Youth Wings of Political Parties in Ireland - Ogra Shinn Fein, Young Unionists, Young Fine Gael, Young Progressive Democrats, Ogra Fianna Fail (Paperback)

Chapters: Ogra Shinn Fein, Young Unionists, Young Fine Gael, Young Progressive Democrats, Ogra Fianna Fail, Labour Youth, Connolly Youth Movement, Young Greens, Republican Socialist Youth Movement, Northern Ireland Young Communist League, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 54. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ogra Shinn Fein (OSF) is the youth wing of the Irish political party Sinn Fein and is part of the Republican Movement. OSF is active and organised throughout Ireland. It is often considered the most prominent incarnation of Fianna Eireann. In the 1990s with the development of the Peace Process it was decided that Fianna Eireann (often considered to be the youth wing of the Provisional IRA) would be disbanded and replaced by a political youth group. Upon its establishment in 1997 it was originally known as Sinn Fein Youth, it changed to Ogra Shinn Fein in 1999. A number of Sinn Fein's elected representatives are also members of OSF. Although it does not publish its membership figures, OSF is believed to have about 500 activists. It has also been described as "One of the largest and most active youth wings" in Ireland. Membership is free and open to anyone aged fifteen to twenty-nine who supports a united Ireland and the establishment of a democratic socialist republic. Ogra Shinn Fein is organised throughout the 32 counties of Ireland in both local communities and universities . Its structure is similar to that of Sinn Fein. OSF cumainn are largely autonomous from local Sinn Fein structures. Members of Ogra Shinn Fein in Derry 2008 painting a Royal Mail postbox as part of the Green Post-Box Campaign. An Ogra Shinn Fein banner drop on O'Connell Street in April 2009, as part of the Save 16 Moore Street campaignThe long-term aim of Ogra Shinn Fein is to establish a thirty-two coun...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=4323079