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padding-bottom:0.3em; border-top:2px solid #006633; border-bottom:2px solid #006633; line-height: 1;"><div class="fn org">Irish Freedom Party</div> </div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo" style="padding-top:.4em;padding-bottom:.3em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Irish_Freedom_Party_logo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Irish_Freedom_Party_logo.jpg/175px-Irish_Freedom_Party_logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Irish_Freedom_Party_logo.jpg/263px-Irish_Freedom_Party_logo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Irish_Freedom_Party_logo.jpg/350px-Irish_Freedom_Party_logo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">President</th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Hermann_Kelly" title="Hermann Kelly">Hermann Kelly</a><sup id="cite_ref-irexit1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irexit1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Party_chair" title="Party chair">Chairperson</a></th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;">Michael Leahy<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">8 September 2018</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_ideologies" title="List of political ideologies">Ideology</a></th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Direct_democracy" title="Direct democracy">Direct democracy</a><sup id="cite_ref-irexit2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irexit2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Euroscepticism#Hard_Euroscepticism" title="Euroscepticism">Hard Euroscepticism</a><sup id="cite_ref-McGee_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McGee-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Right-wing_populism" title="Right-wing populism">Right-wing populism</a><sup id="cite_ref-emerge_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-emerge-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Irish_nationalism" title="Irish nationalism">Irish nationalism</a><sup id="cite_ref-emerge_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-emerge-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Political_spectrum" title="Political spectrum">Political position</a></th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Far-right_politics" title="Far-right politics">Far-right</a><sup id="cite_ref-presscouncil_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-presscouncil-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-businesspost_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-businesspost-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Colours</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#28493A; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> Dark green<br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> White</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Local government in the Republic of Ireland">Local government</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 949</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #006633; width: 0.1%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 0.8em;">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://irishfreedom.ie">irishfreedom<wbr />.ie</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="padding-top:0;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-top:0.3em; border-top:2px solid #006633;"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Republic_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Politics of Republic of Ireland">Politics of Republic of Ireland</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Republic_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="List of political parties in Republic of Ireland">Political parties</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Republic_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Elections in Republic of Ireland">Elections</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Irish Freedom Party</b> sometimes referred to as IFP and initially known as the <b>Irexit Freedom To Prosper Party</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-irishtimes3_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irishtimes3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a minor <a href="/wiki/Far-right_politics" title="Far-right politics">far-right</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Hard_Euroscepticism" class="mw-redirect" title="Hard Euroscepticism">hard Eurosceptic</a><sup id="cite_ref-McGee_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McGee-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> political party in <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a>, launched on 8 September 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-presscouncil_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-presscouncil-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rte1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rte1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It advocates <a href="/wiki/Euroscepticism_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Euroscepticism in the Republic of Ireland">Irish withdrawal from the European Union</a>. </p><p>The party president is <a href="/wiki/Hermann_Kelly" title="Hermann Kelly">Hermann Kelly</a>, former Director of Communications for <a href="/wiki/Europe_of_Freedom_and_Direct_Democracy" title="Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy">Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-irexit1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irexit1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party chairperson is architect Michael Leahy. The party is represented by one councillor at local level.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formation">Formation</h3></div> <p>On 3 February 2018 an '<a href="/wiki/Euroscepticism_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Euroscepticism in the Republic of Ireland">Irexit</a>' conference was held in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Dublin_Society" title="Royal Dublin Society">Royal Dublin Society</a> in Dublin, advocating an Irish withdrawal from the European Union. It was attended by former <a href="/wiki/UKIP" class="mw-redirect" title="UKIP">UKIP</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Farage" title="Nigel Farage">Nigel Farage</a>, author and columnist <a href="/wiki/John_Waters_(columnist)" title="John Waters (columnist)">John Waters</a> and academics <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Coughlan" title="Anthony Coughlan">Anthony Coughlan</a> and Karen Devine.