Eire Aonair
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Eire Aonaire is a political party of Ireland. It was founded on March 17th 2011.
According to the constitution of Eire Aonair [2], this party is intended to stand for adherence to values rather than political views. It is designed to accommodate members of broad ideologies and beliefs so that they can share a common character of principles and serve a sovereign Ireland.
Contents
History
Eire Aonair was founded on March 17, 2011 at 7:30 (eRep time) by Ian E Coleman [3]. It was created as a brand new party with no official ties to previous political parties. At the time of the party's creation Ireland already had many parties (see political party history here). It was one of the main worries that the creation of the party would over-saturate Ireland's political environment. Because Ireland was a small nation in population (see population history here) only a certain number of parties could co-exist practically. Despite this, the party was created out of a belief that it could do good for Ireland.
With in the first six days in the public Eire Aonair had eight members in total. The forum and discussion within the party had already become successful and a special sub-faction, The Moynihan Group, had formed.
April 2011
In April 2011 Eire Aonair reached a membership high of 16 members. Party President Ian E Coleman neglected to run for a second month, allowing Goku Jones to join the party and run uncontested, winning the elections. Because of a glitch in the game Goku Jones only became Party President on April 18. During this three day delay relations between Goku Jones and the rest of Eire Aonair broke down. Goku was a former British citizen allowed into the country by a member of the Bremen Clubhouse [4], this meant that the other party members saw him as a political takeover attempt.
His first act after becoming Party President was to rename the party The Bremen Clubhouse and merge it with the organization of the same name, causing the party to grow over the 20 member mark and become a top 5 party. This new version of the party failed to represent the members of the original Eire Aonair, who continued under the Eire Aonair name but without an in game party.
May 2011
In May 2011 Eire Aonair continued to exist underground for the first part of the month. During this time new party documents were created and voted on, including a party stance bill regarding Northern Ireland. [5] On the 15th of May Ian E Coleman was once more elected Party President, uncontested. By the 16th of May the party was once again called Eire Aonair. During this month the party announced a new organization called the EA Advisory Group [6]. This new organization represented Eire Aonair by behaving as a shadow cabinet that would look at various issues from the point of view of Ireland's government. The first departments included Finance, Defence, Foreign Affairs, and Community [7].
June 2011
This month began with the creation of The Black Buck Initiative. This organization was created in order to collect intelligence on political and military foreign threats to Ireland. [8] During the initiatives creation, Donnzer, who initiated the creation of the group, focussed heavily on the ethical handling of sensitive information. Discussions centred around ensuring unbiased information and the avoidance of the initiative becoming a political tool were paramount. Eire Aonair also enjoyed a boost in membership during this month with Eire Aonair breaking into the top five parties and reaching around 30 members. Much of this was due to the increased presence of The Bremen Clubhouse, but new real growth also occurred thanks to recruitment work done by Ulaidian in the previous month. On June 15 Ian E Coleman was once again elected party president with 14/16 votes (87.5%). At this time party membership was around 21 (not including known PTOers).
Before the congress elections Eire Aonair releases a party article describing the work of the EA Advisory Group in the field of improving commune efficiency. The study reveals that by buying cheap primary goods instead of manufacturing them yourself you can improve commune efficiency by more than 40% with Q5 companies. [9] The article is well received by the public and interest is shown by the Irish Army.
Only days before June 25 (congress elections) Eire Aonair loses enough members that they lose their top 5 party position. There is no apparent reason for the loss in members and as far as is known it was caused by a glitch when Ireland was completely wiped by the UK around the same time. Because of this, still more members of Eire Aonair are forced to run for congress with other parties such as the Irish Union Party or Irish Independent Party who volunteer running openings. Unfortunately during this month Ireland is unable to regain a region before the 25th, and so no elections take place and Ireland is left with no congress.
July 2011
Now seriously depleted of members to the point of being in sixth place as an Irish political party, many of Eire Aonair's valuable members seem to go inactive. These members may have either been a part of the initial wave to membership loss, or left when they went to other parties to run for congress. It is hoped that once these members return to the game they will come back to the party. Some of the inactivity may be due to it being prime vacation time in the real world.
