Right to Change | |
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| Founder | Joan Collins |
| Founded | May 2020 |
| Split from | Independents 4 Change |
| Headquarters | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Ideology | Trade unionism |
| Political position | Left-wing [1] [2] |
| Dáil Éireann | 1 / 160 |
| Local government | 2 / 949 |
| Website | |
| righttochange | |
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