Ceann Comhairle

English Etymology From en ga ceann head + ga comhairle [of] council. Pronunciation Irish Gaelic: ga /caːn̪ˠ ˈkoːɾʲlʲə/ Anglicised: en /kjaʊn ˈkoɹlə/ Noun Cinn Comhairle Cinn Comhairlí Cinn Comhairligh s 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. en November 20 2016 Philip Ryan https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/ff-deputies-complain-about-ceann-comhairle-in-speaking-row-35229840.html FF deputies complain about Ceann Comhairle in speaking row Sunday Independent Dublin A senior Oireachtas source insisted that Mr O Fearghail was "one of the fairest" Ceann Comhairles to hold the office. https://web.archive.org/web/20170430031238/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/ff-deputies-complain-about-ceann-comhairle-in-speaking-row-35229840.html 30 April 2017 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.