Rabharta (, ), previously An Rabharta Glas – Green Left, is a minor Irish political party, launched on 5 June 2021 by former members of the

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. At launch, it had two councillors, who had previously been elected as Green Party members —

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, on

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, and Liam Sinclair, on

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. , it has no elected representation. Its outlook has been described as "

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Ideology and policies

Rabharta is a

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party, described as "

". Its mission statement is to "reconstruct the political system so that it serves people and nature, not profit and extraction". The party has stated it favours state intervention in the economy to protect against "vested interests". In terms of food production, the party has been described as favouring "decorporation" and

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History

The party was launched on 5 June 2021 as 'An Rabharta Glas – Green Left'. It was formed by former members of the Green Party, who had resigned in protest over various issues in 2020 and 2021, including the handling of the

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report by

Roderic O'Gorman Roderic O'Gorman (born 12 December 1981) is an Irish Green Party politician who has served as leader of the Green Party since July 2024. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin West constituency since 2020. He previously served as Mini ...

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, and disagreement over the programme for government. It was reported to have approximately 30 members on launch, and

was elected as party leader at the party's inaugural AGM. At launch, it had two councillors, who had previously been elected as Green Party members — Lorna Bogue, on

, and Liam Sinclair, on

. , it has no elected representation. Its outlook has been described as "

". In May 2023, Bogue announced her candidacy for the

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as the party's candidate in the constituency of

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. In November 2023, the party's councillor on

, Liam Sinclair, resigned his seat due to employment circumstances. This reduced the party's representation on

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to one seat as the Green Party had the right to co-opt a replacement for Sinclair, as he had originally been elected as Green Party candidate. In April 2024, the

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proposed to register Rabharta as a party to contest local elections across the state and European Parliament elections in the constituencies of

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and South. This decision was subject to a 21-day appeal period, and was not in force for the local, European and Limerick mayoral elections in June 2024. In June 2024, a number of party's candidates contested the

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and Limerick mayoral election. Bogue was not re-elected to Cork City Council and was eliminated at the ninth count in the European elections for Ireland South. As none of Rabharta's other candidates were successful, the party was left with no elected representation. Three party candidates ran in the

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; None were elected.

Election results

Dáil Éireann

European Parliament

References

External links

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