Labour Party Irish Society
Encyclopedia
The Labour Party Irish Society is an affiliate organisation of the UK Labour Party
. It is a collective body of Labour Party members of Irish
birth or descent, and those interested in Ireland and Irish affairs. It promotes the interests of the Irish in Britain as a whole, and encourages Irish people to become involved in the Labour Party and politics generally.
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
. It is a collective body of Labour Party members of Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
birth or descent, and those interested in Ireland and Irish affairs. It promotes the interests of the Irish in Britain as a whole, and encourages Irish people to become involved in the Labour Party and politics generally.
Officers
The current officers of the LPIS are:- Chair: Cllr Sally Mulready
- Vice-Chair: Conor McGinnConor McGinnConor Patrick McGinn is a County Armagh-born politician who is Chair of the Labour Party Irish SocietyHe stood as a Labour candidate in Mildmay ward, London Borough of Islington in May 2006, but narrowly lost to the Liberal Democrats by less than 100 votes....
- Secretary : John McNally
- Treasurer :Liz McShane
- Fundraising : Cllr Gerry Ryan
- Membership/Youth : Mick Rankin