[3] In October 2014 Ógra became an official full member organisation of European Liberal Youth at their annual congress in Berlin.

From the inception of the organisation until 2011 Ógra was chaired by the youngest member of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party.

[5][6] She is a daughter of former senator Geraldine Feeney and was elected to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council while president of Ógra in 2014.

[8] Ógra Fianna Fáil is organised across all the 32 counties of Ireland, maintaining a presence in most local communities and Third Level institutes.

It formally dates to 1957 when led by Gerry Collins, then a student organiser in UCD and later Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Former members of the cumann include the current leader of the party Tánaiste Micheál Martin, European Commissioner Michael McGrath (Irish politician), Minister for Education Norma Foley and Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee.

[citation needed] They also hold the joint record for most Gobnait O’Connell Awards won consecutively which is 2 in a row.

[citation needed] Notable former members include former Fianna Fáil TD Michael P. Kitt, the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins (before he joined the Labour Party), Senator Terry Leyden, Senator Lisa Chambers and former MEP Seán Ó Neachtain.

[citation needed] There are other branches of Ógra Fianna Fáil in third level institutions throughout the country, including: