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Revision as of 20:07, 14 February 2016
{{Infobox political party
|country = the Republic of Ireland
|name = Identity Ireland
|native_name = Aithenteas Éire
|logo =
|leader = Peter O'Loughlin
|chairman =
|secretary_general =
|leader1_title =
|leader1_name =
|foundation = July 2015
|dissolution =
|headquarters = Identity Ireland Suite 5068,
5 Fitzwilliam Square East,
Dublin 2, Ireland
|ideology = Euroscepticism,
Right-wing populism,
Anti-Islamism,
Anti-immigration
|position = Right-wing to [[Far-right
|international = PEGIDA
|european =
|europarl =
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|website = www
Policy
Identity Ireland argues for a return to Irish sovereignty and to the Irish pound.[3] The party supports controlled border policy in order to curtail mass immigration because they say is a strain on the Irish welfare system.[4] They also support more careful vetting of incoming asylum seekers.[4] They support the soon-to-be unveiled Irish branch of Pegida.[5] They advocate for the introduction of a two strike law for serious offences, as well as the re-introduction of penal labour.[6] They support keeping Ireland's neutrality.[7]
Election results
Peter O'Loughlin ran as an independent candidate in the Carlow–Kilkenny by-election in 2015 and was eliminated at the first count.[8] having taken 1.4% of first-preference votes.[9]
Another party member, Ted Neville, ran as an independent candidate in four previous elections in the Cork South–Central constituency.[10] He has appeared on television to discuss immigration.[11]
Reception
Identity Ireland has been accused of being racist and fascist. Some of their press conferences and meetings have been disrupted by protesters.[12][13] However, after the launch, their membership went up by 25%, to 115 members.[3] Party leader, Peter O'Loughlin was invited to speak at the first Pegida rally of 2016 in Dresden, Germany.[14] In January, the party was criticized for suggesting a local Muslim community leader be tossed into the Irish Sea. They have since clarified that they did not actually advocate violence against them, but were simply concerned about his actions.[15]
References
- ^ identity ireland is launched in Dublin, July 2015. 28 July 2015 – via YouTube.
- ^ Identity Ireland. 24 October 2015 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "Identity Ireland sees 25% increase in membership since yesterday". newstalk.com.
- ^ a b Catherine Healy. "These men tried to launch a new party … but anti-racism protesters gate-crashed their event". TheJournal.ie.
- ^ "Anti-Islamic group Pegida Ireland to be launched at Dublin rally". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ http://identityireland.org/law-order/
- ^ "Identity Ireland's Photos - Identity Ireland | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ^ "Sinn Féin big winners in Carlow/Kilkenny by-election".
- ^ "FF look set for by-election win after Aylward pulls ahead to 28%".
- ^ "ElectionsIreland.org: Ted Neville".
- ^ Ted Neville of Identity Ireland discusses immigration on the Late Review. 30 July 2015 – via YouTube.
- ^ Rónán Duffy. "Gardaí probe assault at meeting of party that wants "proper border control"". TheJournal.ie.
- ^ "Launch of controversial right wing political party descends into chaos in Dublin". Independent.ie.
- ^ "Head of controversial Irish group addresses far-right rally in Germany". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ^ "Political group Identity Ireland clarifies comments about senior Islamic figure". www.irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.