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Dictionary of Irish Politics

  • Áras an Uachtaráin – Irish president's official residence (see Uachtarán na hÉireann)
  • change – more of the same
  • Bunreacht na hÉireann – Constitution of Ireland
  • cumann – (define)
  • cute hoor ("clever whore") – a conniving, calculating person; usually pejorative, sometimes cynically admiring; see stroke politics
  • Dáil – short form of Dáil Éireann
  • Dáil Éireann – lower house of Irish parliament
  • Éire – the word "Ireland" in Irish
  • Éireann – the word "Ireland" in Irish
  • Gaeltacht – region or district containing many Irish speakers
  • garda – Irish police officer ("guard"), (plural: gardaí)
  • Garda Síochána – Irish police force ("guardians of the peace")
  • HSE – Health Service Executive (define)
  • junior minister – (define)
  • Leinster House – Irish parliament building
  • minister – senior minister (see also junior minister and super junior minister (distinguish between))
  • Oireachtas – Irish parliament
  • programme for government – (define)
  • pro-life – anti-abortion
  • Regional Independent Group – Dáil group of seven Independent members of parliament (expand)
  • Seanad – short form of Seanad Éireann
  • Seanad Éireann – Senate of Ireland: upper house of Irish parliament
  • stroke politics – a cynical, irregular, self interested, and dubious ploy to bolster a politician's career or a political party's fortunes; to reward supporters, benefactors, favourites, or constituents; machine politics; cronyism; chicanery; corruption; sleaze; to pull off a "stroke" or calculating wile
  • super junior minister – (define)
  • tánaiste – Irish deputy prime minister
  • taoiseach – Irish prime minister
  • teachta dála (TD) – member of Irish parliament (MP) (plural: teachtaí dála)
  • technical group – political marriage of convenience between individual, independent teachtaí dála (members of parliament) grouped together to acquire additional parliamentary rights normally granted to a political party
  • uachtarán – president
  • Uachtarán na hÉireann – President of Ireland

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