Leinster House (Irish: Teach Laighean) is the name of the building housing the national parliament of the Republic of Ireland (Irish: Oireachtas Éireann).
The term Leinster House can refer to
The most recognisable part of the complex, and the 'public face' of Leinster House, continues to be the former ducal palace at the core of the complex.
Leinster House was the former ducal residence in Dublin of the Duke of Leinster, and since 1922 served as ...
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Leinster House (Irish: Teach Laighean) is the name of the building housing the national parliament of the Republic of Ireland (Irish: Oireachtas Éireann).
The term Leinster House can refer to
The most recognisable part of the complex, and the 'public face' of Leinster House, continues to be the former ducal palace at the core of the complex.
Leinster House was the former ducal residence in Dublin of the Duke of Leinster, and since 1922 served as the parliament building of the Irish Free State, predecessor state of the modern Irish republic, before which it function as the headquarters of the Royal Dublin Society. The society's famous Dublin Spring Show and Dublin Horse Show were held on its Leinster Lawn, facing Merrion Square. The building is the meeting place of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann, the two houses of the Oireachtas, and as such the term 'Leinster House' has become a metonym for Irish political activities.
Ireland's parliament over the centuries had met in a number of...
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