Leader of Fianna Fáil Leader of Fianna Fáil The Leader of Fianna Fáil is the most senior politician within the Fianna Fáil political party in Ireland. Since 26 January 2011, the office has been held by Micheál Martin, following the resignation of Taoiseach Brian Cowen as leader of the party. The post of Leader of Fianna Fáil was officially created in 1926 when Éamon de Valera founded the party. De Valera had previously been leader of Sinn Féin and took the Anti-Treaty side during the Civil War. The new party essentially became a home for dissatisfied Sinn Féin TDs who had become disillusioned with
Left-wing nationalism Green Party Irish nationalism has been left wing nationalism since its mainstream inception. Parties such as Sinn Féin and the SDLP are left-wing nationalist parties, but there is a strand of nationalism in Ireland that is towards the centre-right, for example Fianna Fáil are a centre-right republican party, but has only ever contested elections in the Republic of Ireland. Right wing nationalist outlooks, and far right political parties in general, were few and far between in Ireland until relatively recently, with the foundation of the unregistered National Party (Ireland, 2016) and other less relevant groups and parties. In Europe, a