On July 15, 2011 D-Glennon was elected the new Party President of Eire Aonair. Ian E Coleman had decided not to run that month, and had expressed his full confidence and support for D-Glennon. Glennon would win the election with 5 votes (83.33%). He was faced with the task of maintaining the party through a difficult time when membership and activity were being tested by political events and real life timing.
Later in July an article published on behalf of Eire Aonair, Eire Aonair Test Run Company Project: A More Efficient Commune, won the award for Article of the Month in June 2011. [10]
Under D-Glennon's leadership the party manages to grow back to around 20 members. D-Glennon initiates improved communication with in the party by putting the newly implemented multi-player private messages to good use. By including all interested party members in the private message discussion, the party makes important matters more access able to two clickers. At the same time, through his suggestion joey millz initiates the creation of an Eire Aonair Department of Recruitment. The new department aims to help generate interest and gain new members for the party. Initial elections for Department Head of Recruitment result in a three way tie between joey millz, seanlynch, and MikeBane. [11] The department then progresses under the cooperative leadership of all three tied candidates.
August 2011
During August Eire Aonair is also pulled to the centre of political controversy when a member of Eire Aonair, MrConwayTwitty publishes IRC logs which contain discussion of an attempt by prominent Irish citizens to PTO Eire Aonair. [12] The issue is made more controversial by the fact that members of the current Irish administration, including at the time Country President Irish_Rebel_Reborn, are the once having the discussion. The logs are dismissed by many as usual antics for Irish_Rebel_Reborn, a well known Irish troll, and his company, and it is doubted wether the logs represent a genuine intention to cary out a civil political take over attempt. The targeting of of Eire Aonair would seem to have been more due to an attempt to troll Stranger Here Myself, who had been outspoken in his dissent against the current administration due to past political abuse, rather than an attack against Eire Aonair.
During this time Stranger Here Myself's accusations against many in the Irish community creates conflict within Ireland and Eire Aonair, but the party stands by its member's rights to free speech and political dissent. [13] The prospect of a civil political take over attempt against Eire Aonair is taken seriously by the party given past encounters with The Bremen Clubhouse which gave the party experience in the dangers of political warfare.
On August 8, Stranger Here Myself establishes a new Eire Aonair Organization called the Radical Wing - Democrats. The new organization is dedicated to being a means of political struggle against corruption and crime. Around the middle of the month Stranger Here Myself creates a new Group Joint Investment Scheme with the Moynihan Group, modelled after similar work done in Hungary. The new project operates by allowing a group of investors to found Q4 companies in a short period of time through a system of group payments.
On August 16, D-Glennon is confirmed as the party president of Eire Aonair for August. He continues his work from last month with 12 votes (75.00%). [14]
On August 25, Eire Aonair is a top five party during Dail elections for the first time ever. In addition, Ireland has all of its original regions plus Northern Ireland. In these conditions Eire Aonair does very well and all but two of its ten candidates are elected to Dail. [15] Stranger Here Myself, Ian E Coleman, Sir Adriano Prette, seanlynch, John Snuggles and MikeBane win as official candidates. Viktor Kurgan (despite campaigning not to be elected [16]) and S1lv3r k1d are elected as wildcards. On this same day Stranger Here Myself leaves Eire Aonair because of King Connell being allowed membership to the party.
September 2011
In early September Eire Aonair's project of creating a military unit is realized when agreements with Bassy finally come into fruition. Bassy donates his military unit, once called Troid na hEireann Arm, to the newly formed E.A.M.U. to be used as its military unit. For his great contribution to the party and the E.A.M.U. project, Bassy is made the first Chief Command Officer of the new unit. New uniforms and a constitution are made public and recruitment begins.
At this same time Eire Aonair's Joint Investment Project is continuing with considerable success. The remaining participants (Patrick O'Leary, Connor H, Stranger Here Myself, John Gormley, Sir Adriano Prette, joey millz, D-Glennon, and Ian E Coleman) continue to make contributions, and by the end of the month four Q4 companies are already constructed.