<sup id="cite_ref-irishtimes1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irishtimes1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Approximately 600 people attended.<sup id="cite_ref-Irish_Times_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Irish_Times-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 8 September 2018, a conference was held in the Bonnington Hotel in Dublin to launch the new party. Independent guest speakers at the launch included former Ambassador of Ireland to Canada <a href="/wiki/Ray_Bassett" title="Ray Bassett">Ray Bassett</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-irishtimes3_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irishtimes3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Professor <a href="/wiki/Ray_Kinsella_(Economist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ray Kinsella (Economist)">Ray Kinsella</a>, a <a href="/wiki/University_College_Dublin" title="University College Dublin">University College Dublin</a> economist.<sup id="cite_ref-irishtimes2_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irishtimes2-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Approximately 400 people attended the event.<sup id="cite_ref-irishindependent2_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irishindependent2-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following its launch, the party held several regional public meetings,<sup id="cite_ref-irexit3_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irexit3-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-irishindependent1_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irishindependent1-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including one in <a href="/wiki/Raheen,_County_Limerick" title="Raheen, County Limerick">Raheen, County Limerick</a> during which broadcaster <a href="/wiki/George_Hook" title="George Hook">George Hook</a> spoke about the "politically correct" Irish media.<sup id="cite_ref-limerickleader1_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-limerickleader1-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A hotel in <a href="/wiki/Tralee" title="Tralee">Tralee</a> which received multiple critical phone calls for hosting an Irish Freedom Party meeting, gave a statement to the <i>Irish Independent</i> affirming their commitment to hosting the meeting, saying "If it was a racist group or something that was socially unacceptable then we wouldn't be hosting it."<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Hook_address_Irish_Freedom_Party_Meeting.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/George_Hook_address_Irish_Freedom_Party_Meeting.jpg/220px-George_Hook_address_Irish_Freedom_Party_Meeting.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/George_Hook_address_Irish_Freedom_Party_Meeting.jpg/330px-George_Hook_address_Irish_Freedom_Party_Meeting.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/George_Hook_address_Irish_Freedom_Party_Meeting.jpg/440px-George_Hook_address_Irish_Freedom_Party_Meeting.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/George_Hook" title="George Hook">George Hook</a> addresses Irish Freedom Party Meeting</figcaption></figure> <p>In late March 2019, the organisation launched a nationwide billboard campaign ahead of the European elections, reportedly funded by members of the party.<sup id="cite_ref-irishexaminer1_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irishexaminer1-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sources from the Irish advertising industry estimated that this may have cost up to €40,000. The party did not answer questions from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Irish_Times" title="The Irish Times">The Irish Times</a></i> about whether the donations received are in line with Standards in Public Office (SIPO) Commission guidelines. Under those guidelines, a third party must register with the Commission if a donation exceeding €100 is accepted which is directed towards a political purpose. The party had not registered as a third party with SIPO.<sup id="cite_ref-irishtimes4_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irishtimes4-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_demonstrations">Public demonstrations</h3></div> <p>The Irish Freedom Party has organised and participated in a number of public demonstrations since its formation. Supporters of the group were reported to have used <a href="/wiki/4chan" title="4chan">4chan</a> to organise a rally in protest of Ireland's acceptance of the <a href="/wiki/Global_Compact_for_Migration" title="Global Compact for Migration">UN Migration Pact</a>, outside <a href="/wiki/Leinster_House" title="Leinster House">Leinster House</a> in December 2018. The rally was noted for drawing a counter-demonstration organised by <a href="/wiki/People_Before_Profit" title="People Before Profit">People Before Profit</a>, and attended by its party leader <a href="/wiki/Richard_Boyd_Barrett" title="Richard Boyd Barrett">Richard Boyd Barrett</a>. <a href="/wiki/Garda_S%C3%ADoch%C3%A1na" title="Garda Síochána">Gardaí</a> estimated attendance at 250.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2019, it was reported that leaders of the IFP, along with other groups were assisting in the organisation of protests in <a href="/wiki/Oughterard" title="Oughterard">Oughterard</a> Galway against the founding a <a href="/wiki/Direct_provision" title="Direct provision">direct provision</a> centre.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Up to 2,000 were estimated to have marched in the protest.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A similar smaller protest in <a href="/wiki/Monaghan" title="Monaghan">Monaghan</a> Ireland was said to have been "endorsed by Irish Freedom Party Leaders".