Muintir na hÉireann
Muintir na hÉireann | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Richard Greene |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Dissolved | 1996 |
| Ideology | Social conservatism |
Muintir na hÉireann(Irish:[ˈmˠɪn̠ʲtʲəɾʲn̪ˠəˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ];meaning "People of Ireland" ) was a minorpolitical partyinIreland,withsocially conservativeandpopulistpolicies. It was founded in 1994 and active in the 1990s. The party had one public representative, formerGreen PartycouncillorRichard Greene,who served one term onDún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Councilfrom 1991 to 1999. Greene left the Green Party in protest at its "left-wing social agenda", particularly its refusal to adopt ananti-abortionpolicy, and his party reflected his views on issues such as family values and the extradition of Irish republicans convicted of terrorist offenses to theUnited Kingdom.
In 1995, Muintir supported independence ofChechnyafromRussia.[1]The party endorsedMildred Foxin the1995 Wicklow by-electionfor her anti-abortion stance.[2]
In 1996, Muintir sought a boycott ofVirgin Mediafor sellingpornography.[3]
In late 1996, Greene's relationship with Muintir na hÉireann broke down.[4]
Though its archived website does not explicitly espouseChristianvalues in its opening statement, Barberis, McHugh and Tyldesley (2005) write that Muintir na hÉireann "asserts traditional social values derived from Christian and specificallyRoman Catholicteaching ".
Unlike Nora Bennis's contemporaneous conservative party, theNational Party,Muintir did not contest the1997 general electionapart from Richard Greene's independent candidacy inDublin South.Greene lost his council seat in the1999 local elections.The party is defunct.
References
[edit]- ^"Red Cross convoy carrying medical supplies reaches southern Chechnya".The Irish Times.4 January 1995. p. 9.
- ^Carroll, Joe (6 June 1995). "Pro family party backs women candidates".The Irish Times.p. 3.
- ^"Party seeks boycott of Branson interests".The Irish Times.26 March 1996. p. 6.
- ^de Breadun, Deaglan (31 December 1996). "Muintir na hEireann factions in bitter dispute".The Irish Times.p. 5.
External links
[edit]- Barberis, Peter, John McHugh and Mike Tyldesley, 2005. Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organisations. London: Continuum International Publishing Group.ISBN0-8264-5814-9,ISBN978-0-8264-5814-8
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