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The Leader of the Opposition (Ir Ceannaire an Fhreasúra) in the Republic of Ireland is the politician who, at least in theory, leads the Parliamentary Opposition bloc in the lower house of the Irish Parliament, Dáil Éireann. The current incumbent is Enda Kenny TD of the Fine Gael Party/ Irish (Gaeilge), a Goidelic language spoken in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States, is constitutionally recognized as the first official language of the Republic of Ireland. ... Parliamentary Opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. ... The DÃ¡il Chamber DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ... Enda Kenny Enda Kenny (born 24 April 1951) is an Irish politician, leader of the Fine Gael party and Leader of the Opposition in DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann. ... A TD or Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas (pronounced orr-och-tas) or National Parliament. ... Fine Gael (IPA , though often mispronounced (approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Leader of the Opposition, Enda Kenny.

By convention, the Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest party of the Opposition. Historically these two parties have nearly always been Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Image File history File links Enda Kenny File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Enda Kenny File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Enda Kenny Enda Kenny (born 24 April 1951) is an Irish politician, leader of the Fine Gael party and Leader of the Opposition in DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann. ... Fianna FÃ¡il - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... Fine Gael (IPA , though often mispronounced (approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ...

The Leader of the Opposition does not have a large official role, as most of the post's functions are honorific, ceremonial and nominal. He or she is invariably seen as the alternative Taoiseach to the present incumbent, and heads a rival alternative government known as the Front Bench, however, all the other non-government parties have their own front benches as well. The Taoiseach (plural: Taoisigh) or, more formally, An Taoiseach, is the head of government of the Republic of Ireland and the leader of the Irish cabinet. ...

At present a Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats coalition occupies the government benches of the Dáil chamber. The Opposition side of the house consists of Fine Gael, the Labour Party, Sinn Féin, the Green Party/Comhaontas Glas, the Socialist Party and several Independent TDs. Fianna FÃ¡il - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... The Progressive Democrats (in Irish An PÃ¡irtÃ Daonlathach, literal back-translation: The Democratic Party) is a free market liberal party in the Republic of Ireland founded in 1985. ... Fine Gael (IPA , though often mispronounced (approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Labour Party (Irish: PÃ¡irtÃ an Lucht Oibre) is a social democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... It has been suggested that Provisional Sinn FÃ©in be merged into this article or section. ... The Green Party/Comhaontas Glas) was founded as the Ecology Party of Ireland in 1981. ... As of 2004, the Socialist Party is Irelands newest political party. ... A TD or Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas (pronounced orr-och-tas) or National Parliament. ...

The diagram below shows a rather fragmented opposition side of the Dáil:

Party representation in Dáil Éireann (Irish lower house) as on 31st March 2005. ...

Leaders of the Opposition

The bold print indicates politicians who went on to become Taoiseach.

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1.	Thomas Johnson	December 6, 1922	September, 1927	Labour Party
2.	Eamon de Valera (1st time)	September, 1927	March 9, 1932	Fianna Fáil
3.	William T. Cosgrave	March 9, 1932	June 9, 1944	Cumann na nGaedhael/ Fine Gael
4.	Richard Mulcahy ^[1]	June 9, 1944	February 18, 1948	Fine Gael
	Eamon de Valera (2nd time)	February 18, 1948	June 13, 1951	Fianna Fáil
5.	John A. Costello (1st time)	June 13, 1951	June 2, 1954	Fine Gael
	Eamon de Valera (3rd time)	June 2, 1954	March 20, 1957	Fianna Fáil
	John A. Costello (2nd time)	March 20, 1957	October 21, 1959	Fine Gael
6.	James Dillon	October 21, 1959	April 21, 1965	Fine Gael
7.	Liam Cosgrave	April 21, 1965	March 14, 1973	Fine Gael
8.	Jack Lynch	March 14, 1973	July 5, 1977	Fianna Fáil
9.	Garret FitzGerald (1st time)	July 5, 1977	June 30, 1981	Fine Gael
10.	Charles J. Haughey (1st time)	June 30, 1981	March 9, 1982	Fianna Fáil
	Garret FitzGerald (2nd time)	March 9, 1982	December 14, 1982	Fine Gael
	Charles J. Haughey (2nd time)	December 14, 1982	March 10, 1987	Fianna Fáil
11.	Alan Dukes	March 10, 1987	November 20, 1990	Fine Gael
12.	John Bruton (1st time)	November 20, 1990	December 15, 1994	Fine Gael
13.	Bertie Ahern	December 15, 1994	June 26, 1997	Fianna Fáil
	John Bruton (2nd time)	June 26, 1997	February 9, 2001	Fine Gael
14.	Michael Noonan	February 9, 2001	June 6, 2002	Fine Gael
15.	Enda Kenny	June 6, 2002	Current Incumbent	Fine Gael

^ Thomas F. O'Higgins served briefly as Opposition Leader while Richard Mulcahy was not a member of Dáil Éireann.

