Parties
Parliamentary
Government
Opposition
- Sinn Fein
- Labour Party
- Social Democrats
- Solidarity–People Before Profit
- Human Dignity Alliance (Seanad only)
- Aontú
- Right to Change
Local Councils
- Independents 4 Change
- An Rabharta Glas
- Workers and Unemployed Action
- Workers' Party
- Republican Sinn Fein
- Independent Left
- Kerry Independent Alliance
Extraparliamentary
- National Party[1]
- Fis Nua
- Irish Freedom Party
- Renua
- Direct Democracy Ireland
- United People's Party
- Saoradh
- Centre Party
- Communist Party of Ireland
- Éirígí For A New Republic
- Irish Republican Socialist Party
Historical
- Irish Patriot Party (1760s-1801)
- Repeal Association (1830-1848)
- Indepedent Irish Party (1852-1858)
- Catholic Union (1872-1876)
- Home Government Association (1870-1873)
- Irish Parliamentary Party (1874-1922)
- Home Rule League (1873-1882)
- Irish National League (1882-1900)
- Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union (1885-1891)
- Irish National Federation (1891-1900)
- Irish Socialist Republican Party (1896-1904)
- United Irish League (1898-1920s)
- All-for-Ireland League (1909-1918)
- Army Comrades Association (1932-1933)
- Identity Ireland (2015-2023)
Ruling Kings and Queens of Ireland
Lords of Ireland
- John Lackland (1177-1216)
- Henry III (1216-1272)
- Edward I Longshanks (1272-1307)
- Edward II of Caernarfon (1307-1327)
- Edward III of Windsor (1327-1377)
- Richard II of Bordeaux (1377-1399)
- Robert de Vere (1386-1388.[2]
- Henry IV of Bolingbroke (1399-1413)
- Henry V of Monmouth (1413-1422)
- Henry VI (1422-1461)
- Edward IV (1461-1470)
- Henry VI (1470-1471)
- Edward IV (1471-1483)
- Edward V (1483)
- Richard III (1483-1485)
- Henry VII (1485-1509)
- Henry VIII (1509–1542)
Ruling Kings and Queens of Ireland
- Henry VIII (1542–1547)
- Edward VI (1547–1553)
- Lady Jane Grey (1553)
- Mary I "Bloody Mary" (1553-1558)
- Elizabeth I "The Virgin Queen (1558-1603)
- James I/James VI of Scotland (1603-1625)
- Charles I (1625-1649)
First Interregnum
- Council of State (1649-1653)
- Oliver Cromwell (1653-1658)
- Richard Cromwell (1658-1659)
- Committee of Safety (1659)
- George Monck (1659-1660)
First Stuart Restoration
Second Interregnum
Second Stuart Restoration
- Mary II (1689-1694)
- William III of Orange (1689-1702)
- Anne (1702-1707)
- George I (1714-1727)
- George II (1727-1760)
- George III (1760-1800)]]
Act of the Union 1800
- George III (1800-1820)]]
- George IV (1820-1830)
- William I] (1830-1837)
- Victoria (1837-1901)
- Edward VII (1901-1910)
- George V (1910-1922)]]
Irish Free State
- George V (1922-1936)
- Edward VIII[3] (1936)
- George VI (1936-1949)
Presidents
- Douglas Hyde ( Fianna Fáil, 1938-1945)
- Sean T. O'Kelly (Fianna Fáil, 1945-1959)
- Éamon de Valera ( Fianna Fáil, 1959-1973)
- Erskine Hamilton Childers ( Fianna Fáil, 1973-1974)
- Cearball O Dalaigh ( Fianna Fáil, 1974-1976)
- Patrick Hillery ( Fianna Fáil, 1976-1990)
- Mary Robinson ( Labour, 1990-1997)
- Mary McAleese ( Fianna Fáil, 1997-2011)
- Michael D. Higgins ( Labour, 2011-)
Taoisigh
- Éamon de Valera ( Fianna Fáil, 1937-1948)
- John A. Costello ( Fine Gael, 1948-1951)
- Éamon de Valera ( Fianna Fáil, 1951-1954)
- John A. Costello ( Fine Gael, 1954-1957)
- Éamon de Valera ( Fianna Fáil, 1957-1959)
- Sean Lemass ( Fianna Fáil, 1959-1966)
- Jack Lynch ( Fianna Fáil, 1966-1973)
- Liam Cosgrave ( Fine Gael, 1973-1977)
- Jack Lynch ( Fianna Fáil, 1977-1979)
- Charles Haughey ( Fianna Fáil, 1979-1981)
- Garret FitzGerald ( Fine Gael, 1981-1982)
- Charles Haughey ( Fianna Fáil, 1982)
- Garret FitzGerald ( Fine Gael, 1982-1987)
- Charles Haughey ( Fianna Fáil, 1987-1992)
- Albert Reynolds ( Fianna Fáil, 1992-1994)
- John Bruton ( Fine Gael, 1994-1997)
- Bertie Ahern ( Fianna Fáil, 1997-2008)
- Brian Cowen ( Fianna Fáil, 2008-2011)
