Fianna Fáil

[foil, fahyl]

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.

Fianna Fáil

/ ˈfɪənə ˈfɑːl /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fianna Fáil¹

< Irish: Fenians of Ireland

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fianna Fáil¹

from Irish Gaelic Fianna warriors + Fáil of Ireland, from Fál an ancient and poetic name for Ireland

Example Sentences

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

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"This moment of real evidence of success and achievement and a win for politics beyond Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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