"Taoiseach [Enda Kenny], the EU Commissioner and other politicians”. Reynolds contested the Longford County Council election in 2004 as an independent, leaving his post of Longford IFA chairman to do so. He received 231 first preference votes and failed to be elected, being eliminated on the fourth count. The same year Justin Barrett campaigned unsuccessfully for a seat in the European Parliament. In 2009, Reynolds became chairman of the Longford branch of Libertas Ireland, a political party founded by Declan Ganley. Reynolds campaigned on behalf of Ganley's unsuccessful attempt to be elected an MEP. In November 2009, Libertas Ireland was"
"Political positions of Libertas The political positions of Libertas were the political positions of members or affiliates of ""Libertas"", the umbrella title given to a constellation of organizations associated with Declan Ganley. Candidates and parties underneath its pan-European arm, Libertas.eu contended the 2009 European Parliament elections. Libertas is a political party founded by Declan Ganley that took part in the European Parliament election, 2009 in several member states of the European Union. For the purposes of contending those elections, Libertas candidates ran under ""lists"" (the lists of candidates presented to voters in a European election) branded with the Libertas identity,"
"Libertas.eu Libertas was a pan-European political party founded by Declan Ganley that took part in the European Parliament election, 2009 in several member states of the European Union. It won one seat in France. In 2008, the Libertas Institute Limited, a lobby group founded by Declan Ganley and others, advocated a ""no"" vote in Lisbon I, the 2008 referendum in Ireland on the Treaty of Lisbon. Lisbon I failed. The referendum was held on 12 June 2008 and defeated by 53.4% to 46.6%, with a turnout of 53.1%. Libertas held a post-referendum celebration in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin on"
"election office and money were already in place. That extraordinary session approved the alliance and Robles immediately resigned his party membership. Libertas Spain Libertas Spain (""Libertas España"") is the name given to the activities of Declan Ganley's Libertas.eu in Spain. Unlike Libertas in other countries, Libertas Spain was not a political party in its own right. Instead, candidates with no national party affiliation and candidates from Citizens – Party of the Citizenry, Partido Social Demócrata and Unión del Pueblo Salmantino contended the 2009 European Parliament elections in Spain under a common list branded with the Libertas identity. The candidates retained"
"2008, a Libertas Election Committee (""Komitet Wyborczy Libertas"") had been formed and its list consisted of 130 candidates, later falling to 128. The breakdown was as follows: Libertas Poland Libertas Poland (""Libertas Polska"", LP) is a political party in Poland. It contended the 2009 European Parliament elections under a common banner with Libertas Party Limited, the organization founded by Declan Ganley. Before the Polish parliamentary election, 2007, three LPR then-members, Cyprian Gutkowski, Daniel Pawłowiec and Sebastian Jargut, registered a party called ""Lewica i Demokraci"", (Left and Democrats). The party was a party-in-name-only designed to frustrate the party of the same"
"replaced and its constituent declaration drawn up. Forward Poland originally intended to be part of Libertas, the pan-European political organization founded by Declan Ganley. Ganley came to Poland on 7 January 2009 to discuss terms with representatives from Forward Poland, PSL Piast and Prawica Rzeczypospolitej (PR). Ganley insisted that the party used the word ""Libertas"" but the party politicians were concerned that the non-Polish name would deter voters. The name ""Forward Poland - Libertas"" (""Naprzód Polsko – Libertas"") was suggested as a compromise. Another Congress took place on 25 January 2009 in Warsaw. The party signed a declaration of cooperation"
"national party in Ireland and a party in its own right) was founded on 29 April 2009, some months after the pan-European party was founded in 2008. Libertas fielded candidates in three European Parliament constituencies in Ireland. It did not intend to field a candidate in South because Libertas had close ties with Kathy Sinnott (IND/EUD/IND-DEM), an MEP for that constituency. At the launch of his party's 2009 European Parliament campaign, Declan Ganley encouraged voters to vote for Libertas as a protest against existing parties, said that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael were part of a political cartel and that"
"Libertas Netherlands Libertas Netherlands () is a political party in the Netherlands. It contended the 2009 European Parliament elections under a common banner with Libertas Party Limited, the organization founded by Declan Ganley. Ganleys registration with the Dutch Electoral Council (""Kiesraad"") to allow ""Libertas Nederland"" to run in the 2009 elections in the Netherlands was successful. On 18 March 2009, Nederland Transparant proclaimed their support for Libertas. ""Nederland Transparent"" did not field their own candidates for the European Parliament election, 2009 because of a dispute with the Dutch government over whether they were the successor to, or the same party"
