Dáil Éireann

American  

[doil air-awn, -on, dol-y^uh ey-ryuhn] / ˌdɔɪl ˈɛər ɔn, -ɒn, ˌdɒl yə ˈeɪ ryən /

noun

1. the lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.

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Dáil Éireann British  

/ ˈdaːl ˈeːrɪn /

noun

1. (in the Republic of Ireland) the lower chamber of parliament See also Oireachtas

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Etymology

Origin of Dáil Éireann

< Irish: assembly of Eire

Example Sentences

She has represented Galway West in the lower house of the Irish Parliament, Dáil Éireann, since 2016.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

For the Irish media, the weekend's most irresistible story concerned an accused Dublin gangster known as Gerry "The Monk" Hutch, who came startlingly close to winning a seat in Dáil Éireann, the national parliament.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2024

The agency has created a behind-the-scenes film about the TV series but was “selective” in its use of clips, Brendan Griffin, the tourism minister, told Dáil Éireann, the lower house of parliament, this week.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2020

But party members refused to take their seats in Westminster, and, on 21 January 1919, assembled at the Mansion House in Dublin to form an Irish parliament, known as the Dáil Éireann.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2019