<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In late 2019, the Irish Freedom Party, along with <a href="/wiki/Renua" title="Renua">Renua</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yellow_vests_protests" title="Yellow vests protests">Yellow Vest Ireland</a> organised two "free speech rallies", again outside Leinster House, in protest of proposed legislation by then Justice Minister <a href="/wiki/Charles_Flanagan" title="Charles Flanagan">Charles Flanagan</a> to update laws regarding hate speech. The former taking place in November, included speakers such as <a href="/wiki/Ben_Gilroy" title="Ben Gilroy">Ben Gilroy</a>, columnist <a href="/wiki/Ian_O%27Doherty" title="Ian O'Doherty">Ian O'Doherty</a> and Dolores Cahill.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The latter of the two rallies in December saw a sizeable counter demonstration from a collection of trade unions, faith groups and anti-racism organisations. Several hundred were estimated to have attended both the rally and counterdemonstration, with three arrests being made following scuffles between the two sides.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2020, members of Irish Freedom Party attended another "free speech" rally. This rally drew an estimated crowd size of 100 before being broken up by Gardaí due to violent clashes with counter-protestors, resulting in three more arrests. Party president Hermann Kelly claimed none of the members of the "free speech" protest were involved in violence.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2020, IFP along with <a href="/wiki/Renua" title="Renua">Renua</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Party_(Ireland,_2016)" title="National Party (Ireland, 2016)">The National Party</a>, organised and participated in a protest against the appointment of <a href="/wiki/Roderic_O%27Gorman" title="Roderic O'Gorman">Roderic O'Gorman</a> as Children's Minister for the new Government. Speakers for the rally included Irish actor <a href="/wiki/John_Connors_(actor)" title="John Connors (actor)">John Connors</a> and <a href="/wiki/Justin_Barrett" title="Justin Barrett">Justin Barrett</a>. The groups involved called the protest after a photo surfaced of O'Gorman alongside gay rights activist <a href="/wiki/Peter_Tatchell" title="Peter Tatchell">Peter Tatchell</a>, who has been forced to defend comments he made in 1997 in which he spoke about sex between adults and children. The rally was condemned by many as homophobic and for the inclusion of nooses on National Party banners and placards. John Connors later publicly apologised for his attendance to which O'Gorman accepted, clarifying that the photo in question was the only time he had met Tatchell, and that he was previously unaware of his controversial comments.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scuffles occurred with a small counterdemonstration, which was broken up by Gardai. No arrests were made.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hands-off-our-kids-rally-dublin-saturday-11th-july.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Hands-off-our-kids-rally-dublin-saturday-11th-july.jpg/220px-Hands-off-our-kids-rally-dublin-saturday-11th-july.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Hands-off-our-kids-rally-dublin-saturday-11th-july.jpg/330px-Hands-off-our-kids-rally-dublin-saturday-11th-july.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Hands-off-our-kids-rally-dublin-saturday-11th-july.jpg/440px-Hands-off-our-kids-rally-dublin-saturday-11th-july.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1274" data-file-height="661" /></a><figcaption>Rally in protest of <a href="/wiki/Roderic_O%27Gorman" title="Roderic O'Gorman">Roderic O'Gorman</a> in July 2020</figcaption></figure> <p>Further protests rallies against Irish lockdown restrictions were organised and participated in from summer 2020 into 2021. Former chairperson Dolores Cahill and current chairperson Michael Leahy both spoke to a large crowd outside <a href="/wiki/The_Custom_House" title="The Custom House">The Custom House</a>, Dublin in August.<sup id="cite_ref-irishtimes.com_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irishtimes.com-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They would return on two more occasions to the Custom House for a march through the Dublin city centre in September, and another anti-lockdown rally in November, the latter featuring <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Sharkey" title="Kevin Sharkey">Kevin Sharkey</a> as a speaker.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2021, Irish Freedom Party were among thousands who attended two protests against <a href="/wiki/Vaccine_passports_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic" title="Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic">vaccine passports</a> outside the <a href="/wiki/Convention_Centre_Dublin" title="Convention Centre Dublin">Convention Centre Dublin</a>, which was temporarily housing the <a href="/wiki/Oireachtas" title="Oireachtas">Oireachtas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Candidate for the party in the 2020 General Election, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Gilroy" title="Ben Gilroy">Ben Gilroy</a> was among the speakers.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A protest organised by the party in Limerick in December 2021 was reportedly dispersed after being challenged by up to 100 counter-protesters, reported to be mostly "young people with Pride flags". Gardaí dispersed the rally after scuffles broke out.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party returned to the same site in March 2022 to host another rally and were met by a counter-demonstration again, however no violence occurred.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections">Elections</h3></div> <p>In advance of the <a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="2019 European Parliament election in Ireland">2019 European Parliament election</a>, the party reportedly "botched their [party registration] application" by failing to "tick its own box". Hermann Kelly admitted their application was rejected because of a mistake made by the party and that it would need to resubmit the form.