"Libertas Poland Libertas Poland (""Libertas Polska"", LP) is a political party in Poland. It contended the 2009 European Parliament elections under a common banner with Libertas Party Limited, the organization founded by Declan Ganley. Before the Polish parliamentary election, 2007, three LPR then-members, Cyprian Gutkowski, Daniel Pawłowiec and Sebastian Jargut, registered a party called ""Lewica i Demokraci"", (Left and Democrats). The party was a party-in-name-only designed to frustrate the party of the same name, which was forced to register itself as ""SLD+SdPl+PD+UP – Lewica i Demokraci"" (LiD) instead. Declan Ganley visited Poland on Friday 9 January 2009 to discuss terms"
"fielded over 600 candidates (including substitutes), but only one was elected: Phillippe de Villiers. Although Ganley himself polled a respectable number of votes, it was not enough for him to take a seat in his constituency. Ganley requested a recount of his personal vote but still lost. Having made the promise to do so before the election, Ganley retired from politics following his defeat on 8 June 2009: the fate of the party he founded, chaired, owned and governed was left to others. However, the affiliated Libertas Institute did emerge again in the Republic of Ireland when the Irish government"
"red wine to produce rosé wine. Libertas France Libertas France is the name given to the activities of Declan Ganley's Libertas Party in France. Unlike Libertas in other countries, Libertas France was not a political party in its own right. Instead, candidates from ""Mouvement pour la France"" (MPF) and ""Chasse, Pêche, Nature et Traditions"" (CPNT) contended the 2009 European Parliament elections in France under common lists branded with the Libertas identity. The candidates retained their membership of their national parties and the national parties retained their legal identity. On 12 February 2009, European Voice reported that Mouvement pour la France,"
"as Europa Transparent after their merger on 1 January 2008. However, during a press conference on 18 March 2009 Ganley announced Alexander Brom, one of Nederland Transparant's members and former candidates, as the president of ""Libertas Nederland"". ""Libertas Nederlands"" presented an electoral list with 24 candidates (""see List of Libertas list candidates at the 2009 European Parliament elections"") but could not gain any mandate. Libertas Netherlands Libertas Netherlands () is a political party in the Netherlands. It contended the 2009 European Parliament elections under a common banner with Libertas Party Limited, the organization founded by Declan Ganley. Ganleys registration with"
"sold companies in forestry and the online sector. During the 2008 Irish referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon, Ganley and the Libertas Institute successfully campaigned for a No vote, which was overturned in a second referendum. He campaigned for a ""No"" vote in the 2012 Irish European Fiscal Compact referendum. He has guest-presented ""Tonight with Vincent Browne"". In 2009, he was founder and chairman of a political party, Libertas with pan-European ambitions. The party was unsuccessful in this ambition in the 2009 European Parliament Election, succeeding in getting only one candidate elected, in France. Ganley was upbeat after the defeat,"
"Declan Ganley Declan James Ganley (born 23 July 1968) is an Irish entrepreneur, businessman and political activist. He was the founder and leader of the Irish Libertas Party. Primarily a telecommunications entrepreneur, he has built businesses across Europe, Russia and latterly, the United States. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of Rivada Networks, a telecommunications company specialising in the efficient use and arbitrage of wireless spectrum. Rivada has patented technologies in the field of Dynamic Spectrum Arbitrage. In 2013, Ganley testified that Rivada's patents had the potential to ""save the taxpayer hundreds of millions of dollars"". He founded and"
"Libertas France Libertas France is the name given to the activities of Declan Ganley's Libertas Party in France. Unlike Libertas in other countries, Libertas France was not a political party in its own right. Instead, candidates from ""Mouvement pour la France"" (MPF) and ""Chasse, Pêche, Nature et Traditions"" (CPNT) contended the 2009 European Parliament elections in France under common lists branded with the Libertas identity. The candidates retained their membership of their national parties and the national parties retained their legal identity. On 12 February 2009, European Voice reported that Mouvement pour la France, the party of Philippe de Villiers"
"unclear whether Ganley's Libertas Party Limited could field candidates in the UK under that name. Rowe's Libertas did not field candidates in the 2009 elections. Libertas United Kingdom Libertas UK may refer to three political parties in the United Kingdom: two are regional affiliates of Declan Ganley's Libertas Party Limited, one of which, Pro-Democracy: Libertas.eu, contended the 2009 European Parliament elections under a common banner with Libertas Party Limited. The third was formed by an associate of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). Pro-Democracy: Libertas.eu is the name of the Libertas Party Limited affiliate in Great Britain. On 10 March"
