Seanad Éireann

[shawn-uhd ey-ruhn]

noun

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

Seanad Éireann

/ ˈʃænəð ˈeːrən /

noun

1. (in the Republic of Ireland) the upper chamber of parliament; the Senate

Word History and Origins

Origin of Seanad Éireann¹

< Irish: senate of Ireland

Word History and Origins

Origin of Seanad Éireann¹

from Irish, literally: senate of Ireland

Example Sentences

There are 174 members of the Dáil and another 60 Senators in the upper house, Seanad Éireann.

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“It was also concerning because it was being used at a divisive time in Irish politics and that the messages being sent out by the political figures were being used as a source of division during the shutdown in American politics,” Alice Mary Higgins, an independent senator, said at Ireland’s Seanad Éireann this week.

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If elected, she would serve on the Industrial and Commercial Panel in Seanad Éireann.

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Counting is under way in the Republic of Ireland on referendums to decide the fate of the Irish Senate, Seanad Éireann.

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Seanad Éireann was established in 1922, just months after the foundation of what was then known as the Irish Free State.

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