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, it was not registered as a political party before the deadline for nominations in the 2019 European elections (15 April 2019), and so candidates it had planned to put forward under the Irish Freedom Party name had to list themselves as <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">independents</a>. Hermann Kelly ran in the <a href="/wiki/Dublin_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Dublin (European Parliament constituency)">Dublin</a> constituency, while party chairperson Dolores Cahill ran in the <a href="/wiki/South_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South (European Parliament constituency)">South</a> constituency.<sup id="cite_ref-corkreturningofficer_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-corkreturningofficer-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dublincountyreturningofficer_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dublincountyreturningofficer-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Neither candidate was elected, with party leader Herman Kelly receiving 2,441 (0.67%) first preference votes,<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Cahill receiving 10,582 (1.47%) first preference votes.<sup id="cite_ref-2019electionssouthirexit_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2019electionssouthirexit-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party's registration was subsequently completed, and the Irish Freedom Party (IFP) was included on the Register of Political Parties as of 13 June 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Irish Freedom Party contested its first election as a registered political party in the <a href="/wiki/2019_Wexford_by-election" title="2019 Wexford by-election">2019 Wexford by-election</a>, running Melissa O'Neill, a former member of <a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> who served on <a href="/wiki/Kilkenny_County_Council" title="Kilkenny County Council">Kilkenny County Council</a> from 2014 to 2019. She received 489 (1.2%) first preference votes and was eliminated on the first count.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bbcnews-sinn-fein_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcnews-sinn-fein-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Party member Conor Rafferty ran in <a href="/wiki/Mid_Ulster_(UK_Parliament_constituency)#Elections_in_the_2010s" title="Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)">Mid Ulster</a> in the 2019 UK General Election, as an independent since the party is unregistered in Northern Ireland, receiving 690 votes (1.5%).<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The party fielded 11 candidates in the <a href="/wiki/2020_Irish_general_election" title="2020 Irish general election">2020 Irish general election</a>, with none being elected.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Candidates received a share of first preference votes between 0.19% (119 votes) and 2.06% (956 votes) in their respective constituencies.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Party chairperson Dolores Cahill came second-last in the <a href="/wiki/Tipperary_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Tipperary (Dáil constituency)">Tipperary constituency</a> with 0.6% of first preference votes (521 votes).<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2021, Cahill was asked to leave her position in the party and resigned as party chairperson.<sup id="cite_ref-Irish_Independent_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Irish_Independent-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July of that year she went on to stand unsuccessfully as a non-party candidate, in the <a href="/wiki/2021_Dublin_Bay_South_by-election" title="2021 Dublin Bay South by-election">2021 Dublin Bay South by-election</a>, receiving 0.6% of first preference votes (169 votes).<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The party fielded 3 candidates in the <a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="2024 European Parliament election in Ireland">2024 European Parliament elections</a>, with none being elected. Candidates received 29,709 (1.7%) first preference votes.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2024_Irish_local_elections" title="2024 Irish local elections">2024 Irish local elections</a>, the party got its first elected representative when Glen Moore was elected to <a href="/wiki/South_Dublin_County_Council" title="South Dublin County Council">South Dublin County Council</a> for the Palmerstown-Fonthill area.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Position_regarding_vaccines_and_lockdown">Position regarding vaccines and lockdown</h3></div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> in 2020, the Irish Freedom Party organised and had a number of representatives speak at multiple large anti-vaccination and anti-lockdown rallies.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One rally, held outside the Dublin <a href="/wiki/The_Custom_House" title="The Custom House">Custom House</a> in August at which <a href="/wiki/Ben_Gilroy" title="Ben Gilroy">Ben Gilroy</a> and Dolores Cahill spoke, was attended by "hundreds" and reported to have passed off mostly peacefully, despite some instances of violence between attendees and counter protestors, after which four were arrested.<sup id="cite_ref-irishtimes.com_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irishtimes.com-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cahill, who was then a non-lecturing professor of <a href="/wiki/Translational_medicine" title="Translational medicine">translational medicine</a> at University College Dublin,<sup id="cite_ref-CahillResigns_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CahillResigns-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> also spoke at an anti-vaccination and anti-lockdown event in London,<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which later lead to a warrant for her arrest in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-indoAug2021_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indoAug2021-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a video, published in May 2020 but later removed by YouTube, she claimed that COVID-19 could be cured or curtailed by "eating healthily and taking vitamins C and D",<sup id="cite_ref-:0_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that there was "no need for a vaccine" because people who recover have life-long immunity, and advocated using <a href="/wiki/Hydroxychloroquine" title="Hydroxychloroquine">hydroxychloroquine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ivermectin" title="Ivermectin">ivermectin</a> as COVID-19 treatments.