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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. In a review of procedures at the party's 2017 conference, the position of Deputy Leader was abolished after a year of ...
The Irish Labour Party and the Irish Trades Union Congress separated in 1930. Future leader William Norton was prominent in urging the separation of the political and industrial wings of the labour movement into autonomous organisations, arguing that the move was necessary to broaden the party's electoral appeal beyond a trade union constituency.
Ivana Bacik. Ivana Catherine Bacik[a] (born 25 May 1968) is an Irish politician who has been the Leader of the Labour Party since 24 March 2022 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay South constituency since winning a by-election on 9 July 2021. Bacik previously served as Leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad from 2011 to 2021, and a ...
The Labour Party has been part of the political scene in Ireland throughout the state's existence. Although never attracting majority support, it has repeatedly participated in coalition governments. The party was established in 1912 by James Connolly, James Larkin, and William O'Brien and others as the political wing of the Irish Trades Union ...
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Irish pronunciation: [ˌiːaːn̪ˠ oː ˈɾˠiːɾˠd̪ˠaːnʲ]; born 22 July 1976) is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the Dublin constituency since July 2024. He previously served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay North constituency from ...
Michael Daniel Higgins (Irish: Mícheál Dónal Ó hUigínn; born 18 April 1941) is an Irish politician, poet, broadcaster and sociologist who has been serving as the ninth president of Ireland since 2011. [2] Entering national politics through the Labour Party, he served as a senator from 1973 to 1977 having been nominated by the Taoiseach. [3]
The 2020 Labour Party leadership election was a leadership election within Ireland's Labour Party that was triggered when Brendan Howlin stepped down as Labour leader on 12 February 2020, in the aftermath of the party's poor showing at the 2020 general election. [1] [2] The election was won by Alan Kelly who received 55% of the votes cast.
Leaders of the Irish Labour Party. Pages in category "Leaders of the Labour Party (Ireland)" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.