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Government of Ireland Rialtas na hÉireann
An Taoiseach (Prime Minister) \| An Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister)
Agriculture & Food \| Arts, Sport & Tourism \| Communications, Marine & Natural Resources \| Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs \| Defence \| Education & Science \| Enterprise, Trade & Employment \| Environment, Heritage & Local Government \| Finance \| Foreign Affairs \| Health & Children \| Justice, Equality & Law Reform \| Social & Family Affairs \| Transport The Government (Irish: Rialtas) is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in the Republic of Ireland. ... Image File history File links COA_IRELAND.PNG Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Taoiseach (plural: Taoisigh) or, more formally, An Taoiseach, is the head of government of the Republic of Ireland and the leader of the Irish cabinet. ... The TÃ¡naiste (plural: TÃ¡naistithe), or more formally An TÃ¡naiste, is the deputy prime minister of the Republic of Ireland1. ... The Minister for Agriculture and Food is the senior minister at the Department of Agriculture and Food (An Roinn TalmhaÃochta agus Bia) in the Irish Government. ... The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism is the senior minister at the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism (An Roinn EalaÃon SpÃ³irt agus TurasÃ³ireachta) in the Irish Government. ... The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources is the senior minister at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (An Roinn CumarsÃ¡ide, Mara agus AchmhainnÃ NÃ¡dÃºrtha) in the Irish Government. ... The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs is the senior minister at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (An Roinn GnÃ³thaÃ Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta) in the Irish Government. ... The Minister for Defence is the senior minister at the Department of Defence (An Roinn Cosanta) in the Irish Government. ... The Minister for Education and Science is the senior minister at the Department of Education and Science (An Roinn Oideachais agus EolaÃochta) in the Irish Government. ... The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment is the senior minister at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (An Roinn Fiontar, TrÃ¡dÃ¡la agus FostaÃochta) in the Irish Government. ... The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is the senior minister at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (An Roinn Comhshaoil, Oidhreacht agus Rialtais ÃitiÃºil) in the Irish Government. ... The Minister for Finance is the senior minister at the Department of Finance (An Roinn Airgeadais) in the Irish Government. ... The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the senior minister at the Department of Foreign Affairs (An Roinn GnÃ³thaÃ Eachtracha) in the Irish Government. ... The Minister for Health and Children is the senior minister at the Department of Health and Children (An Roinn SlÃ¡inte agus LeanaÃ) in the Irish Government and is responsible for health care in the Republic of Ireland and related services. ... The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is the senior minister at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (An Roinn DlÃ agus Cirt, Comhionannais agus AthchÃ³irithe DlÃ) in the Irish Government. ... The Minister for Social and Family Affairs is the senior minister at the Department of Social and Family Affairs (An Roinn GnothaÃ SÃ³isialacha agus Teaghlaigh) in the Irish Government. ...

Former Government Positions: Communications \| Co-ordination of Defensive Measures \| Economic Affairs \| Fine Arts \| Irish \| Labour \| Posts & Telegraphs \| Public Service \| Publicity \| Supplies		edit

Categories: Lists of office-holders | Politics of the Republic of Ireland | Westminster System The Minister for Communications was the minister in the Irish Government created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1983 to replace the Minister for Posts & Telegraphs. ... The Minister for Supplies was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1939, to assist Ireland through the World War II, or The Emergency, as referred to by the Irish Government. ... The Minister for Economic Affairs was the name of a government department in the illegal government of Ireland, DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann. ... The Minister for Fine Arts was the name of a government department in the illegal government of Ireland, DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann. ... The modern title of Minister for Labour was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1966 as a member of the Irish Government. ... The Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (Irish An t-Ãire Puist agus Telegrafa) was a senior Irish government minister from 1924 to 1984, when the post and the department was abolished. ... The Minister for the Public Service was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1973, in March 1987 the ministers functions were transferred to the Minister for Tourism & Transport after the department was amalgamated. ... The Minister for Supplies was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1939, to assist Ireland through the World War II, or The Emergency, as referred to by the Irish Government. ...

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