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_69-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party "agreed to accept [Cahill's] resignation" several days after it sent a letter to Cahill about her unsubstantiated statements,<sup id="cite_ref-indoAug2021_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indoAug2021-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including those made at an anti-lockdown rally about "children who wore face masks [..] being starved of oxygen and would have lower IQ" and "globalists [..] pulling down the masks [because] oxygen-deprived people are easier to manipulate".<sup id="cite_ref-CahillResigns_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CahillResigns-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-letter2021_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-letter2021-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cahill's replacement, Michael Leahy, stated that Cahill "was making certain pronouncements that we felt we couldn't stand over and [..] it resulted in her resignation".<sup id="cite_ref-leahy2021_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leahy2021-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A correspondence obtained by the Irish Independent later found that Cahill had been asked for her resignation.<sup id="cite_ref-Irish_Independent_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Irish_Independent-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, IFP joint-published a <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a> information leaflet (with <a href="/wiki/Direct_Democracy_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct Democracy Ireland">Direct Democracy Ireland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Renua" title="Renua">Renua</a>) advocating against the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_lockdowns#Ireland" title="COVID-19 lockdowns">use of lockdowns</a> as a means of controlling a virus which the leaflet stated was "harmless to the vast majority". A fact check from <a href="/wiki/TheJournal.ie" title="TheJournal.ie">TheJournal.ie</a> stated that these claims were "misleading and false".<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fake_candidate">Fake candidate</h3></div> <p>In early March 2019, a number of regional newspapers reported that a party-member named 'Mairead Donovan' was listed on the organisation's website, and would be running as a candidate for local elections for <a href="/wiki/Kerry_County_Council" title="Kerry County Council">Kerry County Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/The_Times#The_Times,_Ireland_edition" title="The Times">Ireland edition of <i>The Times</i></a> later reported that the candidate did not exist, and that the website image was a stock photograph.<sup id="cite_ref-todayfm_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-todayfm-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In responding to these reports, party spokesperson Hermann Kelly acknowledged the mistake and fault in allowing the placeholder profile and stock imagery to be published on the website,<sup id="cite_ref-todayfm_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-todayfm-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and clarified that the group was not planning to run any candidates in local elections.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dolores_Cahill">Dolores Cahill</h3></div> <p>Prior to her resignation from IFP in March 2021, party chairperson Dolores Cahill stoked anger for hosting a party, amid Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, of up to 60 guests at <a href="/wiki/White%27s_Castle" title="White's Castle">her castle</a> in <a href="/wiki/Athy" title="Athy">Athy</a> Kildare.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cahill also promoted COVID-19 related conspiracy theories, stating that "globalists" pushed for mandatory mask wearing because "oxygen-deprived people are easier to manipulate".<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Confrontation_at_rallies_in_Limerick">Confrontation at rallies in Limerick</h3></div> <p>In December 2021, the party organised a rally in Bedford Row, Limerick city which attracted approximately 100 counter-protestors. It was alleged that an IFP supporter tried to tear an LGBT flag from the hands of a counter-protestor and shouted homophobic slurs and made death threats.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The IFP held another rally in Limerick in March 2022, which was "drowned out" by approximately 100 counter-protestors, many of whom carried LGBT flags. Following the disruptions, IFP chairman Michael Leahy rejected claims the IFP are homophobic and said the LGBT rainbow flag was "beautiful" and "symbolises acceptance of diversity and unity in difference". He accused the anti-fascist counter-protestors of themselves engaging in "fascist tactics".<sup id="cite_ref-:2_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Links_to_far-right_terrorist_conspiracy_in_Germany">Links to far-right terrorist conspiracy in Germany</h3></div> <p>The party has links to far-right German judge <a href="/wiki/Birgit_Malsack-Winkemann" title="Birgit Malsack-Winkemann">Birgit Malsack-Winkemann</a>, who was <a href="/wiki/2022_German_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_plot" title="2022 German coup d'état plot">arrested in December 2022</a> as part of a series of arrests by the German government as part of a crackdown against a conspiracy to launch a coup d'état and install an imperial dictatorship in Germany. The movement behind the plot has been described as "a loose alliance of neo-Nazis and conspiracy theorists who deny the legitimacy of the modern German state". Malsack-Winkemann spoke at an Irish Freedom Party event in August 2020, after which Hermann Kelly entertained her and her daughter by showing them the Celtic high crosses at Monasterboice. They were also photographed outside a pub. In May 2021, Kelly took part in a two-hour discussion with Ms Malsack-Winkemann and another AfD Bundestag member, <a href="/wiki/Norbert_Kleinw%C3%A4chter" title="Norbert Kleinwächter">Norbert Kleinwächter</a>. They discussed opposition to Covid lockdown measures and arguments in favour of leaving the European Union.