List of political parties in the Republic of Ireland
Party details
More literally – Warriors of Fál, Fál being an ancient romantic name for Ireland. Another common translation, though not literal, is Ourselves Alone.

List of political parties in the Republic of Ireland

Section Title: Party details
Table Section Text: More literally – Warriors of Fál, Fál being an ancient romantic name for Ireland. Another common translation, though not literal, is Ourselves Alone.

Party	Current leader	English translation / Name in Irish	Founded	Inaugural leader	Ideology	Position	International organisation	EP group

Fine Gael	Leo Varadkar	"Clan of the Gaels"	1933	Eoin O'Duffy	Christian democracy, Liberal conservatism	Centre-right	Centrist Democrat International	EPP

Fianna Fáil	Micheál Martin	"Soldiers of Destiny"	1926	Éamon de Valera	Irish republicanism, Liberal conservatism, Populism	Centre-right	Liberal International	ALDE

Sinn Féin	Mary Lou McDonald	"We Ourselves"	1905 / 1970	Arthur Griffith	Irish republicanism, Left-wing nationalism, Democratic socialism	Left-wing	none	GUE/NGL

Labour Party	Brendan Howlin	Páirtí an Lucht Oibre	1912	James Connolly James Larkin William X. O'Brien	Social democracy, Third Way	Centre-left	Socialist International	S&D

Solidarity–People Before Profit	none	Dlúthphartíocht–Pobal Roimh Bhrabús	2015	none	Democratic socialism, Trotskyism, Eco-socialism	Far-left	(Factions): International Socialist Tendency and Committee for a Workers' International	GUE/NGL

Independents 4 Change	none	Neamhspleáigh ar son an Athraithe	2014	none	Socialism	Left-wing	none	none

Green Party	Eamon Ryan	Comhaontas Glas	1981	none	Green politics	Centre-left	Global Greens	Greens/EFA

Social Democrats	Catherine Murphy Róisín Shortall	Na Daonlathaigh Shóisialta	2015	Catherine Murphy Róisín Shortall Stephen Donnelly	Social democracy	Centre-left	none	none

Aontú	Peadar Tóibín	"Unity"	2019	Peadar Tóibín	Irish republicanism, Social conservatism, Left-wing economics	Left-wing	none	none

Workers and Unemployed Action	Séamus Healy	1985	Séamus Healy	Socialism	Left-wing	none	none

Human Dignity Alliance	Rónán Mullen	Comhaontas Dhínit an Duine	2018	Rónán Mullen	Conservatism, Anti-abortion	Right-wing	none	none

Renua	John Leahy	Dervived from "Ré Nua" meaning "New Era"	2015	Lucinda Creighton	Conservatism	Right-wing	none	none

Workers' Party	Michael Donnelly	Páirtí na nOibrithe	1970	Tomás Mac Giolla	Communism, Irish republicanism, Marxism–Leninism	Far-left	Communist and Workers' Parties	none

Housing Rights and Reform Alliance	Diarmaid Ó Cadhla	An Chomhdháilíocht um Cearta Tithíochta agus Athchóiriú Rialtais	2018	Diarmaid Ó Cadhla	Housing rights	Centrism	none	none

Republican Sinn Féin	Des Dalton	Sinn Féin Poblachtach	1986	Ruairí Ó Brádaigh	Irish republicanism, Éire Nua, Socialism	Left-wing	none	none

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Fianna Fáil meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' – The Republican Party is a conservative political party in Ireland.
Fianna Fáil, meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny', is a conservative political party in Ireland.
Fianna Fáil (meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny') is a conservative Republican political party in Ireland.

final_sentence: Fianna Fáil meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' – The Republican Party is a conservative political party in Ireland.
final_sentence: Fianna Fáil, meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny', is a conservative political party in Ireland.
final_sentence: Fianna Fáil (meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny') is a conservative Republican political party in Ireland.