Ceann Comhairle

English

Etymology

From Irish ceann (“head”) + comhairle (“[of] council”).

Pronunciation

• Irish Gaelic: IPA^(key): /caːn̪ˠ ˈkoːɾʲlʲə/
• Anglicised: IPA^(key): /kjaʊn ˈkoɹlə/

Noun

Ceann Comhairle (plural Cinn Comhairle or Cinn Comhairlí or Cinn Comhairligh or Ceann Comhairles)

1. The speaker of Dáil Éireann
   • "Office Holders", Oireachtas website:

     Find out more about the current office holders below or see a list of all former Cinn Comhairle and Cathaoirligh.

   • 2016 November 20, Philip Ryan, “FF deputies complain about Ceann Comhairle in speaking row”, in Sunday Independent, Dublin:

     A senior Oireachtas source insisted that Mr O Fearghail was "one of the fairest" Ceann Comhairles to hold the office.

   • 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.

   • 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.