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1937 A Presidential Commission (made up the Irish Chief Justice, the Speaker of Dil ireann and the President of the High Court) assumes the powers of the new presidency of Ireland pending the election of the first president in June 1937. February 5 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a plan to enlarge the Supreme Court of the United States. July 22 - New Deal: The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States. www.knowallabout.com /1/19/1937.html   (967 words)

ireacht The Promh ire was upgraded to President of the Republic (ie, full head of state) by a constitutional amendment proposed by Eamon de Valera and adopted by Dil ireann in August 1921. Consisted of a Priomh ire (or prime minister, also called 'President of Dil ireann') and ministers. ireacht: The name of the cabinet or ministry in the Dil Constitution passed by the First Dil of the Irish Republic in January 1919. knowallabout.com /a/ai/aireacht.html   (103 words)

Ireland The taoiseach (prime minister) is appointed by the president on the nomination of the Dil and must resign if he or she loses the majority support of the Dil. The national parliament (Oireachtas) consists of the president (an tUachtarn) and two chambers: a house of representatives (Dil ireann) and a senate (Seanad ireann). Mary Robinson was the first woman to serve (199097) as president; her successor, Mary McAleese, was the first resident of Northern Ireland to be elected. homepage.eircom.net /~petecassidy/html/ireland.html   (3639 words)

The Hutchinson Dictionary of World History: Republic of Ireland@ HighBeam Research The 1937 constitution provides for a president, elected by universal suffrage for a seven-year term, and a two-chamber national parliament, consisting of a senate, Seanad ireann, and a house of representatives, Dil ireann, both serving five-year terms. The senate has 60 members, 11 nominated by the prime minister... www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:67714736&refid=ip_almanac_hf   (178 words)

Project: Ireland The president of Ireland is the head of state and is elected by direct popular vote for a 7-year term. This official is nominated by the lower house and appointed by the president. All of the judges of these courts are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the government. www.bergen.org /AAST/Projects/Countries/Ireland/igov.html   (533 words)

Oireachtas ireann Oireachtas ireann (pronounced 'or-och-tas air-inn') is the collective parliamentary name given to the President of Ireland and both houses of Parliament, Dil ireann and Seanad ireann. knowallabout.com /o/oi/oireachtas_eireann.html   (60 words)

ECMI . Minority Ombudspersons : collection of materials By the President with the approval of Assembly for five years, may be re-elected (art. Proposed by the President and approved by three-fifths of Parliament. Ombudsman against Racism (The President of the Federal Commission against Racism) www.ecmi.de /doc/ombudsman/collection_framework.html   (1887 words)

Labour Youth - News - Latest Although the turnout was not as large as was hoped, the march, led by USI president Ben Archibald, was considered a success and there was a large Labour Youth presence with banners on show from Dun Laoghaire, Cork, and Trinity College. The Protest took place in Dublin culminating in the protestors standing outside Dil ireann showing the solidarity of Irish Colleges, USI and Teachers Unions in their opposition to the government's sale of education. On Tuesday November 30th the Union of Students in Ireland held a protest against the reintroduction of third level fees and the governments plans suggested in the recent OECD report. www.fairsociety.com /youth/news/index/20041206124323.html   (348 words)

Ireland The taoiseach (prime minister) is appointed by the president on the nomination of the Dil and must resign if he or she loses the majority support of the Dil. The national parliament (Oireachtas) consists of the president (an tUachtarn) and two chambers: a house of representatives (Dil ireann) and a senate (Seanad ireann). Mary Robinson was the first woman to serve (199097) as president; her successor, Mary McAleese, was the first resident of Northern Ireland to be elected. homepage.eircom.net /~petecassidy/html/ireland.html   (3639 words)

1937 A Presidential Commission (made up the Irish Chief Justice, the Speaker of Dil ireann and the President of the High Court) assumes the powers of the new presidency of Ireland pending the election of the first president in June 1937. June/July - Dil ireann debates and passes the draft new constitution of ire, to be called Bunreacht na hireann. May - Dil ireann passes the Executive Authority (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1937 which retrospectively abolished the office of Governor-General of the Irish Free State. www.knowallabout.com /1/19/1937.html   (967 words)

National legal fundaments in Ireland (2) The appointment of a person to be the Ombudsman shall be made by the President upon resolution passed by Dil ireann and by Seanad ireann recommending the appointment of the person. (b) may be removed from office by the President but shall not be removed from office except for stated misbehaviour, incapacity or bankruptcy and then only upon resolutions passed by Dil ireann and by Seanad ireann calling for his removal, www.omineurope.info /uk/gesetz_ireland_uk.htm   (967 words)

