Fianna Fáil's success was credited by The Irish Times to its local structure.

She defeated Fianna Fáil's Brian Lenihan and Fine Gael's Austin Currie in the 1990 presidential election becoming, as an Independent candidate nominated by the Labour Party, the Workers ' Party and independent senators, the first elected president in the office's history not to have had the support of Fianna Fáil.

However, Fianna Fáil's Erskine H. Childers went on to win the presidential election.

He had finally gained complete control of the party, having neutralized his rivals for leadership during the Arms Crisis, and initiated Fianna Fáil's electoral comeback by securing the election of its candidate, Erskine H. Childers, as President of Ireland in 1973, defeating the odds-on favourite, the National Coalition's Tom O ' Higgins.

The document was an echo of Fianna Fáil's republican origins, and although Lynch was not happy with it, he did not stop it.

In the general election in June 1927, Cumann na Gaedheal performed very poorly, winning just 47 seats with 27 % of the vote, and was able to survive in office only because of Fianna Fáil's continued refusal to take up its 44 seats due to the party's rejection of the Oath of Allegiance to the Free State.

Thus the murder indirectly led to Fianna Fáil's forced entry to the Dáil and in August 1927 the government narrowly survived a vote of no confidence.

Nonetheless it came as a surprise when Cumann na nGaedheal was defeated by Fianna Fáil in the general election of February 1932, winning only 57 seats to Fianna Fáil's 72.

Its support base contracted further in the general election of January 1933 ( 48 seats compared to Fianna Fáil's 77 ) as it failed to counter de Valera's populism and was increasingly labelled the party of the middle class.

After Fianna Fáil's landslide victory at the 1977 general election, Burke was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Commerce.

Cosgrave remained active in opposition but he privately supported Fianna Fáil's referendum to abolish the system of proportional representation in June, 1959, which was defeated.

By the time of the 1981 general election Fine Gael had a party machine that could easily match Fianna Fáil's.

O ' Malley had lost the Fianna Fáil whip in the Dáil in 1984 because of his support for the New Ireland Forum report and was finally expelled from Fianna Fáil early in 1985 for " conduct unbecoming " a member when he refused to support Fianna Fáil's opposition to the introduction of contraception.

In a review of the Department of Finance Robert Wright, a Canadian economist, singled out the policies of the PD's and Fianna Fáil's 2002 election manifestos as contributing significantly to the 2008 property market crash.

Fianna Fáil's founder and longtime leader, Taoiseach Éamon de Valera ( under pressure from members of his party ) decided to leave active party politics and seek the presidency.

Initially, Fianna Fáil's Brian Lenihan had been favourite to win, however after a number of controversies arising from the brief Fianna Fáil administration of 1981 – 82, and Lenihan's dismissal as Minister for Defence mid-way through the campaign, the Labour Party's Mary Robinson emerged victorious.

Fine Gael had been in decline for nearly a decade ; from the highpoint of the November 1982 general election when it achieved 70 seats in Dáil Éireann, only five seats short of Fianna Fáil's total the party had lost a considerable number of seats.

One of Fianna Fáil's first actions in government was to legalise the IRA and to release imprisoned republicans.

Fianna Fáil's economic programme marked a sharp break with their predecessors in Cumann na nGaedheal.

In more recent history, the name Fianna Éireann has been used by a number of Irish Republican organisations.

Fianna Fáil (" the Fianna of Ireland "; sometimes rendered " the soldiers of destiny ") has been used as a sobriquet for the Irish Volunteers ; on the cap badge of the Irish Army ; in the opening line of the Irish-language version of the Irish national anthem ; and as the name of the Fianna Fáil political party.

The name Fianna Éireann (), also written Fianna na hÉireann and Na Fianna Éireann ( Irish: " Soldiery of Ireland " or " Warriors ' of Ireland ", named after the mythological Fianna ), has been used by various Irish republican youth movements throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

* Fianna na hÉireann, a name claimed by multiple groups

It was supported by PLAC, Fianna Fáil, some members of Fine Gael, the Roman Catholic hierarchy, and some Protestant groups, and opposed by various groups under the umbrella name of the Anti-Amendment Campaign ( AAC ), including Labour senator ( and future President of Ireland ) Mary Robinson, and feminist campaigners.

