Ardfheis Explained

Irish: Ardfheis or Irish: ard fheis (in Irish ˌaːɾˠd̪ˠ ˈɛʃ/; 'high assembly'; plural Irish: ardfheiseanna) is the name used by many Irish political parties for their annual party conference.

Usage

Among the parties who use the term Irish: ardfheis or Irish: ard fheis are:

In the Republic of Ireland, the Labour Party, Communist Party, People Before Profit–Solidarity, and the Social Democrats do not use the term Irish: ardfheis; however, it is still sometimes used by the media to refer to their annual conventions in an unofficial way.[16]

Ard chomhairle

Many political parties who use the term Irish: ard fheis also use the term Irish: ard chomhairle which means 'national executive committee' (literally 'high council'), and is the governing body of the party.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8 things we learned at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis . Rónán . Duffy . . 23 January 2016 . 28 July 2018 . 2 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180502164233/http://www.thejournal.ie/fine-gael-ard-fheis/news/ . live.
  2. News: FF's mini ard fheis could begin trend . . 3 April 2010 . 6 April 2010 . Colin . Bartley . Fionnan . Sheahan . 8 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100408003507/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ffs-mini-ard-fheis-could-begin-trend-2123938.html . live.
  3. News: Sinn Féin Ard Fheis under way in Dublin . . 5 March 2010 . 6 April 2010 . 8 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100308051008/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0305/sinnfein.html . live.
  4. Web site: Wither the IRSCNA? Wither the IRSP? . 2024-08-11 . International Republican Socialist Network.
  5. News: Ard Fheis Éirígí 2019 . . 6 January 2019 . 18 January 2019 . 23 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190323122713/http://eirigi.org/latestnews/2019/1/10/hello-im-a-test . live.
  6. News: Green Party Convention 2017 Brochure . issuu . 24 October 2017 . 26 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210926130416/https://issuu.com/greenparty/docs/green_party_convention_2017_brochur . live.
  7. Book: Boyle, Dan . A Journey to Change 25 Years of the Green Party in Irish Politics . Nonsuch Publishing . 2006 . 978-184588-559-5 . 122.
  8. Web site: The Ruairí Ó Brádaigh I Know . 26 January 2015 . 28 January 2021 . 2 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210202191432/https://republicansinnfein.org/2015/01/26/the-ruairi-o-bradaigh-i-know/ . live.
  9. Web site: Address to Republican Sinn Féin Ard-Fheis . republican-news.org . 28 January 2021 . 8 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210208082510/https://republican-news.org/current/news/2013/11/address_to_republican_sinn_fin.html . live.
  10. Web site: Register of Political Parties 29 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190503222100/https://www.sipo.ie/en/reports/register-of-political-parties-accounting-units/register-of-political-parties-29-april-2019.pdf . dead . 3 May 2019 . SIPO.ie.
  11. Web site: The Workers Party Ard Fheis . RTÉ Archives . 28 January 2021 . 2 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210202030207/https://www.rte.ie/archives/collections/news/21214672-the-workers-party-ard-fheis/ . live.
  12. Web site: Workers' Party President Michael Donnelly addresses 2017 Ard Fheis . 28 January 2021 . 2 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210202034441/https://workersparty.ie/workers-party-president-michael-donnelly-addresses-2017-ard-fheis/ . live.
  13. Web site: Tóibín to address first Aontú Ard Fheis today . 2 December 2021 . LMFM.
  14. Web site: 'It works' - Peter McVerry says housing programme is getting people off the streets . 2 December 2021 . Newstalk.
  15. News: Red ambition: the Connolly Youth Movement in 2020 . Morning Star.
  16. https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20379224.html Labour ard fheis: Party’s €1.9bn rainy day fund
  17. Book: How Ireland Voted 2020 The End of an Era . 2021 . . 137.