Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Independent Left (Ireland)

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The result was no consensus‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 08:02, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Independent Left (Ireland)[edit]

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I don't think this group (I'm not sure to what extent it can be called a party) has sufficient notability to merit a separate page, satisfying WP:ORG. Its coverage on the page at present accounts that its councillor had left PBP, and the various details of his election, as well as that of another candidate, in more details than we would normally include in narrative. Google search results for "Independent Left" "john lyons" or "Independent Left" "ireland" don't indicate WP:SIGCOV.

To the extent that it's necessary to note anything at all, there could be a small note in the Artane–Whitehall section of the 2019 Dublin City Council election page, something similar to the note on the Waterford People's Party on the 1985 Waterford Corporation election page.

Deleting the page doesn't mean deleting the party's record on Module:Political party/I, it would retain a separate colouring from Independent politician (Ireland). Iveagh Gardens (talk) 11:44, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Organizations, Politics, Environment, and Ireland. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 11:49, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - the party is a) contesting elections, including the most recent Dáil and local elections; and b) has had someone elected to office. That would appear to make them at least as significant as other parties that, while registered, don't appear to have contested any recent elections, or have never contested elections. Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 15:02, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 13:14, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, fails WP:ORGCRIT. I was unable to find significant coverage of this political party in independent, secondary sources. SailingInABathTub ~~🛁~~ 02:20, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Hey man im josh (talk) 16:11, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Final relist.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 09:38, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - fails org, basically a one man band, an independent local politician with an unregistered micro party. Spleodrach (talk) 20:06, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - the party regularly appears in news sources, was a founding organisation of Irish Left with Ukraine, and has been joined by Laura Broxson, founder of the National Animal Rights Association. JimHolden (talk) 00:29, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Could you post some examples of their regular news coverage? CeltBrowne (talk) 07:57, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Dublin People; Dublin Live; Irish Mirror; Irish Times; Dublin Inquirer. JimHolden (talk) 16:26, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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