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'''Fianna Fail''': (Pronounced Fee-Na Fall which is Irish for 'Soldiers of Destiny'). Ireland's main political party, they are a centre-right Conservative party. Traditionally the party of Big Business. Currently the largest party in the ruling coalition.
'''Fianna Fail''': (Pronounced Fee-Na Fall which is Irish for 'Soldiers of Destiny'). Ireland's main political party, they are a centre-right Conservative party. Traditionally the party of Big Business. Currently the largest party in the ruling coalition.
'''Fine Gael''': (Pronounced Fwi-Na Gale, Irish for the 'United Ireland Party'). Ireland's second largest party. They are also a centre-right party, whose base is among Ireland's farmers. Traditionally the party of Law and Order.
'''Fine Gael''': (Pronounced Fwi-Na Gale, Irish for the 'United Ireland Party'). Ireland's second largest party.
'''Labour Party''': A liberal left-wing party, similar to the Labour Party of the British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Its main base are the lower and middle-classes.
'''Labour Party''': A liberal left-wing party, similar to the Labour Party of the British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
'''Progressive Democrats''': The second party in the ruling coalition, it is very right wing on economic issues, favouring low-taxation, pro-business policies, but slightly more liberal on social issues.
'''Green Party''': A left-wing party in favour of environmental protection, renewable energy and a stronger system of social security.
'''Green Party''': A left-wing party in favour of environmental protection, renewable energy and a stronger system of social security.
'''Sinn Fein''': (Pronounced Shin Fane, Irish for 'Ourselves Alone') Irelands oldest poltical party, it is closely connected with the IRA, a terrorist/guerrilla movement that sought a United Irish Republic. They have recently embraced a more democratic approach. They are a left-wing socialist party.
'''Sinn Fein''': (Pronounced Shin Fane, Irish for 'Ourselves Alone') Irelands oldest poltical party, it is closely connected with the IRA, a terrorist/guerrilla movement that sought a United Irish Republic. They have recently embraced a more democratic approach. They are a left-wing socialist party, although they are socially conservative.
'''Socialist Party''': A left-wing Trotskyite party. They oppose capitalism and seek a United Socialist Ireland.
'''Socialist Party''': A left-wing Trotskyite party. They oppose capitalism and seek a United Socialist Ireland.