Fianna Fáil
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Fianna Fáil[23] is an Irish political party. It was founded in 1926 by Éamon DeValera and Constance Markievicz, . Its leader is Micheál Martin, who has also been Taoiseach since 2020. It was a faction of Sinn Fein - another Irish political party alongside Fine Gael - before splitting to become its own political party in 1926. Its name is translated from Irish as 'Soldiers of Destiny' but literally means 'Warriors of Fál' (Fál was the name of Ireland in legends).
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Fianna Fáil | |
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Leader and Taoiseach | Micheál Martin |
General Secretary | Seán Dorgan |
Chairman | Brendan Smith |
Seanad Leader | Lisa Chambers |
Founder | Éamon de Valera |
Founded | 16 May 1926 (1926-05-16) |
Split from | Sinn Féin[1] |
Headquarters | 65–66 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2, D02 NX40, Ireland |
Youth wing | Ógra Fianna Fáil |
Membership (2020) | 18,000[2] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre[16][17][18] to centre-right[19][20][21] |
European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
International affiliation | Liberal International |
European Parliament group | Renew Europea[›] |
Colours | Green |
Slogan | An Ireland for All |
Anthem | "We'll Be There"[22] |
Dáil Éireann | 37 / 160 |
Seanad Éireann | 20 / 60 |
European Parliament[nb 1] | 2 / 13 |
Local government in the Republic of Ireland | 276 / 949 |
Website | |
fiannafail | |
^ a: Member of the EPD group from 1973 to 1984, the EDA group from 1984 to 1995, the UfE group from 1995 to 1999, the UEN group from 1999 to 2009, and the ALDE group from 2009 to 2014. |
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The party is part of a coalition government with Fine Gael and the Green Party, with Fianna Fáil being the largest party in the Dáil Éireann.