National legal fundaments in Ireland (2) The appointment of a person to be the Ombudsman shall be made by the President upon resolution passed by Dil ireann and by Seanad ireann recommending the appointment of the person. (b) may be removed from office by the President but shall not be removed from office except for stated misbehaviour, incapacity or bankruptcy and then only upon resolutions passed by Dil ireann and by Seanad ireann calling for his removal, www.omineurope.info /uk/gesetz_ireland_uk.htm   (3126 words)

ireacht The Promh ire was upgraded to President of the Republic (ie, full head of state) by a constitutional amendment proposed by Eamon de Valera and adopted by Dil ireann in August 1921. Consisted of a Priomh ire (or prime minister, also called 'President of Dil ireann') and ministers. ireacht: The name of the cabinet or ministry in the Dil Constitution passed by the First Dil of the Irish Republic in January 1919. knowallabout.com /a/ai/aireacht.html   (103 words)

Patrick Hillery A Taoiseach is chosen by a vote of Dil ireann and only after that appointed by the President. It is worth noting that the President of Ireland cannot ask someone to form a government. Under Article 13.2.2., where a Taoiseach in such circumstances requests a parliamentary dissolution, the President may "in his absolute discretion" refuse that request, forcing the Taoiseach back to the only other option, resignation. www.knowallabout.com /p/pa/patrick_hillery.html   (2309 words)

Taoiseach Online Research :: Information about Taoiseach The Taoiseach is appointed by the President of Ireland upon the nomination of Dil ireann (the lower house of parliament), and must, while he or she remains in office, enjoy the confidence of the DÃ¥il. The modern position of Taoiseach was established by the 1937 Constitution of Ireland, to replace the position of President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State of the 1922-1937 Irish Free State. Under the Constitution of Ireland the Taoiseach must be appointed from among the members of DÃ¥il Éireann. in-northcarolina.com /search/Taoiseach.html   (1201 words)

Liam Cosgrave It suffered the its first electoral defeat, when its odds on favourite in the June 1973 presidential election, Tom Higgins, was surprisingly defeated by the Fianna Fil candidate, Erskine Hamilton Childers, who became President of Ireland. The son of W.T. Cosgrave (who served as the first President of the Executive Council (prime minister) from 1922-1932), Liam Cosgrave entered Irish politics, becoming a TD in Dil ireann in 1944, when his father retired. Cosgrave's determination to support government anti-territorist legislation in votes in the Dil in the face of outright opposition from his party, almost cost him his leadership. www.knowallabout.com /l/li/liam_cosgrave.html   (745 words)

Brian Lenihan Brian Lenihan (17 November 1930 - 1 November 1995) was a senior Irish Fianna Fil politician, Tnaiste of the Republic of Ireland (1987-1990) and a defeated candidate for the office of President of Ireland. In his absence he was re-elected to the Dil in the snap 1989 general election, after which, though retaining the post of Tnaiste he was moved to the physically less demanding post of Minister of Defence. Lenihan contested his first general election, unsuccessfully, in 1954 and was appointed to Seanad ireann in 1957 by Taoiseach Eamon de Valera. www.knowallabout.com /b/br/brian_lenihan.html   (2630 words)

ireacht The Promh ire was upgraded to President of the Republic (ie, full head of state) by a constitutional amendment proposed by Eamon de Valera and adopted by Dil ireann in August 1921. ireacht : The name of the cabinet or ministry in the Dil Constitution passed by the First Dil of the Irish Republic in January 1919. The ireacht and the entire republican system of government was replaced by the Irish Free State in 1922. www.enlightenweb.net /a/ai/aireacht.html   (2630 words)

The Hutchinson Dictionary of World History: Republic of Ireland@ HighBeam Research The 1937 constitution provides for a president, elected by universal suffrage for a seven-year term, and a two-chamber national parliament, consisting of a senate, Seanad ireann, and a house of representatives, Dil ireann, both serving five-year terms. The senate has 60 members, 11 nominated by the prime minister... www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:67714736&refid=ip_almanac_hf   (178 words)

The Hutchinson Dictionary of World History: Republic of Ireland@ HighBeam Research The 1937 constitution provides for a president, elected by universal suffrage for a seven-year term, and a two-chamber national parliament, consisting of a senate, Seanad ireann, and a house of representatives, Dil ireann, both serving five-year terms. Country occupying the main part of the island of Ireland, in northwest Europe. It is bounded to the east by the Irish Sea, south and west by the Atlantic Ocean, and northeast by Northern Ireland. www.highbeam.com /doc/1P1:67714736/Republic+of+Ireland.html?refid=ip_hf   (191 words)

