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The Oireachtas (/ ˈ ɛr ə k t ə s / EH-rək-təs, [2] Irish: [ˈɛɾʲaxt̪ˠəsˠ]), sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the bicameral parliament of Ireland. [3] The Oireachtas consists of the president of Ireland and the two houses of the Oireachtas (Irish: Tithe an Oireachtais), [4] a house of representatives called Dáil Éireann and a senate called Seanad Éireann.
The Parliament of Ireland (Irish: Parlaimint na hÉireann) was the legislature of the Lordship of Ireland, and later the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1297 until the end of 1800. It was modelled on the Parliament of England and from 1537 comprised two chambers: the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The Lords were members of the Irish peerage ...
The Dáil of the Irish Republic was succeeded on 6 December 1922 by the Dáil of the Irish Free State. The Irish Free State, comprising the twenty-six southern and western counties of Ireland, was established under the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty. Dáil Éireann was the house of representatives, described in the new constitution as a "Chamber of ...
Patriot Parliament convened by Jacobites after the Revolution of 1688. The Irish act 7 Will. III, c. 3 (1695) annulled all actions of this "pretended Parliament" and ordered its records burnt. William III and Mary II: 1 5 October 1692 26 June 1693 List: Sir Richard Levinge: 1 William III 2 27 August 1695 14 June 1699 List: Robert Rochfort: 2 ...
Parliament of Ireland, a legislature on the island of Ireland from 1297 until 1800. From 1801 to 1922 Irish MPs sat in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Irish Parliament, the legislative body for Ireland that was intended to have been created by the Government of Ireland Act 1914 (Third Home Rule Bill) of 1914.
t. e. Ireland is a parliamentary, representative democratic republic and a member state of the European Union. While the head of state is the popularly elected President of Ireland, it is a largely ceremonial position, with real political power being vested in the Taoiseach, who is nominated by the Dáil and is the head of the government.
Parliament House, Dublin. Parliament House (Irish: Tithe na Parlaiminte) in Dublin, Ireland, was home to the Parliament of Ireland, and since 1803 has housed the Bank of Ireland. It was the world's first purpose-built bicameral parliament house. It is located at College Green.
e. The Constitution of Ireland vests executive authority in the Government of Ireland (Irish: Rialtas na hÉireann), which is headed by the Taoiseach, the head of government. The government – also known as the cabinet – is composed of ministers, each of whom must be a member of the Oireachtas, which consists of Dáil Éireann and Seanad ...