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A Teachta Dála ( / ˌtjɒxtə ˈdɔːlə / TYOKH-tə DAW-lə, Irish: [ˌtʲaxt̪ˠə ˈd̪ˠaːlˠa] ⓘ; [1] plural Teachtaí Dála ), abbreviated as TD (plural TDanna in Irish, [2] TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as Member of ...
Sinn Féin has 36 TDs in the Dáil Éireann (lower house) (most recent election in 2020): Mary Lou McDonald, TD for Dublin Central; Denise Mitchell, TD for Dublin Bay North; Chris Andrews, TD for Dublin Bay South; Louise O'Reilly, TD for Dublin Fingal; Eoin Ó Broin, TD for Dublin Mid-West; Mark Ward, TD for Dublin Mid-West
See Northern Ireland flags issue for more. Northern Ireland ( Irish: Tuaisceart Éireann [ˈt̪ˠuəʃcəɾˠt̪ˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ] ⓘ; [13] Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.
Aontú (Irish: [ˈeːn̪ˠt̪ˠuː]; "Unity") is an all-Ireland political party that was formally launched in January 2019, and operates in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. [8] [9] Ideologically, Aontú is opposed to abortion and combines elements of social conservatism with advocacy for a united Ireland and centre-left economics.
Sinn Féin Front Bench. Sinn Féin is the second largest political party in the Oireachtas and largest in Dáil Éireann. The Sinn Féin leader appoints a team of TDs and Senators to speak for the party on different issues. Their areas of responsibility broadly correspond to those of Government ministers.
The 2020 Irish general election took place on Saturday 8 February, to elect the 33rd Dáil, the lower house of Ireland 's parliament. The election was called following the dissolution of the 32nd Dáil by the president, at the request of the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, on 14 January 2020. The members, Teachtaí Dála (TDs), were elected by single ...
Cavan–Monaghan is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects five deputies ( Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
t. e. There are 39 multi-member electoral districts, known as Dáil constituencies, that elect 160 TDs (members of parliament), to Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas, Ireland 's parliament, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV), to a maximum term of five years.