Browsing by Subject "Fine Gael"

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Analysing the development of bipartisanship in the Dáil : the interaction of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil party politics on the Irish government policy on Northern Ireland

McDermott, Susan (University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2009)

This paper analyses the relationship between the two main parties in the Irish party system when dealing with the Northern Ireland question. Taking the Sunningdale Communiqué as a starting point, the paper argues that while ...
The Sunningdale Communiqué, 1973, and bipartisanship in the Republic of Ireland

O'Donnell, Catherine (University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2007)

This paper examines the political debates in the Republic of Ireland surrounding the publication of the Sunningdale communiqué in December 1973. It highlights the level of division that existed at that time on issues related ...