Ógra Fianna Fáil
| Ógra Fianna Fáil | |
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| President | James Doyle |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | 65–66 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2, Ireland |
| Ideology |
Irish republicanism Irish nationalism Social democracy |
| Mother party | Fianna Fáil |
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Ógra Fianna Fáil (Irish pronunciation: [ˈoːɡɾˠə ˌfʲiənə ˈfɔːlʲ]; meaning "Youth of Fianna Fáil") is the youth wing of Fianna Fáil, a political party in Ireland.
The organisation was founded in 1975 by party leader Jack Lynch under the guidance of party general secretary, Séamus Brennan. It is active on an all-Ireland basis, with branches (called cumainn) in major third level institutes and parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland. In Northern Ireland it is organised on a county and city basis, along with third level branches at the University of Ulster and Queen's University Belfast. In October 2014, Ógra became an official full member organization of European Liberal Youth at their annual congress in Berlin.
Membership for Ógra Fianna Fáil is open to anyone between the ages of sixteen and thirty who supports the aims and ideals of the organisation and those of the general party itself.
From the inception of the organisation until 2011 Ógra was chaired by a member of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party. Since 2011 Ógra have elected a president of the organisation. The first President of Ógra was Eamon Quinlan who later became mayor of Waterford City in 2015.
In 2013 Blackrock's Kate Feeney was elected as the first female leader of Ógra. She is a daughter of former Senator Geraldine Feeney and was elected to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council whilst President of Ógra in 2014.
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