Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Fís Nua is a minor political party in Ireland.The party was formed in June 2010, mainly by former members of the Green Party who were unhappy with that party's participation in the then coalition government with Fianna Fáil. Fís Nua intended to campaign on the issues of political transparency, environmental issues and social justice, and hoped to draw support from existing supporters of both the Greens and the Labour Party.The party was registered on 4 February 2011, and on the following day it was announced that they would run six candidates in the 2011 general election."Fís Nua" translates from Irish as "New Vision". Fís Nua are not to be confused with a separate organisation called New Vision, which also ran candidates in the 2011 general election.Fís Nua previously had one town councillor in Wicklow, Pat Kavanagh, who was elected as a member of the Green Party, but quit that party and ran in the 2011 election as a Fís Nua candidate. Pat Kavanagh is now an Independent.. }
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- Fís_Nua abstract "Fís Nua is a minor political party in Ireland.The party was formed in June 2010, mainly by former members of the Green Party who were unhappy with that party's participation in the then coalition government with Fianna Fáil. Fís Nua intended to campaign on the issues of political transparency, environmental issues and social justice, and hoped to draw support from existing supporters of both the Greens and the Labour Party.The party was registered on 4 February 2011, and on the following day it was announced that they would run six candidates in the 2011 general election."Fís Nua" translates from Irish as "New Vision". Fís Nua are not to be confused with a separate organisation called New Vision, which also ran candidates in the 2011 general election.Fís Nua previously had one town councillor in Wicklow, Pat Kavanagh, who was elected as a member of the Green Party, but quit that party and ran in the 2011 election as a Fís Nua candidate. Pat Kavanagh is now an Independent.".