Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann
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Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann was a political party established by the Irish Republican Army in 1936. It existed until 1937.
The party was led by prominent IRA members. Paddy McLogan (Pádraig Mac Lógáin) served as party chairman while a former IRA chief of staff Andy Cooney was another leading member.
In 1936, during the legislative period of the 8th Dáil, the party ran two candidates in by-elections:
- In the 24th Irish by-election, held in the Galway constituency on 13 August 1936, Count George Noble Plunkett ran as a joint Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann/Sinn Féin candidate. Losing his deposit, he polled 2,696 votes (a 4.09 percent share of the vote). [1]
- In the 35th Irish by-election, held in the Wexford constituency on 17 August 1936, Stephen Hayes polled 1,301 votes (a 2.85 percent share of the vote) and lost his deposit. [2]
