was Cathal Loftus. Daire Fitzgerald replaced Paul O'Loughlin on 21 November 2016. Leaders Gerard Casey (1991–1999) Paul O'Loughlin (–2011) Richard Greene (2011–2012) Cathal Loftus (2012–) Paul O'Loughlin (–2016) Daire Fitzgerald (2016–present) Election history 2014 local elections Although not on the official list of parties, the then party leader Commandant Cathal Ashbourne Loftus ran as a non-party candidate in the 2014 local elections in the Ashbourne ward, using the Christian Solidarity logo on his election leaflets. 2011 general election The party nominated eight candidates in the 2011 general election five in Dublin and one each in Limerick, Meath and Cork. Paul O'Loughlin (Dublin Central) Michael Larkin (Dublin North-West) Jane Murphy (Dublin South) Colm Callanan (Dublin South-Central) Daire Fitzgerald (Dún Laoghaire) Conor O'Donoghue (Limerick City) Manus MacMeanmain (Meath West) Harry Rea (Cork North-Central) At the party's election launch news conference conducted by then leader, Richard Greene stated that the party will campaign on a anti-abortion and what it calls a 'Euro-Realist' platform and that it will oppose making the poor pay for the economic crisis. The party's Meath West candidate, Manus MacMeanmain (who polled 0.6% of first preference votes) was reportedly unhappy that the Christian Solidarity Party's logo was not present on the ballot paper, and claimed that the image that was used looked like "a bunch of nuts". The party polled 0.1% of the votes and no deposits were saved. 2009 local elections For the 2009 local elections, they fielded candidates in 13 constituencies. They were: Paul O'Loughlin (North Inner City, Dublin City Council) Clare Flynn (Ballinasloe, Galway County Council) Conor O'Donoghue (Limerick City Council North) Colm Callanan (Crumlin-Kimmage, Dublin City Council. 5 LEAs for Laois County Council: Borris-in-Ossory, Emo, Luggacurran, Mountmellick, Portlaoise and 4 LEAs for Offaly County Council: Birr, Edenderry, Ferbane and Tullamore) None were elected, and none received their election expenses. 2007 general election The CSP ran seven candidates - two women and five men - in the 2007 election. None were successful and all lost their deposits. Party leader Cathal Loftus received 210 votes in Dublin North, 0.38% of the votes and came last out of eight candidates. Paul O'Loughlin, the party's best-performing candidate, who had recently appeared on the party's party election broadcast, scored just 260 votes in Dublin Central, with 0.75% of the vote. The party as a whole scored 0.06% of the total national vote. The party candidates included: Mary Doherty (Donegal North-East) Clare