National Party (Ireland)
National Party An Páirtí Náisiúnta | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Justin Barrett |
| Deputy Leader | James Reynolds |
| Founded | 16 November 2016 |
| Ideology |
Euroscepticism Irish nationalism Right-wing populism Social conservatism |
| Dáil Éireann |
0 / 158 |
| Local government |
0 / 949 |
| Website | |
| www.nationalparty.ie | |
The National Party (Irish: An Páirtí Náisiúnta) is a political party in Ireland.
History
The party was founded in 2016 by Justin Barrett as party president and James Reynolds as party vice president. The National Party had planned to hold its press launch in the Merrion Hotel in Dublin but the event was cancelled by the hotel.[1]
Leader Justin Barrett has said that the National Party will only field candidates if it believes they have a realistic chance of winning.
The party's principles include opposing the legalisation of abortion and "endeavour[ing] to restore those freedoms which have already, unjustly, been given away" to the European Union.[2] The party supports a points based immigration system modeled on the Canadian system, and has called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering Ireland.[3]
References
- ↑ D'Arcy, Ciarán (16 November 2016). "Merrion Hotel cancels launch of anti-immigration political party". The Irish Times. The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ "About Us". nationalparty.ie. National Party. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ Quann, Jack (18 November 2016). "Irish National Party calls for temporary ban on Muslims entering Ireland". newstalk.com. Newstalk LTD. Retrieved 28 November 2016.