Fianna Fáil

American  

[foil, fahyl] / fɔɪl, faɪl /

noun

1. a political party in Ireland, organized in 1927 by Eamon De Valera, that was one of the leading parties in the establishment of the Irish republic.

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Fianna Fáil British  

/ ˈfɪənə ˈfɑːl /

noun

1. one of the major Irish political parties, founded by de Valera in 1926 as a republican party

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Etymology

Origin of Fianna Fáil

< Irish: Fenians of Ireland

Example Sentences

He’s understood in Ireland as a canny political operator who led his boring center-right party, Fianna Fáil, back to power after a decade in the wilderness.

From Salon

Fianna Fáil Councillor Shane McGuinness said he lives close to the scene of the accident.

From BBC

She had only two competitors - Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys and Fianna Fail's Jim Gavin, candidates put forward by the two major parties in government.

From BBC

When spoilt votes were excluded, Humphreys won 29% of first preference votes, while Fianna Fail's Jim Gavin, who withdrew from the race but remained on the ballot paper, won 7% first preference votes.

From BBC

A third candidate Jim Gavin representing the centrist Fianna Fail -- the larger party in Ireland's governing coalition with Fine Gael -- remained on ballot papers because he only quit the race earlier this month.

From Barron's