Throughout the month of September MikeBane would be very proactive in his preparations to campaign for October CP elections. He released several articles asking for community input and building a strong cabinet. [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22]. MikeBane would run with Eire Aonair and would have several of the party's members in his cabinet.
On September 15, D-Glennon is elected the Party President of Eire Aonair for the third month in a row with 11 votes and 68.75% of the total. [23]
On September 25, seven of Eire Aonair's 10 congress candidates are elected to Irish Dail. joey millz, Sir Adriano Prette, Donnzer, Bassy, Viktor Kurgan, and JohNandJoaN are all elected as official candidates, and Artaxerxes Pavonis is elected in as a Wild Card.
October 2011
October begins with the foundation of a new organization called the Irish Social Front. JohNandJoaN (aka. MrConwayTwitty) is the founder and he sets out the goals to encourage the publishing of Irish articles, improve communications between Irish citizens, introduce new citizens to the community, educate new members, promote the Irish IRC channel, create a new sense of community by running lotteries, competitions etc.
Eire Aonair also takes action to streamline its organizations this month, dissolving the Moynihan Group into a new more broad Eire Aonair Financial Institute (including banking, financial projects, and discussion), removing the innactive EA Advisory Council, and introducing improved Military Unit and Commune groups.
On October 15, MikeBane is elected as the Party President of Eire Aonair. It is a close elections with MikeBane receiving 9 votes, jefflav receiving 7, and JohNandJoaN receiving 5.
November 2011
November of 2011 was a difficult month for Eire Aonair. After being elected to Party President, MikeBane was met with resistance following his decisions to change elements of the parties public image. Many of MikeBanes changes reflected his famous ego - changing the name and description of the party to focus on his leadership. Bane also opted to redesign elements of the Eire Aonair logo, compromising the black raven for a red star.
These changes were met by resistance by the core members of Eire Aonair. Although purely cosmetic, the focus of party image on MikeBane's leadership was seen as a contradiction to the party's values for group leadership, democratically focus decision making, and teamwork. The red star added to the party's logo was seen as a symbol for the political left, and many Eire Aonair members were unhappy with the abolishment of the raven, which had been an important symbol of the party since its foundation nine months ago.
Following the large amount of negative feedback regarding his changes, MikeBane decided to undo the changes he had made and to apologize to the party. He did promise not to make any such changes again without consulting the members of the party first.
Despite MikeBane reverting his changes as party president, some members of Eire Aonair remained unsatisfied with MikeBane's leadership. Following a damaging article from a fellow member of Eire Aonair regarding his actions during the term, MikeBane would resign from the position of Party President. The article in question presented MikeBane as a political takeover leader and self-absorbed dictator, despite being published after an apology by MikeBane and the reversion of the changes that were objected to. According to the founder of Eire Aonair, Ian E Coleman "I believe that (the controversial actions of Mike) (were) an honest mistake - rather than a PTO which I think of as a malicious and conscious attack." [24]
After MikeBane's resignation, Bhane, a trusted friend of Eire Aonair and a loyal member of the Irish Union Party, took the temporary position of party president to protect the party during its transition. Later the Party President position was passed to Reactionist for the remainder of the term.
The loss of MikeBane's followers, and the bad publicity caused by the poor behaviour of some of its members would cause a loss in membership and credibility for the party in November, leading the party to fall from 2nd to 5th in a short time.
December 2011
Serious membership difficulties would continue for Eire Aonair in December. Normally running with only 16 members the party would fall out of the top 5 this month. Activity in game and on the forum fell to an all time low. The introduction of the Irish Progressive Party would strain Eire Aonair's numbers by filling a similar role in the political spectrum. Bassy would become the Party President during this month guiding Eire Aonair to survive another month only by the loyalty of some core members. With the political module in dire shape, a party like Eire Aonair could not strive without the political depth to encourage activity and projects. With the economics module effectively broken, the strength of the party's economic stances and interests began to lose relevancy. The party would also become criticized for refusing to take disciplined stances on the actions of its members in the face of a high moral standard set forward by the party. In reality the party's ethical and moral standards are intended to be self inflicted rather than designed to be a criteria to condemn others under. Eire Aonair would lie low for the entire month.
