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Centre Party Of Ireland
Renua Ireland, commonly called Renua, is a fringe political party in Ireland. The party was launched on 13 March 2015, with former Fine Gael TD Lucinda Creighton as founding leader. Prior to its launch it had used the slogan Reboot Ireland. The name ''Renua'' is intended to suggest both the English ''Renew'' and the Irish ''Ré Nua'' "New Era". Renua was founded primarily by former members of Fine Gael who left that party because they refused to endorse Fine Gael's pro-abortion stance. Before the 2016 Irish general election, Renua had 3 members of the Dáil through defections, however, afterwards it was left with no national representation as none of its election candidates were successful. In the immediate aftermath, all its most prominent founder-members either returned to Fine Gael or left politics. However, by virtue of securing over 2% of the national vote, Renua received significant funding from the state, which allowed the party to continue to exist in a diminished form ...
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Renua Ireland, commonly called Renua, is a fringe political party in Ireland. The party was launched on 13 March 2015, with former Fine Gael TD Lucinda Creighton as founding leader. Prior to its launch it had used the slogan Reboot Ireland. The name ''Renua'' is intended to suggest both the English ''Renew'' and the Irish ''Ré Nua'' "New Era". Renua was founded primarily by former members of Fine Gael who left that party because they refused to endorse Fine Gael's pro-abortion stance. Before the 2016 Irish general election, Renua had 3 members of the Dáil through defections, however, afterwards it was left with no national representation as none of its election candidates were successful. In the immediate aftermath, all its most prominent founder-members either returned to Fine Gael or left politics. However, by virtue of securing over 2% of the national vote, Renua received significant funding from the state, which allowed the party to continue to exist in a diminished fo ...
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Pat Leahy
Patrick Leahy (born 1940) is an American politician, who served as a United States Senator from Vermont. Patrick Leahy may also refer to: * Patrick Leahy (bishop) (1806–1875), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel * Patrick Leahy (Australian politician) (1860–1927), Queensland politician * Patrick Leahy (athlete) (1877–1927), Irish Olympic athlete * Pat Leahy (Tipperary hurler) (1857–?), Irish hurler for Tipperary * Pat Leahy (Cork hurler) (1878–1950), Irish hurler for Cork * Paddy Leahy (1892–1966), Irish hurler for Tipperary * Paddy Leahy (footballer) (1874–1955), Australian rules footballer * Pat Leahy (Australian footballer) (1917–2009), Australian rules footballer * Pat Leahy (American football) (born 1951), placekicker * Pat Leahy (ice hockey) (born 1979), ice hockey right wing * Patrick F. Leahy Patrick F. Leahy is an American academic administrator serving as the 10th president of Monmouth University. He previously served as the sixth president of Wilkes U ...
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Offaly County Council
Offaly County Council ( ga, Comhairle Chontae Uíbh Fhailí) is the authority responsible for local government in County Offaly, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 19 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (Chairperson). The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Anna Marie Delaney. The county town is Tullamore. History Originally Tullamore Courthouse had been the meeting place of Offaly County Council. The county council moved to modern facilities at County Hall ( ga, Áras an Chontae) in 2002. Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Offaly County Council is divided into the following municipal districts and local electoral areas, defined by ...
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Independent Politicians In Ireland
Independent politicians, who contest elections without the support of one of the political parties, have played a continuous role in the politics of Ireland since independence in 1922. Provision for independents in electoral law If a candidate is not the candidate of a registered political party, they may be nominated for elections to Dáil Éireann with the assent of 30 electors in the constituency, for elections to the European Parliament with the assent of 60 electors in the constituency, and for local elections with the assent of 15 electors in the local electoral area. They may choose to have the designation non-party next to their name on the ballot paper. In Seanad elections and presidential elections, candidates are not nominated by parties directly, and party labels do not appear on the ballot. Independents supporting governments In the case of minority governments, where the party or parties forming the government do not have a majority in the Dáil, they will us ...
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Eddie Hobbs
Eddie Hobbs (born 10 November 1962) is an Irish financial advisor, writer, campaigner and former television presenter and author. Hobbs was a co-founder and former president of the right-wing party Renua Ireland, resigning in 2016. Before entering politics, Hobbs was known for his presenting on RTÉ shows such as ''Give or Take Club'', '' Rip-Off Republic, Show Me the Money'' and'' 30 Things to do with your SSIA.'' Hobbs is the director of Hobbs Financial Practice ltd, a financial services firm. Brendan Investments, a fund co-founded by Hobbs in 2007 from which he resigned as non-executive director in early 2015, was subject to media scrutiny after he left the company in 2017 when it was reported the fund had lost 90% of its investor's money. Financial career Hobbs worked for Zurich Life from 1979 to 1991, and left his position as Marketing Manager to set up a fee-based financial planning company TIPS. In March 1993 Hobbs published a report "Endowment Mortgages The Home ...
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