Ard Fheis or Ardfheis (Irish pronunciation: [ˈaːɾˠd̪ˠ ˈɛʃ] "high assembly"; plural Ardfheiseanna) is the name used by many Irish political parties for their annual party conference. The term was first used by Conradh na Gaeilge, the Irish language cultural organisation, for its annual convention.
Usage
Among the parties who use the term Ardfheis are:
- Fine Gael[1]
- Fianna Fáil[2]
- Sinn Féin[3]
- Éirígí[4]
- Green Party[5][6]
- Republican Sinn Féin[7][8]
- National Party[9][10]
- Workers' Party[11][12]
In Northern Ireland, the term is not used by the Social Democratic and Labour Party, or by those parties which are not Irish-nationalist in outlook, such as the Alliance Party, Ulster Unionist Party and the Democratic Unionist Party.
In the Republic of Ireland, the Labour Party, Aontú, Communist Party, Solidarity–People Before Profit and the Social Democrats do not use the term ardfheis.
Ard Chomhairle
Many political parties who use the term Ardfheis, also use the term Ard Chomhairle which means National Executive Committee. It literally translates as High Council.
In Scotland
- Scottish Republican Socialist Movement
- Siol nan Gaidheal
References
- ^ Duffy, Rónán (23 January 2016). "8 things we learned at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis". TheJournal.ie.
- ^ Bartley, Colin; Sheahan, Fionnan (3 April 2010). "FF's mini ard fheis could begin trend". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ "Sinn Féin Ard Fheis under way in Dublin". RTÉ News. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ "Ard Fheis Éirígí 2019". Éirígí. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Green Party Convention 2017 Brochure". issuu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ Boyle, Dan (2006). A Journey to Change 25 Years of the Green Party in Irish Politics. Nonsuch Publishing. p. 122. ISBN 978-184588-559-5.
- ^ "The Ruairí Ó Brádaigh I Know". January 26, 2015.
- ^ "Address to Republican Sinn Féin Ard-Fheis". republican-news.org.
- ^ The National Party (2018-11-15), National Party Ard Fheis 2018, retrieved 2019-04-29
- ^ "Register of Political Parties 29 April 2019" (PDF). SIPO.ie.
- ^ "The Workers Party Ard Fheis". RTÉ Archives.
- ^ "Workers' Party President Michael Donnelly addresses 2017 Ard Fheis".