Human Dignity Alliance | |
Native Name: | Comhaontas Dhínit an Duine |
Ideology: | Anti-abortion Conservatism Social conservatism Christian right |
Position: | Right-wing |
Headquarters: | 17 Claremont Drive, Dublin |
Country: | the Republic of Ireland |
European: | European Christian Political Movement[1] |
Leader1 Title: | Chairperson |
Leader1 Name: | Rónán Mullen |
Seats1 Title: | Seanad Éireann |
The Human Dignity Alliance (ga|Comhaontas Dhínit an Duine) is a minor right-wing political party in Ireland. The party was founded in June 2018 by Senator Rónán Mullen.[2]
Mullen, the party's founder, has served as an independent senator for the National University of Ireland constituency since 2007. In 2014 he contested the European Parliament election unsuccessfully in the Midlands-North-West constituency. Mullen was prominent in referendum campaigns opposing same-sex marriage in the 2015 referendum and abortion in the 2018 referendum.[3] [4] He is also a member of the European Christian Political Movement.[5]
The Human Dignity Alliance was born out of a political grouping within Leinster House that met annually. The party was established on 29 June 2018 in support of Mullen's pro-life position and was registered with the clerk of Dáil Éireann,[6] to contest Dáil, European and local elections.[7] Mullen predicted the party would be a "slow burner" and see growth over time. In July 2018, independent TD Mattie McGrath ruled out joining the Human Dignity Alliance.[8], no one has contested an election as a candidate of the party.