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The Labour Party (Irish: Páirtí an Lucht Oibre, lit. ' Party of the Working People ') is a centre-left [2] [3] [4] and social democratic [5] [6] political party in the Republic of Ireland. [7] Founded on 28 May 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Connolly, James Larkin, and William O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trades ...
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In 2013 he was elected as the chair of the Rush branch of the party. [5] O'Donoghue was co-opted onto Fingal County Council in 2018, replacing the retiring Ken Farrell. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Representing the Rush-Lusk area, he topped local elections polls twice, once in 2019 and again in June 2024 , with his vote share increasing from 18.6% to 25.9%.
During this period the party also stood for elections in Northern Ireland, after a split in the Northern Ireland Labour Party. In 1960 Brendan Corish became the new Labour leader. As leader he advocated and introduced more socialist policies to the party. Between 1973 and 1987 Labour three times more went into coalition governments with Fine Gael.
The Southern section of the Communist Party of Ireland had suspended its activities from 1941 onwards, because of police interference in its activities and the difficulties imposed by the emigration of many members to find work in England. Members were encouraged instead to join the Labour Party (although many were subsequently expelled).
The Leader of the Labour Party is the most senior politician within the Labour Party in Ireland. Since 24 March 2022, the office has been held by Ivana Bacik , [ 1 ] following the resignation of Alan Kelly as leader of the party.
Michael O'Connell is an Irish Labour Party politician and former Lord Mayor of Cork. [1] [2] He was born in Cork and represented the North West electoral area. He was first elected onto the Cork City Council in 1999, and served as Deputy Lord Mayor in 2006–2007. He has been a member of many Committees of Council and in June 2005 was elected ...
The move comes amid efforts to minimise disruption being caused by the ongoing industrial action.