- Enda Kenny ( Fine Gael, 2011-2017)
- Leo Varadkar ( Fine Gael, 2017-2020)
- Micheál Martin ( Fianna Fáil, 2020-2022)
- Leo Varadkar ( Fine Gael, 2022-)
Leaders of the Opposition
- Éamon de Valera ( Sinn Fein (Anti-Treaty), 1922)
- Thomas Johnson ( Labour, 1922-1927)
- Éamon de Valera ( Fianna Fáil, 1927-1932)
- W.T. Cosgrave (Cumman na nGaedheal, 1932-1944)
- Thomas F. O'Higgins ( Fine Gael, 1944)
- Richard Mulcahy ( Fine Gael, 1944-1948)
- Éamon de Valera ( Fianna Fáil, 1948-1951)
- John A. Costello ( Fine Gael, 1951-1954)
- Éamon de Valera ( Fianna Fáil, 1954-1957)
- John A. Costello ( Fine Gael, 1957-1959)
- James Dillon ( Fine Gael, 1959-1965)
- Liam Cosgrave ( Fine Gael, 1965-1973)
- Jack Lynch ( Fianna Fáil, 1973-1977)
- Garret FitzGerald ( Fine Gael, 1977-1981)
- Charles Haughey ( Fianna Fáil, 1981-1982)
- Garret FitzGerald ( Fine Gael, 1982)
- Charles Haughey ( Fianna Fáil, 1982-1987)
- John Bruton ( Fine Gael, 1987-1994)
- Bertie Ahern ( Fianna Fáil, 1994-1997)
- John Bruton ( Fine Gael, 1997-2001)
- Micheal Noonan ( Fine Gael, 2001-2002)
- Enda Kenny ( Fine Gael, 2002-2011)
- Micheál Martin ( Fianna Fáil, 2011-2020)
- Mary Lou MacDonald ( Sinn Fein, 2020-)
Tánaiste
- Sean T. O'Kelly ( Fianna Fáil, 1937-1945)
- Sean Lemass ( Fianna Fáil, 1945-1948)
- William Norton ( Labour 1948-1951)
- Sean Lemass ( Fianna Fáil, 1951-1954)
- William Norton ( Labour 1954-1957)
- Sean Lemass ( Fianna Fáil, 1957-1959)
- Sean MacEntee ( Fianna Fáil, 1959-1965)
- Frank Aiken ( Fianna Fáil, 1965-1969)
- Erskine Hamilton Childers ( Fianna Fáil, 1969-1973)
- Brendan Corish ( Labour 1963-1977)
- George Colley ( Fianna Fáil, 1977-1981)
- Micheal O'Leary ( Labour 1981-1982)
- Ray MacSharry ( Fianna Fáil, 1982)
- Dick Spring ( 1982-1987)
- Peter Barry ( Fine Gael,1987)
- Brian Lenihan ( Fianna Fáil, 1987-1990)
- John Wilson ( Fianna Fáil, 1990-1993)
- Dick Spring ( Labour 1993-1994)
- Bertie Ahern ( Fianna Fáil, 1994)
- Dick Spring ( Labour 1994-1997)
- Mary Harney ( Progressive Democrats, 1997-2006)
- Micheal McDowell ( Progressive Democrats, 2006-2007)
- Brian Cowen ( Fianna Fáil, 2007-2008)
- Mary Coughlan ( Fianna Fáil, 2008-2011)
- Eamon Gilmore ( Labour 2011-2014)
- Joan Burton ( Labour 2014-2016)
- Mary Coughlan ( Fianna Fáil, 2016-2017)
- Simon Coveney ( Fianna Fáil, 2017-2020)
- Leo Varadkar ( Fine Gael, 2020-2022)
- Micheál Martin ( Fianna Fáil, 2022-)
Leaders of the 2nd Largest Party in Opposition
- Denis Gorey ( Farmer's, 1922-1927)
- Micheal Heffernan ( Farmer's, 1922-1927)
- Thomas Johnson ( Labour, 1922-1927)
- Thomas J. O'Connell ( Labour, 1927-1932)
- William Norton ( Labour 1932-1933)
- Frank MacDermot ( National Centre, 1933)
- William Norton ( Labour 1934-1945)
- Joseph Blowick ( Clann na Talmhan, 1945-1948)
Vacant 1948-1951
- William Norton ( Labour, 1951-1954)
- Sean MacBride ( Labour, 1954-1957)
- William Norton ( Labour, 1957-1960)
- Brendan Corish ( Labour, 1960-1973)
Vacant 1973-1977
- Frank Cluskey ( Labour, 1977-1981)
Vacant 1981
- Micheal O'Leary ( Labour, 1981)
- Joe Sherlock( Workers' Party, 1981-1982)
- Micheal O'Leary ( Labour, 1982)
- Dick Spring ( Labour, 1982)
- Tomas Mac Giolla ( Workers' Party, 1982-1985)
- Desmond O'Malley Progressive Democrats, 1985-1989)
- Dick Spring ( Labour, 1989-1992)
- Desmond O'Malley Progressive Democrats, 1992-1993)
- Mary Harney ( Progressive Democrats, 1993-1994)
- Dick Spring ( Labour, 1994)
- Mary Harney ( Progressive Democrats, 1994-1997)
- Dick Spring ( Labour, 1997)
- Ruairi Quinn ( Labour, 1997-2002)
- Pat Rabbitte ( Labour, 2002-2007)
- Eamon Gilmore ( Labour 2007-2011)
- Gerry Adams ( Sinn Fein, 2011-2018)
- Mary Lou MacDonald ( Sinn Fein, 2018-2020)
- Alan Kelly ( Labour, 2020-2022)
- Ivana Bacik ( Labour, 2022-)
- ↑ Economically influenced by Distributism.
- ↑ As Duke of Ireland
- ↑ Edward VIII was a Nazi sympathiser