January 2012
Very little happened with in the party throughout the first half of the first month of the new year. Membership would stay at around 15 members and the party did not move from the political position of 6th. On January 16th, the core members of the party elected the party's founder, Ian E Coleman, to be the month's Party President.
Constitution
A copy of Eire Aonair's constitution can be found of their forum here The constitution outlines the most fundamental principles and operations of the party, and is designed to express the basic purpose of the party and it's place in Ireland's politics.
Eire Aonair's Constitution is divided into eight sections seen here:
Principles
This section describes the purpose and permanence of the parties constitution. The constitution is not intended to be revised as it describes the core principles and values of the party. This section also identifies the four basic founding values of Eire Aonair:
1. Community
2. Individual Responsibility
3. Fair Play/Respect
4. Principles Over Politics
A Party for Ireland
This section outlines the intention of the party to serve Ireland by creating a united and diverse community. It states that the party is here to ensure a sovereign eIreland, with a free government of citizens loyal in their operations first and foremost to Ireland.
Independent Thought
This section outlines the parties views on the values of independent thought and free speech. According to the constitution of Eire Aonair, the party promotes open mindedness and willingness to consider all views rationally and with due respect.
This section states that Eire Aonair encourages the practice of providing well supported arguments and asking the public to think for themselves. This is linked by the document to a favouritism for honest public discussion, and for the minimization of partisan politics and propaganda techniques.
Eire Aonair is not technically an independent party. The constitution makes this clear, but also states that free thought is a virtue, and that although the party will use its name to support ideas it believes in, it will also allow the alternative views of its members to be heard and encouraged. Eire Aonair also supports, through its constitution, the practice of voting based on the individual merit of candidates rather than on parties alone.
The Values Concept
This section states that Eire Aonair was founded with the purpose of creating a party that stood for adherence to values rather than to political views, the idea being that people of opposite ideological ideals can cooperate under a common character of underlying values. It states that members should possess an understanding and desire to embody values such as honesty, integrety, consideration, hard work, rational thought, fair play, accountability, open mindedness, and respect.
The constitution states, that while Eire Aonair believes that voters should never vote based on party alone, voters are encouraged to consider the values that a candidate endorses by being a member of Eire Aonair.
Personal Responsibility
This section outlines the responsibilities that Eire Aonair expects its members to pay respect to. It states the view that responsibilities are optional for players of eRepublik, but that because of the effect that neglecting these responsibilities can have on other players and their ability to have fun, responsibilities should be taken seriously.
These sections are described by the constitution as strong guidelines rather than rules, and positions such as a worker, owner, voter, party president, congress member, cabinet member, country president, and private organization member, are addressed.
A Balance of Life
This section talks about the importance of players and Eire Aonair members, being able to have a real life. It states that the pursuit of a good real life, is to be seen as more important than the responsibilities taken on in the game.
This section adresses situations surrounding absence, and how it can sometimes be unavoidable that real life will remove a player from the game. It talks about the importance of taking on important responsibilities in moderation, and respecting players regardless of if they must be absent because of real life issues.
Religion
This section states that Eire Aonair is not associated with any religion, and is officially a secular party. It states that members of Eire Aonair are free to express or believe whatever they want, but that in principle Eire Aonair is against religious involvement in government.
Determining Party Stance
This last section describes the method Eire Aonair employs when developing new party stance. The constitution states that new stance should be created through discussion and adoption of rational stances through general agreement.
All new stances are required by the constitution to adhere to fundamental principles of the party which are outlined in the constitution itself. These stances are intended to be flexible and open to revision to adapt to changes in the game or new information. These stances relate to the parties position on current issues, unlike the constitution which holds true as long as Eire Aonair exists in any form.
