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Ireland

Fine Gael

Liberal conservatism

Logo of Fine Gael.

Ireland’s main centre-right party. Campaigns on enterprise, fiscal discipline and European integration, and led the governments that legislated same-sex marriage and abortion by referendum.

Founded
1933
Positions as of
2024 general election manifesto
Last verified
01

What does it believe?

  • Wealth and inequality

    Emphasises enterprise, foreign direct investment and income tax reduction for middle earners.

  • Tradition and change

    Led the governments that held the 2015 marriage equality and 2018 abortion referendums.

02

Where it sits on each dimension

Wealth and inequality

70

Evidence: Well documented

The state in the economy

70

Evidence: Well documented

Personal liberty

64

Evidence: Documented

Tradition and change

62

Evidence: Well documented

Nation and the world

28

Evidence: Well documented

Religion and the state

35

Evidence: Documented

Power and its limits

76

Evidence: Documented

Environment and growth

58

Evidence: Documented

Sources

Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.

  • General Election Manifesto · Fine Gael · 2024
  • Constitution of Fine Gael · Fine Gael

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