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Dail Eireann|dɔɪl ˈɛərən|
[Ir. Dáil Éireann assembly of Ireland.]
The lower house of the Parliament of the Republic of Ireland (before 1922, the Sinn Fein Parliament in Ireland). Also ellipt. Dail.
1919Times 21 Jan. 9/4 A committee had been nominated ‘to select Irish technical terms for the work of ‘An Dail Eireann’,’ the Gaelic appellation of the new Irish Parliament. Ibid. 22 Jan. 9/4 The first word in English was spoken when the Dail had been in session for about three-quarters of an hour. 1921Punch 30 Mar. 254/3 The Government should enter into unconditional negotiations with Dail Eireann. 1923Contemp. Rev. Sept. 332 Parliament has been sitting continuously ever since the last Dail elections. 1964Ann. Reg. 1963 280 It was bitterly contested in the Dail. |