The Progressive Democrats (Irish: An Páirtí Daonlathach lit.: The Democratic Party) commonly known as the PDs was a pro-free market liberal and conservative-liberal political party in the Republic of Ireland.Launched on 21 December 1985 by Desmond O’Malley and other politicians who had split from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael the Progressive Democrats took liberal positions on divorce contraception and other social issues.
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