James Reynolds (Irish politician)

James Reynolds
Leader of the National Party (disputed)
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 2023 (disputed)
Deputy leader of the National Party
In office
16 November 2016 – July 2023 (disputed)
LeaderJustin Barrett
Personal details
Born (1968-12-07) 7 December 1968 (age 55) [citation needed]
Edgeworthstown, County Longford, Ireland
Political partyNational Party (2016–present)
Other political
affiliations
[1]
Education

James Joseph Reynolds (born 7 December 1968) is an Irish farmer, and far-right[2][3][4][5] politician who served as vice president of the National Party from 2016 to 2023.

Reynolds was active in farming politics, serving as chairman of the Longford branch of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) from 1999 to 2003[1] and subsequently as treasurer of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) until 2017.[6]

He co-founded the National Party with Justin Barrett in November 2016.[7] He was an unsuccessful candidate for the party at the 2020 Irish general election, standing in the Longford-Westmeath constituency.[8] According to a statement attributed to the party, Reynolds was elected president of the party in mid-July 2023, although this was disputed by Barrett.[9] Reynolds was an unsuccessful candidate for the Midlands–North-West constituency at the European Parliament elections on 7 June 2024.[10]

  1. ^ a b "Treaty opponent no stranger to politics". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2020. Reynolds [..] was Longford chairman of the Irish Farmers Association from 1999 to 2003 [..and..] a member of Fine Gael from 1989 to 1992
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fora was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Election Expenses Statement" (PDF). SIPO. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. ^ Faolain, Aodhan O' (28 June 2017). "Court allows farm group to sack politician". The Times. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Election 2020: Far-right candidates put in dismal showing". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. ^ O Faolain, Aodhan. "Longford farmer and National Party's James Reynolds loses High Court bid aimed at preventing his removal from ICSA". Longford Leader. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Longford man at the helm of new National Party". Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  8. ^ "General Election Candidates 2020". nationalparty.ie. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  9. ^ Hosford, Paul (31 July 2023). "National Party: Justin Barrett removed as president before movement of gold". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  10. ^ "James Reynolds to contest European elections in Midlands North West consituency". Midwest Radio. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.