Social Democrats (Ireland)
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Social Democrats
Daonlathaigh Shóisialta |
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| Leaders |
Catherine Murphy, TD Róisín Shortall, TD |
| General Secretary | Brian Sheehan |
| Chairperson | Glenna Lynch |
| Founded | 15 July 2015 |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours | Purple |
| Dáil Éireann |
2 / 158
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| Seanad Éireann |
0 / 60
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| Local government |
5 / 949
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The Social Democrats (Irish: Daonlathaigh Shóisialta) is a political party in Ireland. The party was launched on 15 July 2015 by three independent TDs, Stephen Donnelly, Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall.
The Social Democrats was established with a co-leadership arrangement between its three founding members. Róisín Shortall is a former Labour Party TD and former Minister of State for Primary Care. She resigned from the role and Labour in September 2012 citing lack of support and the lack of an explanation from then Minister for Health James Reilly, on his controversial decision to locate a new primary care centre in his own constituency. Catherine Murphy was successively a member of the Workers' Party, Democratic Left and the Labour Party before being elected as an independent TD in 2005. She became widely known for her work as a TD in 2014 when she revealed irregularities within bad bank, the IBRC, in its dealings with businessman Denis O'Brien. Stephen Donnelly first entered politics as an independent TD in the 2011 general election having previously worked as a consultant for McKinsey and Company. Both Murphy and Donnelly were members of the Technical Group in the 31st Dáil, with Murphy having served as its Chief Whip.
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