Fathers Rights-Responsibility Party
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Fathers' Rights-Responsibility Party was an Irish
political party, led by Liam Ó Gógáin and formed in 2007. It did not however register with the Clerk of Dáil Éireann
(a legal requirement for entities seeking to form political parties in the Republic of Ireland
) and thus
it contested the 2007 general election with 8 candidates running as Independents
. They polled 1,355 first preference votes in total in that election but did not win any seats. The party campaigned on Fathers' rights issues in Ireland "growing from what it argues are injustices against fathers within the courts system." As of 2010, it is defunct.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
political party, led by Liam Ó Gógáin and formed in 2007. It did not however register with the Clerk of Dáil Éireann
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...
(a legal requirement for entities seeking to form political parties in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
) and thus
it contested the 2007 general election with 8 candidates running as Independents
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
. They polled 1,355 first preference votes in total in that election but did not win any seats. The party campaigned on Fathers' rights issues in Ireland "growing from what it argues are injustices against fathers within the courts system." As of 2010, it is defunct.