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    Fianna Fáil's vote collapsed in the 2011 general election; it emerged in third place, in what was widely seen as a political realignment in the wake of the post-2008 Irish economic downturn. [16] By 2016, it had recovered enough to become the largest opposition party, [17] and it entered a confidence and supply arrangement with a Fine Gael–led minority government. [18] In 2020, after a ...

  2. May 18, 2024 · Fianna Fail, the dominant political party in the Republic of Ireland since the 1930s. Constituted in May 1926, it comprised opponents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty (1921) that had brought the Irish Free State into existence. It was established and led by Eamon de Valera, who became prime minister in 1932.

  3. Our History. It was visionary, idealistic, and committed men and women who founded Fianna Fáil, in the La Scala Theatre, Dublin, in 1926, under the leadership of Eamon de Valera. What followed was a momentous national movement encompassing the ideals of a united Ireland, social and economic advancement, and equal opportunities.

  4. Fianna Fáil , (Irish: “Soldiers of Destiny”) Political party in Ireland, also called, loosely, the Republican Party. It was formally constituted in 1926 by those opposed to the treaty with Britain that in 1921 brought about the Irish Free State. They were organized and led by Eamon de Valera.

  5. Fianna Fáil was founded on 23 March 1926 when a group of Dáil deputies led by Éamon de Valera split from the original Sinn Féin. This happened because de Valera's motion calling for elected members be allowed to take their seats in the Dáil, if and when the controversial Oath of Allegiance was removed, failed to pass at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis.

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