Balmung is the name of Siegfried's sword, and Tomonari told Mai that he would become the possessor rather than the sword: a reference to the fact that he aimed to surpass the player character Balmung of the Azure Sky, one of the Descendants of Fianna.

The term Fianna Fáil (" the Fianna, warriors, or army of Ireland "; sometimes rendered " the soldiers of destiny ") has been used as a sobriquet for the Irish Volunteers ; on the cap badge of the Irish Army ; in the opening line of the Irish-language version of the Irish national anthem ; and as the name of the Fianna Fáil political party, one of the main parties in the Republic of Ireland.

On 22 January 2011, after the resignation of Brian Cowen, Hanafin put her name forward as a candidate for leader of Fianna Fáil.

There was a mythic Celtic warrior ( c. 3rd Century A. D .) by the name of Caoilte Mac Ronan, who was a member of the Fianna and the nephew of Fionn mac Cumhaill.

Fine Gael is generally considered to be more on the political right in comparison to its more centrist rival, Fianna Fáil, but Fine Gael has never governed Ireland without the Labour Party, a social-democratic party on the centre-left of Irish politics.

Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party, more commonly known as Fianna Fáil () is a centrist to centre-right Irish republican and conservative political party in Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926.

Historically, Fianna Fáil has been seen as to the left of Fine Gael and to the right of the Labour Party and is generally seen as a classic " catch all " populist party-representing a broad range of people from all social classes with the belief in the coincidence of economic growth and social progress.

Fianna Fáil has led governments including parties of the centre-left ( Labour and the Green Party ) and of the centre-right ( the now-defunct Progressive Democrats ) and is often seen as a pragmatic party of the establishment.

The Gaelic games of Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and Gaelic handball are all organised locally by Na Fianna CLG, while soccer is played by local clubs Iona FC ( now defunct ), Tolka Rovers, Glasnevin FC and Glasnaion FC.

In the ballad the hound is called Ṡalinnis ( Shalinnis ) or Failinis ( in the Lismore text ), and belonged to a threesome from Iruaide whom the Fianna encounter.

* June 26 – Bertie Ahern is appointed as the 10th Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland and Mary Harney is appointed as the 16th, and first female, Tánaiste, after their parties, Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats respectively, win the 1997 General Election.

* May 17 – In Ireland, The Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats coalition is re-elected.

After that his heritage was recognised and he was given command of the Fianna: Goll willingly stepped aside, and became a loyal follower of Fionn, although in many stories their alliance is uneasy and feuds occur.

Accounts of Fionn's death vary ; according to the most popular, he is not dead at all, rather, he sleeps in a cave somewhere beneath Ireland, surrounded by the rest of the Fianna.

Diarmuid Ua Duibhne ( ) or Diarmid O ' Dyna ( also known as Diarmuid of the love spot ) is a son of Donn and a warrior of the Fianna in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.

He is most famous as the lover of Gráinne, the intended wife of Fianna leader Fionn mac Cumhaill in The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne.

" Fianna na hEireann " is currently on the list of terrorist groups proscribed in the United Kingdom under the Terrorism Act ( 2000 ).

Another extant Fianna group is linked to the 32 County Sovereignty Movement and allegedly to the Real Irish Republican Army.

The second Liath Luachra is a tall, hideous warrior and a member of the Fianna.

The current make up of the Town Council is three Fine Gael ( centre right ), two Sinn Féin ( left wing ), two Fianna Fáil ( centre ) and two Independent members.

: Dr. Hillery is regarded as a powerhouse of ideas, one of the few members of Fianna Fáil who has new policies and is eager to implement them.

Policy in this field is determined primarily between him and the Taoiseach ; and it is likely that the Fianna Fáil new line owes much to Dr. Hillery.

* ' Fianna Fáil is a slightly constitutional party ... but before anything we are a republican party.

Raphael Patrick " Ray " Burke ( born 30 September 1943 ) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician.