Clane First

Clane First Claonadh ar Dtús
Leader	Rían Ó Raghallaigh
Split from	Free Market Party
Headquarters	Scariff, County Clane
Ideology	Liberal conservatism Regionalism
Political position	Centre-right
Colours	Sky blue
Clane's seats in the Comhthionól Náisiúnta	0 / 10
Clane County Council	3 / 15
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Clane First (Ghaillish: Claonadh ar Dtús) is a regionalist political party that operates in County Clane. The party maintains a liberal conservative platform and focuses on local issues. It was founded in 2017 after its members broke away from the Free Market Party. At the time of its establishment, the group had 5 members and led the county council. Members of municipal councilors also defected to the party.

After the 2019 snap election, 2 Liberty councilors defected and joined the party. This gave Clane First 7 councilors and an effective majority on the county council. The party did not contest the 2019 election, but has indicated it plans to stand candidates in the 2022 election.

During the 2020 county elections, the party lost 4 councillors but became the largest opposition party to the newly Social Democratic controlled council. 2 of its incumbent councilors left the party to stand as candidates for the National Party, one of which was defeated while the other was re-elected.

The party is considerably more moderate than the Free Market Party and is closer to the Liberty Party in its ideology than it is the National Party. Some political commentators have attributed this to the party's leader, Rían Ó Raghallaigh, who used to be a Liberty councilor. It is the largest centre-right party on the Clane County Councilor.