Ceann Comhairle

Etymology
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Pronunciation

 * Irish Gaelic:
 * Anglicised:

Noun

 * 1) The speaker of Dáil Éireann
 * 2) * "Office Holders", Oireachtas website:
 * Find out more about the current office holders below or see a list of all former Cinn Comhairle and Cathaoirligh.
 * 1) * 2017 May 23, Catherine Lynch, Eoin O’Malley, Theresa Reidy, David M. Farrell and Jane Suiter, "Dáil reforms since 2011: Pathway to power for the ‘puny’ parliament?" Administration Volume 65: Issue 2, pp.37–57 (DOI 10.1515/admin-2017-0014) at p.50:
 * Cinn Comhairlí have long been criticised for being ‘creatures of the government’ by virtue of their direct appointment by the Taoiseach.
 * 1) * 2017, December 21, Report of the Forum on Parliamentary Privilege : As made to the Ceann Comhairle, Mr Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD (Oireachtas) §3.10
 * The Chair of the Forum also met with former Cinn Comhairligh Rory O’Hanlon, Séamus Kirk and Seán Barrett to discuss freedom of debate in Dáil Éireann.
 * The Chair of the Forum also met with former Cinn Comhairligh Rory O’Hanlon, Séamus Kirk and Seán Barrett to discuss freedom of debate in Dáil Éireann.