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Green Party (Ireland)

The Green Party (Irish: Comhaontas Glas, literally "Green Alliance") is a green[2] political party in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It was started in 1981 as the Ecology Party of Ireland. It was known as the Green Alliance from 1983, before becoming the Green Party in 1987. As of July 2022, its leader is Eamon Ryan.

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Comhaontas Glas
LeaderEamon Ryan TD
Deputy leaderCatherine Martin TD
Northern Ireland Assembly leaderClare Bailey MLA
Headquarters16–17 Suffolk Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
Youth wingYoung Greens (currently inactive nationally)
Membership (2020)4,721[1]
Ideology
Factions:
Eco-socialism
Just Transition
Political positionCentre-left[4]
European affiliationEuropean Green Party
International affiliationGlobal Greens
European Parliament groupGreens–European Free Alliance
Colours<span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/G' not found.; color:;">  Green and   gold
Dáil Éireann
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Local government in the Republic of Ireland
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Website
www.greenparty.ie

It is currently part of a coalition government with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. It has 12 seats in the Dáil Éireann and is the smallest party in the coalition. It is the fourth largest party in the Dáil.[5] The Green Party was also part of the government from 2007 until 2011.[6]

Green Party (Ireland) Media

  • Poster advertising the first ever meeting of the "Ecology Party of Ireland"

  • The Greens' parliamentary party in 2008

  • Catherine Martin became the deputy leader of the party in 2011

  • Neasa Hourigan was a founding member of the Just Transition Greens

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/greenparty_ie/status/1304441870295195648
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Ireland". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  3. ↑ "Ireland". Europe Elects.
  4. ↑ Flach Kelly (31 March 2016). Greens end talks with Fine Gael on forming government. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/greens-end-talks-with-fine-gael-on-forming-government-1.2592892. Retrieved 7 June 2019. 
  5. ↑ "Nomination of Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil) – Thursday, 20 February 2020". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion – Dáil Éireann (30th Dáil) – Thursday, 14 June 2007". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

Other websites

  Media related to Green Party (Ireland) at Wikimedia Commons


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