. . "2009Z"^^ . . . "The Progressive Democrats (Irish: An P\u00E1irt\u00ED 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 F\u00E1il and Fine Gael, the Progressive Democrats took liberal positions on divorce, contraception, and other social issues."@en . "Green,Dark blue"@en . "1985-12-21Z"^^ . . . . "1985Z"^^ . . . . . "2009-11-20Z"^^ . .