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidate_charged_with_possession_of_knife">Candidate charged with possession of knife</h3></div> <p>A candidate from the IFP, Paul Fitzsimons, who was contesting the 2024 Fingal County Council elections in Ongar, was charged with public order offences and possession of a knife at a protest in Dublin in February 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As he was "running in the local election", Fitzsimons reportedly requested that the related court hearing be set to a date after the June 2024 elections.<sup id="cite_ref-FitzsimonsCourt_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FitzsimonsCourt-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of June 2024, a court date had been set for November 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-FitzsimonsCourt_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FitzsimonsCourt-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ideology">Ideology</h2></div> <p>Aside from advocating an exit from the EU, the party states that it is a "patriotic party" which is "<a href="/wiki/Natalism" title="Natalism">pro-natalist</a> and supportive of stable families for procreation".<sup id="cite_ref-rte1_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rte1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party has published policies in favour of preserving freedom of speech and association. On economic policy, the IFP supports reduced government spending and lower taxes, <sup id="cite_ref-policies_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-policies-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It advocates independence from "either <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> or Brussels", desiring to leave the EU and to re-unify Ireland by consent.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It advocates "zero tolerance" of corruption and the "separation of powers" in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate_policy">Climate policy</h3></div> <p>Party chairman, Michael Leahy has stated that he is "<a href="/wiki/Climate_change_denial" title="Climate change denial">sceptical of climate change</a>," calling it "hyper alarmism." He however says he is in favour "<a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy" title="Renewable energy">alternative energy</a> sources because we are running out of fossil fuels".<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party is opposed to the carbon tax.<sup id="cite_ref-policies_82-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-policies-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Great_Replacement_conspiracy_theory">Great Replacement conspiracy theory</h3></div> <p>Some commentators have linked party leader <a href="/wiki/Hermann_Kelly" title="Hermann Kelly">Hermann Kelly</a> with <a href="/wiki/Alt-right" title="Alt-right">alt-right</a> ideologies, pointing to a YouTube interview in which Kelly appeared in 2018 alongside <a href="/wiki/Far-right_politics" title="Far-right politics">far-right</a> activist and former <a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">British National Party</a> member <a href="/wiki/Jim_Dowson" title="Jim Dowson">Jim Dowson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-businesspost_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-businesspost-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IrishTimes2019_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IrishTimes2019-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the video Kelly said "The first thing they want to do is kill Irish kids and [they] want to replace them with every nationality who wants to come into our country", a statement which several news outlets associated with the <a href="/wiki/Great_replacement" class="mw-redirect" title="Great replacement">great replacement</a> conspiracy theory.<sup id="cite_ref-IrishTimes2019_87-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IrishTimes2019-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, Kelly stated that "those talking about a Great Replacement in Ireland have a point",<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in an interview with <i><a href="/wiki/LifeSiteNews" title="LifeSiteNews">LifeSiteNews</a></i>, referred to what he called the "great replacement of our children".<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kelly later stated that he believes in "one human race" and has not supported "theories of racial superiority".<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vaccines">Vaccines</h3></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Hermann_Kelly" title="Hermann Kelly">Hermann Kelly</a> has been described as "waging a war" against mandatory vaccinations and vaccination certificates. As of 2021, he was serving as press officer to Romanian MEP <a href="/wiki/Cristian_Terhe%C8%99" title="Cristian Terheș">Cristian Terheș</a> of the <a href="/wiki/European_Conservatives_and_Reformists_Group" title="European Conservatives and Reformists Group">European Conservatives and Reformists</a> group, who consistently declined to show proof of vaccination upon entering the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="LGBT_rights">LGBT rights</h3></div> <p>The party has been accused of promoting an anti-LGBT, homophobic and conspiracy agenda, including by the Global Project against Hate and Extremism.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> IFP chairman Michael Leahy has rejected this claim and stated that the group has "no policy whatever in regard to discrimination against homosexuals".