"""Libertas Foundation Ltd"" and that it was intended ""to act as a European Political Foundation for the Libertas Party"". Ganley attempted to get EU recognition and funding of €111,000 for the ""Libertas Foundation"" in February 2009, but the attempt was rejected because its board members were all from one member state and the foundation name was the same as the aspirant Europarty also founded by Ganley. The same meeting of the Bureau of the European Parliament that rejected the Libertas foundation but (momentarily) recognised the Libertas party also defunded the ""Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe"" (AIDE). The foundation affiliated"
"head of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary, who was campaigning in favour of the treaty. Ganley today lives in Abbeyknockmoy, Galway with his American-born wife, Delia Mary Ganley (née Paterek) and their four children, on a 40-acre Moyne Park Mansion, previously home to Scottish folk singer Donovan. Declan Ganley Declan James Ganley (born 23 July 1968) is an Irish entrepreneur, businessman and political activist. He was the founder and leader of the Irish Libertas Party. Primarily a telecommunications entrepreneur, he has built businesses across Europe, Russia and latterly, the United States. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of Rivada Networks, a"
"Libertas Spain Libertas Spain (""Libertas España"") is the name given to the activities of Declan Ganley's Libertas.eu in Spain. Unlike Libertas in other countries, Libertas Spain was not a political party in its own right. Instead, candidates with no national party affiliation and candidates from Citizens – Party of the Citizenry, Partido Social Demócrata and Unión del Pueblo Salmantino contended the 2009 European Parliament elections in Spain under a common list branded with the Libertas identity. The candidates retained their membership of their national parties and the national parties retained their legal identity. On 15 February Ganley gave an interview"
"run candidates throughout Europe in the 2009 European Parliament elections. On 20 September 2008, the Irish Times reported that Bonde and Czech president Václav Klaus pledged to help Ganley to launch Libertas. The two were later amongst the guests at a dinner hosted by Ganley at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin on 11 November 2008. On 30 October 2008, Ganley registered a company based in Moyne Park, Tuam, County Galway called the ""Libertas Party Limited"". The Irish Times reported that the new party was intended to ""carry on the business of a European political party"". The party was publicly announced"
"Libertas United Kingdom Libertas UK may refer to three political parties in the United Kingdom: two are regional affiliates of Declan Ganley's Libertas Party Limited, one of which, Pro-Democracy: Libertas.eu, contended the 2009 European Parliament elections under a common banner with Libertas Party Limited. The third was formed by an associate of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). Pro-Democracy: Libertas.eu is the name of the Libertas Party Limited affiliate in Great Britain. On 10 March 2009, it was reported that Libertas intended to field candidates in the UK. Kevin O’Connell, a former deputy director of Europol, former commander in the"
"values of the umbrella pan-European party Libertas.eu were on its website or on the main article here. On 21 May 2009 Libertas Sweden announced that it was ending its campaign, stating that it did not have the resources to cover the cost of printing and transporting ballots. Libertas Sweden Libertas Sweden () is a political party in Sweden. It intended to contend the 2009 European Parliament elections under a common banner with Declan Ganley's Libertas.eu. On 26 February 2009, Libertas announced that it wanted to open a branch in Sweden and appealed for the 1500 signatures required to register as"
"Declan Ganley's pan-European movement Libertas. LDD opposes the cordon sanitaire that is used to keep the far-right separatist Vlaams Belang from power, claiming that it is unsuccessful and undemocratic. Some critics even argue that the electoral success of LDD has hampered further growth of Vlaams Belang by virtue of attracting right-wing or protest votes that otherwise would have gone to that party. At a given point in 2008, LDD was also looking for a political joint venture in Wallonia with liberal economist Rudy Aernoudt as their partner in this endeavour. In 2010, talks were undertaken with the People's Party of"
"Libertas Malta Libertas Malta was a political party in Malta set up to contest the 2009 European Parliament elections under a common banner with Libertas.eu. Its only candidate Mary Gauci failed to be elected and the party has been inactive since. Plans of Libertas.eu's leader Declan Ganley to cooperate with the Maltese Azzjoni Nazzjonali (AN) on contesting the 2009 European Parliament elections didn't realize. However, Mary Gauci, AN's former vice-president decided to run under the banner of Libertas. On 21 March 2009, Ganley announced the establishment of the party ""Libertas Malta"". Mary Gauci, announced as party leader, advanced the issues"
"Libertas (Czech Republic) Libertas.cz is a eurosceptic party in the Czech Republic that was founded in 2009 by the former media entrepreneur and MEP Vladimír Železný. After some controversies it became an associate of Declan Ganley's pan-European alliance Libertas.eu. After comprehensive negotiations with president Václav Klaus and other leading Czech eurosceptics, Ganley's attempts to bring about a Czech branch of ""Libertas.eu"" remained unsuccessful. The newly founded Party of Free Citizens, which was endorsed by Klaus, unexpectedly refused to cooperate with Ganley's pan-European alliance, leaving the name ""Libertas"" unclaimed in the Czech Republic. This enabled the former media mogul Vladimír Železný,"