Executive Council of the Irish Free State Online Research :: Information about Executive Council of the Irish Free State The President of the Executive was appointed by the Governor-General after being nominated by Dil ireann (Irish Free State), the lower house of the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State (parliament), and the remaining cabinet ministers were nominated by the President. The Irish Free State had the status of a Dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations and the Irish Executive Council derived its name from organs of government found in other dominions. Formally, the role of the Executive Council was to "aid and advise" the Governor-General of the Irish Free State who would exercise the executive authority on behalf of the Monarchy in the Irish Free State. in-northcarolina.com /search/Executive_Council_of_the_Irish_Free_State.html   (1085 words)

Executive Council of the Irish Free State Online Research :: Information about Executive Council of the Irish Free State The President of the Executive was appointed by the Governor-General after being nominated by Dil ireann (Irish Free State), the lower house of the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State (parliament), and the remaining cabinet ministers were nominated by the President. Formally, the role of the Executive Council was to "aid and advise" the Governor-General of the Irish Free State who would exercise the executive authority on behalf of the Monarchy in the Irish Free State. The Executive Council (Irish language : Ard-Chomhairle) was the Cabinet (government) and de facto Executive branch branch of government of the 1922- 1937 Irish Free State. in-northcarolina.com /search/Executive_Council_of_the_Irish_Free_State.html   (1085 words)

Executive Council of the Irish Free State Online Research :: Information about Executive Council of the Irish Free State The President of the Executive was appointed by the Governor-General after being nominated by Dil ireann (Irish Free State), the lower house of the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State (parliament), and the remaining cabinet ministers were nominated by the President. The Irish Free State had the status of a Dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations and the Irish Executive Council derived its name from organs of government found in other dominions. Formally, the role of the Executive Council was to "aid and advise" the Governor-General of the Irish Free State who would exercise the executive authority on behalf of the Monarchy in the Irish Free State. in-northcarolina.com /search/Executive_Council_of_the_Irish_Free_State.html   (1085 words)

Executive Council of the Irish Free State Online Research :: Information about Executive Council of the Irish Free State The President of the Executive was appointed by the Governor-General after being nominated by Dil ireann (Irish Free State), the lower house of the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State (parliament), and the remaining cabinet ministers were nominated by the President. Formally, the role of the Executive Council was to "aid and advise" the Governor-General of the Irish Free State who would exercise the executive authority on behalf of the Monarchy in the Irish Free State. The Irish Free State had the status of a Dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations and the Irish Executive Council derived its name from organs of government found in other dominions. in-northcarolina.com /search/Executive_Council_of_the_Irish_Free_State.html   (1085 words)

Oireachtas ireann Oireachtas ireann (pronounced 'or-och-tas air-inn') is the collective parliamentary name given to the President of Ireland and both houses of Parliament, Dil ireann and Seanad ireann. knowallabout.com /o/oi/oireachtas_eireann.html   (1085 words)

Labour Youth - News - Latest Although the turnout was not as large as was hoped, the march, led by USI president Ben Archibald, was considered a success and there was a large Labour Youth presence with banners on show from Dun Laoghaire, Cork, and Trinity College. The Protest took place in Dublin culminating in the protestors standing outside Dil ireann showing the solidarity of Irish Colleges, USI and Teachers Unions in their opposition to the government's sale of education. On Tuesday November 30th the Union of Students in Ireland held a protest against the reintroduction of third level fees and the governments plans suggested in the recent OECD report. www.fairsociety.com /youth/news/index/20041206124323.html   (348 words)

Oireachtas ireann Oireachtas ireann (pronounced 'or-och-tas air-inn') is the collective parliamentary name given to the President of Ireland and both houses of Parliament, Dil ireann and Seanad ireann. knowallabout.com /o/oi/oireachtas_eireann.html   (60 words)

Dil ireann Three years of mounting armed conflict ended with the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by representatives of the British Government and plenipotentiaries appointed by the President of the Republic, Eamon de Valera. The first Dil was constituted in Dublin on January 21, 1919, after the republican Sinn Fin movement had won 73 of Ireland's 105 seats in the British House of Commons in the previous month's general election. Anyone who is a citizen of Ireland and over 21 years of age is eligible to run for election as a TD but, as with most democracies, Irish elections tend to have many candidates running for the limited number of seats. www.enlightenweb.net /d/da/dail_eireann_2.html   (725 words)

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