<sup id="cite_ref-:2_40-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election_results">Election results</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dáil_Éireann"><span id="D.C3.A1il_.C3.89ireann"></span>Dáil Éireann</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Election </th> <th>Seats won </th> <th>± </th> <th>Position </th> <th>First Pref votes </th> <th>% </th> <th>Government </th> <th>Leader </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2020_Irish_general_election" title="2020 Irish general election">2020</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 160</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #006633; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td> <td>10th </td> <td>5,495 </td> <td>0.3 </td> <td style="background:#ffd;">No seats </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hermann_Kelly" title="Hermann Kelly">Hermann Kelly</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2024_Irish_general_election" title="2024 Irish general election">2024</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 174</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #006633; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>TBD </td> <td>TBD </td> <td>TBD </td> <td>TBD </td> <td style="background:#ffd;">TBD </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hermann_Kelly" title="Hermann Kelly">Hermann Kelly</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="European_Parliament">European Parliament</h3></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Election </th> <th>Leader </th> <th>1st pref<br />Votes </th> <th>% </th> <th>Seats </th> <th>+/− </th> <th>EP Group </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="2024 European Parliament election in Ireland">2024</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hermann_Kelly" title="Hermann Kelly">Hermann Kelly</a> </td> <td>29,709 </td> <td>1.70 (#13) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 14</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #006633; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>New </td> <td>− </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_elections">Local elections</h3></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Election </th> <th>Seats won </th> <th>± </th> <th>First pref. votes </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2024_Irish_local_elections" title="2024 Irish local elections">2024</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 949</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #006633; width: 0.1%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td> <td>9,500 </td> <td>0.5% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 September</span> 2019</span>. <q><span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"The first thing they want to do is kill Irish kids and [they] want to replace them with every nationality who wants to come into our country," Irish Freedom Party leader Hermann Kelly [..said..] in an interview this year</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=irishtimes.com&rft.atitle=How+the+far-right+is+exploiting+immigration+concerns+in+Oughterard&rft.date=2019-10-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fnews%2Fireland%2Firish-news%2Fhow-the-far-right-is-exploiting-immigration-concerns-in-oughterard-1.4026612&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIrish+Freedom+Party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-88"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-88">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFhermannkelly2019" class="citation web cs1">@hermannkelly (2 September 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://x.com/hermannkelly/status/1168524545424351233">"What a cheek! Not a word about incentivising talented and skilled Irish diaspora to come home. According to this, looks as if those talking about a Great Replacement in Ireland have a point. Who is doing the discrimination now?"</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tweet_(social_media)" title="Tweet (social media)">Tweet</a>) – via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=What+a+cheek%21+Not+a+word+about+incentivising+talented+and+skilled+Irish+diaspora+to+come+home.+According+to+this%2C+looks+as+if+those+talking+about+a+Great+Replacement+in+Ireland+have+a+point.+Who+is+doing+the+discrimination+now%3F&rft.date=2019-09-02&rft.au=hermannkelly&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fhermannkelly%2Fstatus%2F1168524545424351233&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIrish+Freedom+Party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-89"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-89">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191018184636/https://www.irexitfreedom.ie/abortion-is-stain-that-should-be-removed-hermann-kelly/">"Abortion is 'stain' that 'should be removed' – Hermann Kelly"</a>. <i>irexitfreedom.ie</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.irexitfreedom.ie/abortion-is-stain-that-should-be-removed-hermann-kelly/">the original</a> on 18 October 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 November</span> 2019</span>. <q>Party media release referring earlier interview in which Kelly states "we must control the quality and number of economic migrants [..] we don't want the brutal demise or 'great replacement' of our children"<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span></q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=irexitfreedom.ie&rft.atitle=Abortion+is+%27stain%27+that+%27should+be+removed%27+%E2%80%93+Hermann+Kelly&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irexitfreedom.ie%2Fabortion-is-stain-that-should-be-removed-hermann-kelly%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIrish+Freedom+Party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-90"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-90">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/hermannkelly/status/1288473732034572294">"Twitter (@hermannkelly)"</a>. <i>twitter.com</i>. 