Current Party Stances
Northern Ireland
On May 16 of 2011 Eire Aonair released a party approved stance on Northern Ireland. [25] Key points in the document included a focus on community unity rather than geographical unity, a respect for the admin defined natural borders of regions, and a belief that Northern Ireland is a natural target for invasion do to game related factors.
Related/Affiliate Organizations
| Organization | Foundation | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Irish Social Front | October 3, 2011 | Development of eIrish media, eIrish communications, population growth and retainment, education, and community events. |
| Eire Aonair's Institute of Finance | October 8, 2011 | Banking, financial discussion, and finance projects. |
| The Black Buck Initiative | June 2, 2011 | Collecting information for national security, survey, and research purposes. |
Military Unit
In September of 2011 Eire Aonair founded a new military unit, E.A.M.U., which simply stands for "Eire Aonair's Military Unit". E.A.M.U. is a very open military unit, and an official constitution can be found of the party's forum. [26]
Party Presidents
| Term | Party President | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| March 17 2011 - April 18 2011 | Ian E Coleman | Foundation - No Votes Cast |
| April 18 2011 - May 15 2011 | Goku Jones | 2 (uncontested) - The Bremen Clubhouse Period. |
| May 16 2011 - June 15 2011 | Ian E Coleman | 8 (uncontested) |
| June 16 2011 - July 15 2011 | Ian E Coleman | 14 (87.50%) |
| July 16 2011 - August 15 2011 | D-Glennon | 5 (83.33%) |
| August 16 2011 - September 15 2011 | D-Glennon | 12 (75.00%) |
| September 16 2011 - October 15 2011 | D-Glennon | 11 (68.75%) |
| October 16 2011 - October 26 2011 | MikeBane | 9 (40.91%) |
| October 26 2011- November 15 2011 | Bhane and Reactionist | Resignation of MikeBane |
| November 16 2011 - December 15 2011 | D-Glennon | 11 (78.57%) |
| December 16 2011 - January 15 2011 | Bassy | 5 (50.00%) |
| Member | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Artaxerxes Pavonis | Elected to Dail while representing Eire Aonair in September of 2011. |
| Bassy | Elected to Dail while representing Eire Aonair in September and November of 2011. In September 2011 donated a military unit and became the first ever Chief Command Officer of E.A.M.U. (Eire Aonair's Military Unit). |
| Darragh Davis | Elected to Dail while representing Eire Aonair in November of 2011. |
| D-Glennon | Elected to Dail while representing Eire Aonair in March of 2011. Initiated the creation of EA Advisory Group and Eire Aonair's Financial Institute. Winner of the August 2011 Eire Aonair Player of the Month Award. |
| Donnzer | Elected to Dail while representing Eire Aonair in September of 2011. Initiated the creation of The Black Buck Initiative. |
| Ian E Coleman | Founder of the party. Elected to Dail while representing Eire Aonair in March and August of 2011. |
| joey millz | Elected to Dail while representing Eire Aonair in July and September of 2011. Initiated the creation of the Department of Recruitment. |
| johnny jnr | |
| John Snuggles | Elected to Dail while representing Eire Aonair in August of 2011. |
| Laoch113 | |
| MikeBane | Elected to Dail while representing Eire Aonair inIn August of 2011. |
| MrConwayTwitty / JohNandJoaN | Elected to Dail while representing Eire Aonair in April and September of 2011. |
| seanlynch | Elected to Dail while representing Eire Aonair in April and August of 2011. |
| Seanan | |
| Sean Power | |
| Sir Adriano Prette | Elected to Dail while representing Eire Aonair in May, August, and September of 2011. |
| Stranger Here Myself | Elected to Dail while representing Eire Aonair in August of 2011. Initiated the creation of The Moynihan Group. |
| S1lv3r k1d | Elected to Dail while representing Eire Aonair in August of 2011. |
| Tom Becca | |
| Ulaidian | Created Official Eire Aonair IRC Chat |
| Viktor Kurgan | Elected to Dail while representing Eire Aonair in August and September of 2011. |
| 10.1.13.5.19 | Elected to Dail while representing Eire Aonair in May of 2011. |
