Parliamentary Labour Party (Ireland)
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Labour Party
Páirtí an Lucht Oibre |
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| Leader | Brendan Howlin TD |
| Seanad Leader | Senator Ivana Bacik |
| Parliamentary Party Chairperson | Willie Penrose TD |
| Chairperson | Jack O'Connor |
| General Secretary | Brian McDowell |
| Founder |
James Connolly James Larkin William X. O'Brien |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Headquarters | 11 Hume Street, Dublin 2, D02 T889, Ireland |
| Youth wing | Labour Youth |
| Women's wing | Labour Women |
| Ideology |
Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation |
Progressive Alliance, Socialist International |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Colours | Red |
| Dáil Éireann |
7 / 158
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| Seanad Éireann |
4 / 60
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| European Parliament |
0 / 11
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| Local government |
50 / 949
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| Website | |
| www |
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The Labour Party (Irish: Páirtí an Lucht Oibre) is a social-democraticpolitical party in the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Larkin, James Connolly and William X. O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trade Union Congress it describes itself as a "democratic socialist party" in its constitution. Labour continues to be the political arm of the Irish trade union and labour movement and seeks to represent workers interests in the Dáil and on a local level.
Unlike the other main Irish political parties, Labour did not arise as a faction of the original Sinn Féin party (although it did incorporate the Democratic Left in 1999, a party which did trace its origins back to Sinn Féin). The party has served as a partner in coalition governments on seven occasions since its formation: six times in coalition either with Fine Gael alone or with Fine Gael and other smaller parties, and once with Fianna Fáil. This gives Labour a cumulative total of nineteen years served as part of a government, the second-longest total of any party in the Republic of Ireland after Fianna Fáil. The current party leader is Brendan Howlin. It is currently the fourth largest party in Dáil Éireann, with seven seats.
The Labour Party is a member of the Progressive Alliance,Socialist International, and Party of European Socialists (PES).
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