29 July 2020. <q>No I had a recorded discussion with Jim Dowson after he made a video condemning potential sectarianism re Roscommon evictions. I discuss and debate things with people all the time. There is only 1 human race and I've never plugged theories of racial superiority. #irishfreedom</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=twitter.com&rft.atitle=Twitter+%28%40hermannkelly%29&rft.date=2020-07-29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fhermannkelly%2Fstatus%2F1288473732034572294&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIrish+Freedom+Party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-91"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-91">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/irexit-leader-wages-war-on-covid-19-certs-in-role-paid-by-eu-1.4747332">"Irexit leader wages war on Covid-19 certs in role paid by EU"</a>. <i>IrishTimes.com</i>. The Irish Times. 6 December 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 March</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=IrishTimes.com&rft.atitle=Irexit+leader+wages+war+on+Covid-19+certs+in+role+paid+by+EU&rft.date=2021-12-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fnews%2Fireland%2Firish-news%2Firexit-leader-wages-war-on-covid-19-certs-in-role-paid-by-eu-1.4747332&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIrish+Freedom+Party" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-92"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-92">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-far-right-hate-extremist-groups">"Ireland's far-right groups influenced by American far-right extremists, new report finds"</a>. 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in the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Bracketed numbers indicates the current number of seats held by the party in each body</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann" title="Dáil Éireann">Dáil Éireann</a> <span class="nobold">(160)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> (35)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> (33)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> (32)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_(Ireland)" title="Green Party (Ireland)">Green Party</a> (12)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a> (6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Democrats_(Ireland)" title="Social Democrats (Ireland)">Social Democrats</a> (6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/People_Before_Profit%E2%80%93Solidarity" title="People Before Profit–Solidarity">People Before Profit–Solidarity</a> (5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Ireland" title="Independent Ireland">Independent Ireland</a> (3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aont%C3%BA" title="Aontú">Aontú</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Right_to_Change" title="Right to Change">Right to Change</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> (20)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceann_Comhairle" title="Ceann Comhairle">Ceann Comhairle</a> (1)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann">Seanad Éireann</a> <span class="nobold">(60)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> (20)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> (16)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_(Ireland)" title="Green Party (Ireland)">Green Party</a> (5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a> (4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> (3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> (11)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a> <span class="nobold">(14 of 720)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> (<a href="/wiki/European_People%27s_Party_Group" title="European People's Party Group">EPP</a>, 4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> (<a href="/wiki/Renew_Europe" title="Renew Europe">Renew</a>, 4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Left_in_the_European_Parliament_%E2%80%93_GUE/NGL" class="mw-redirect" title="The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL">The Left</a>, 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Ireland" title="Independent Ireland">Independent Ireland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Renew_Europe" title="Renew Europe">Renew</a>, 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a> (<a href="/wiki/Progressive_Alliance_of_Socialists_and_Democrats" title="Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats">S&A</a>, 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luke_%27Ming%27_Flanagan" title="Luke 'Ming' Flanagan">Flanagan</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Left_in_the_European_Parliament_%E2%80%93_GUE/NGL" class="mw-redirect" title="The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL">The Left</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_McNamara_(politician)" title="Michael McNamara (politician)">McNamara</a> (<a href="/wiki/Renew_Europe" title="Renew Europe">Renew</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Local government in the Republic of Ireland">City and County Councils</a> <span class="nobold">(949)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> (246)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> (246)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> (101)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a> (57)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Democrats_(Ireland)" title="Social Democrats (Ireland)">Social Democrats</a> (34)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Ireland" title="Independent Ireland">Independent Ireland</a> (23)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_(Ireland)" title="Green Party (Ireland)">Green Party</a> (23)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/People_Before_Profit%E2%80%93Solidarity" title="People Before Profit–Solidarity">People Before Profit–Solidarity</a> (13)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aont%C3%BA" title="Aontú">Aontú</a> (8)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/100%25_Redress" title="100% Redress">100% Redress</a> (4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independents_4_Change" title="Independents 4 Change">Independents 4 Change</a> (1)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Irish Freedom Party</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerry_Independent_Alliance" title="Kerry Independent Alliance">Kerry Independent Alliance</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Party_(Ireland,_2016)" 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