Shriver – Democratic politician; Al Smith – New York governor, Democratic Party presidential candidate (Irish born grandparents from Westmeath; Smith identified as an Irish American) James Smith – signatory to the Declaration of Independence; Peter J. Somers – Milwaukee mayor; Brian P. Stack – Mayor of Union City, New Jersey [53]
The African American Irish Diaspora Network is an organization founded in 2020 that is dedicated to Black Irish Americans and their history and culture. Black Irish American activists and scholars have pushed to increase awareness of Black Irish history and advocate for greater inclusion of Black people within the Irish-American community. [233]
The Social Democrats have had “a positive day” as they look set to grow their representation in the Dail parliament. Party leader Holly Cairns, who gave birth to a baby girl on polling day, is ...
The main issues that have concerned the Irish American lobby historically have been support for Irish independence, support for the reunification of Ireland, support for Catholic parochial schools, and winning increased quotas for immigration from Ireland. In areas with large Irish populations, the Irish lobby has worked through the Democratic ...
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]
Holly Cairns (born 4 November 1989), also known as Holly McKeever Cairns, [2] [3] [4] is an Irish politician who has been leader of the Social Democrats party since March 2023. . She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork South-West since the 2020 general electi
The Congressional Friends of Ireland, or Friends of Ireland, is an organization in the United States Congress that was founded in 1981 by Irish-American politicians Senator Ted Kennedy, Senator Daniel Moynihan and House Speaker Tip O'Neill to support initiatives for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland. [1]