or ( , ; 'high assembly'; plural ) is the name used by many Irish

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for their annual party conference.

Usage

Among the parties who use the term or are: * * * * Irish Republican Socialist Party * * Green Party * Republican Sinn Féin * National Party *

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* * Connolly Youth Movement In the

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, the Labour Party, Communist Party, People Before Profit–Solidarity, and the

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do not use the term ; however, it is still sometimes used by the media to refer to their annual conventions in an unofficial way.

''Ard chomhairle''

Many political parties who use the term also use the term which means 'national executive committee' (literally 'high council'), and is the governing body of the party.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ardfheis Politics of Ireland Politics of Scotland Political party assemblies