Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann
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Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann (kˠumʷənˠ pʷɔbʷɫəxt̪ˠə n̪ˠə heːɾʲən̪ˠ; Republican Society of Ireland), abbreviated CPnaÉ, was a political party established by the Irish Republican Army
in 1936. It existed until 1937.
The party was led by prominent IRA members. Paddy McLogan
served as party chairman while a former IRA chief of staff Andy Cooney
was another leading member.
In 1936, during the legislative period of the 8th Dáil
, the party ran two candidates in by-elections:
In the Galway by-election, held in the Galway constituency
on 13 August 1936, Count Plunkett
ran as a joint Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann / Sinn Féin
candidate. Losing his deposit, he polled 2,696 votes (a 4.09 percent share of the vote).
In the Wexford by-election, held in the Wexford constituency
on 17 August 1936, Stephen Hayes polled 1,301 votes (a 2.85 percent share of the vote) and lost his deposit.
Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)
The original Irish Republican Army fought a guerrilla war against British rule in Ireland in the Irish War of Independence 1919–1921. Following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty on 6 December 1921, the IRA in the 26 counties that were to become the Irish Free State split between supporters and...
in 1936. It existed until 1937.
The party was led by prominent IRA members. Paddy McLogan
Paddy McLogan
Paddy J. McLogan was President of Sinn Féin from 1950–52 and again from 1954 to 1962.Born in Markethill, Co Armagh, he spent some time in Scotland. He joined the Irish Republican Brotherhood in 1913 and the Irish Volunteers. The same year he was imprisoned by the British authorities and went on a...
served as party chairman while a former IRA chief of staff Andy Cooney
Andy Cooney
Andrew Cooney was an Irish Republican.From Nenagh, County Tipperary, Cooney began studying medicine at University College Dublin just as the Irish War of Independence was getting underway, and he played for a brief spell with the College's hurling club...
was another leading member.
In 1936, during the legislative period of the 8th Dáil
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann is the lower house, but principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote...
, the party ran two candidates in by-elections:
In the Galway by-election, held in the Galway constituency
Galway (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Galway was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1937. The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation .- History :...
on 13 August 1936, Count Plunkett
George Noble Plunkett
George Noble Plunkett or Count Plunkett was a biographer and Irish nationalist, and father of Joseph Mary Plunkett, one of the leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916....
ran as a joint Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann / Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
candidate. Losing his deposit, he polled 2,696 votes (a 4.09 percent share of the vote).
In the Wexford by-election, held in the Wexford constituency
Wexford (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Wexford is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies...
on 17 August 1936, Stephen Hayes polled 1,301 votes (a 2.85 percent share of the vote) and lost his deposit.