Ardfheis
{{Short description|Term for annual conferences of Irish political parties}}
{{hatlink|Distinguish from Ardèche (a {{lang|fr|département|nocat=y}} of France).}}
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{{lang|ga|Ardfheis}} or {{lang|ga|ard fheis}} ({{IPAc-en|ɑr|d|_|ˈ|ɛ|ʃ}} {{respell|ard|_|ESH}}, {{IPA|ga|ˌaːɾˠd̪ˠ ˈɛʃ|lang}}; 'high assembly'; plural {{lang|ga|ardfheiseanna}}) is the name used by many Irish political parties for their annual party conference.
Usage
Among the parties who use the term {{lang|ga|ardfheis}} or {{lang|ga|ard fheis}} are:
- {{lang|ga|Fine Gael}}{{cite web |url= http://www.thejournal.ie/fine-gael-ard-fheis/news/ |title=8 things we learned at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis |first=Rónán |last=Duffy |work=TheJournal.ie |date=23 January 2016 |access-date=28 July 2018 |archive-date=2 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180502164233/http://www.thejournal.ie/fine-gael-ard-fheis/news/ |url-status=live}}
- {{lang|ga|Fianna Fáil}}{{cite news |url= http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ffs-mini-ard-fheis-could-begin-trend-2123938.html |title=FF's mini ard fheis could begin trend |work=Irish Independent |date=3 April 2010 |access-date=6 April 2010 |first1=Colin |last1=Bartley |first2=Fionnan |last2=Sheahan |archive-date=8 April 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100408003507/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ffs-mini-ard-fheis-could-begin-trend-2123938.html |url-status=live}}
- {{lang|ga|Sinn Féin}}{{cite news |url= http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0305/sinnfein.html |title=Sinn Féin Ard Fheis under way in Dublin |work=RTÉ News |date=5 March 2010 |access-date=6 April 2010 |archive-date=8 March 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100308051008/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0305/sinnfein.html |url-status=live}}
- Irish Republican Socialist Party{{Cite web |title=Wither the IRSCNA? Wither the IRSP? |url=http://irsn.weebly.com/wither-the-irscna-wither-the-irsp.html |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=International Republican Socialist Network}}
- {{lang|ga|Éirígí}}{{cite news |url= https://eirigi.org/latestnews/2019/1/10/hello-im-a-test |title=Ard Fheis Éirígí 2019 |work=Éirígí |date=6 January 2019 |access-date=18 January 2019 |archive-date=23 March 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190323122713/http://eirigi.org/latestnews/2019/1/10/hello-im-a-test |url-status=live}}
- Green Party{{Cite news |url= https://issuu.com/greenparty/docs/green_party_convention_2017_brochur |title=Green Party Convention 2017 Brochure |work=issuu |access-date=24 October 2017 |archive-date=26 September 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210926130416/https://issuu.com/greenparty/docs/green_party_convention_2017_brochur |url-status=live}}{{Cite book |title=A Journey to Change 25 Years of the Green Party in Irish Politics |last=Boyle |first=Dan |publisher=Nonsuch Publishing |date=2006 |isbn=978-184588-559-5 |pages=122}}
- Republican Sinn Féin{{Cite web |url= https://republicansinnfein.org/2015/01/26/the-ruairi-o-bradaigh-i-know/ |title=The Ruairí Ó Brádaigh I Know |date=26 January 2015 |access-date=28 January 2021 |archive-date=2 February 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210202191432/https://republicansinnfein.org/2015/01/26/the-ruairi-o-bradaigh-i-know/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url= https://republican-news.org/current/news/2013/11/address_to_republican_sinn_fin.html |title=Address to Republican Sinn Féin Ard-Fheis |website=republican-news.org |access-date=28 January 2021 |archive-date=8 February 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210208082510/https://republican-news.org/current/news/2013/11/address_to_republican_sinn_fin.html |url-status=live}}
- National Party{{Citation |last=The National Party |title=National Party Ard Fheis 2018 |date=15 November 2018 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf41RtzE8jY |access-date=29 April 2019 |archive-date=16 June 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200616065520/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf41RtzE8jY&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url= https://www.sipo.ie/en/reports/register-of-political-parties-accounting-units/register-of-political-parties-29-april-2019.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190503222100/https://www.sipo.ie/en/reports/register-of-political-parties-accounting-units/register-of-political-parties-29-april-2019.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 May 2019 |title=Register of Political Parties 29 April 2019 |website=SIPO.ie}}
- Workers' Party{{Cite web |url= https://www.rte.ie/archives/collections/news/21214672-the-workers-party-ard-fheis |title=The Workers Party Ard Fheis |website=RTÉ Archives |access-date=28 January 2021 |archive-date=2 February 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210202030207/https://www.rte.ie/archives/collections/news/21214672-the-workers-party-ard-fheis/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url= https://workersparty.ie/workers-party-president-michael-donnelly-addresses-2017-ard-fheis/ |title=Workers' Party President Michael Donnelly addresses 2017 Ard Fheis |access-date=28 January 2021 |archive-date=2 February 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210202034441/https://workersparty.ie/workers-party-president-michael-donnelly-addresses-2017-ard-fheis/ |url-status=live}}
- {{lang|ga|Aontú}}{{Cite web |title=Tóibín to address first Aontú Ard Fheis today |url= https://www.lmfm.ie/news/lmfm-news/toibin-to-address-first-aontu-ard-fheis-today/ |access-date=2 December 2021 |website=LMFM}}{{Cite web |title='It works' - Peter McVerry says housing programme is getting people off the streets |url= https://www.newstalk.com/news/it-works-housing-programme-is-getting-people-off-the-streets-says-priest-1268617 |access-date=2 December 2021 |website=Newstalk}}
- Connolly Youth Movement{{cite news |title=Red ambition: the Connolly Youth Movement in 2020 |url= https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/red-ambition-connolly-youth-movement-2020 |agency=Morning Star}}
In the Republic of Ireland, the Labour Party, Communist Party, People Before Profit–Solidarity, and the Social Democrats do not use the term {{lang|ga|ardfheis}}; however, it is still sometimes used by the media to refer to their annual conventions in an unofficial way.[https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20379224.html Labour ard fheis: Party’s €1.9bn rainy day fund]
''Ard chomhairle''
Many political parties who use the term {{lang|ga|ard fheis}} also use the term {{lang|ga|ard chomhairle}} which means 'national executive committee' (literally 'high council'), and is the governing body of the party.{{cite book |title=How Ireland Voted 2020 The End of an Era |date=2021 |publisher=Springer International Publishing |page=137}}
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