"UK"" with the United Kingdom Electoral Commission, making it unclear whether Ganley's Libertas could field candidates in the UK under that name. On 11 February 2009, Libertas announced the opening of its United Kingdom office at Suite 6.8, 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London, United Kingdom, SW1. Ganley gave a press conference on 10 March 2009, at which the party was launched and he introduced Robin Matthews as its leader. The party originally registered under the name ""New Dawn for Europe: Libertas.eu"", before changing its name to ""Pro-Democracy: Libertas.eu"" in April 2009. It is under this name that the party fielded candidates"
"as blamed for contributing to the subsequent Irish financial and economic crisis. On 8 November 2008 the party began the process of disbanding, and was formally dissolved on 20 November 2009. The two Progressive Democrat politicians elected to the 30th Dáil, Mary Harney and Noel Grealish, continued to support the government as independent TDs, and Mary Harney also continued as Minister for Health and Children. The party was a member of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR). Its youth wing was the Young Progressive Democrats. The party was founded in 1985 by Desmond O'Malley, a former senior minister"
"running under a Libertas list were automatically individual members. ""Libertas"" didn't manage to present electoral lists in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Romania and Sweden. In the other European countries, the candidates on ""Libertas.eu""'s lists were either members of member parties, members of affiliate parties, or individual members. Libertas was registered at Moyne Park, Tuam, County Galway along with other organisations associated with Libertas and/or Declan Ganley. A list of organizations associated with Libertas.eu and/or Declan Ganley is given here. Libertas.eu Libertas was a pan-European political party founded by Declan Ganley that took part in"
"with Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition under the umbrella of the Libertas political movement led by Irish businessman Declan Ganley. It won 4.8% and only Philippe de Villiers was re-elected: Patrick Louis was defeated. The MPF was the only Libertas affiliated party throughout the whole of the European Union to elect MEPs in 2009. The party was member of the Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) group during the 7th European Parliament. In August 2009, Philippe de Villiers announced that the MPF would join the Liaison Committee for the Presidential Majority, which co-ordinates the member parties of the majority supporting the"
"Isle of Man Green Party The Isle of Man Green Party is a green political party in the Isle of Man founded in August 2016 by Andrew Newton. The party is currently led by Andrew Newton and deputy leader Kylie Rollins. On the 10 August 2018, current chair Andrew Bentley became the party's first elected councillor after winning a by-election in Derby ward on Douglas Borough Council. His term ends in 2020. Though established in August 2016, the party decided not to endorse any candidates in the general election that September. It has thus not contested any parliamentary seats. The"
"to discuss terms with prospective candidates, and explore whether to establish a new Libertas party in Lithuania or change the name of an existing Lithuanian party. He did so again on Monday 24 March 2009 at a lecture at Vilnius University's Institute of International Relations and Political Science (IIRPS, or VU Tarptautinių Santykių ir Politikos Mokslų Institutas, VU TSPMI). On 31 March 2008, Libertas Lithuania gave a press conference. Attendees at the press conference were Ganley, lawyer , political analyst and Lithuanian presidential advisor , and Tautos Prisikėlimo Partija representative . In that press conference it was announced that the"
"European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) rather than the ALDE group during the upcoming 8th term of the European parliament. The following day on 24 June 2014 Crowley had the Fianna Fáil party whip withdrawn. He has since been re-added to Fianna Fáil's website. Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil (, meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a conservative political party in Ireland. The party was founded as an Irish republican party on 23 March 1926 by Éamon de Valera and his supporters after they split from Sinn Féin on the issue"
"Bielinis nor Sutkiene were on Tautos Prisikėlimo Partija's list. When Libertas named their finalised candidates in May 2009, they did not include any candidates in Lithuania, and the Tautos Prisikėlimo Partija website contained no pledge of allegiance to Libertas. In April 2009, the Portuguese ecologist Earth Party (MPT) announced in a joint press conference with Ganley that it would run for the 2009 European Parliament election with an open electoral list under the banner of ""Libertas.eu"". While the vice-president of the EUDemocrats, Peter Kopecký had already announced the foundation of a ""Libertas Slovensko"" branch, he changed his mind in late"