The Ceann Comhairle of the current Dáil, the Thirty-fourth, is Deputy Verona Murphy. The Cathaoirleach of the current Seanad was Senator Jerry Buttimer until his election to the Dáil.
All the previous and sitting Cinn Comhairle, Leas-Chinn Comhairle and Cathaoirligh are listed below.
Cinn Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
|
Start date |
End date |
21 Jan 1919 | 21 Jan 1919 | |
George Noble Plunkett | 22 Jan 1919 | 22 Jan 1919 |
Seán T. O'Kelly | 1919 | 1921 |
Eoin MacNeill | 1921 | 1922 |
Michael Hayes | 1922 | 1932 |
Frank Fahy | 1932 | 1951 |
Patrick Hogan | 1951 | 1967 |
Cormac Breslin | 1967 | 1973 |
Seán Treacy | 1973 | 1977 |
Joseph Brennan | 1977 | 1980 |
Pádraig Faulkner | 1980 | 1981 |
John O'Connell | 1981 | 1982 |
Tom Fitzpatrick | 1982 | 1987 |
Seán Treacy | 1987 | 1997 |
Séamus Pattison | 1997 | 2002 |
Rory O'Hanlon | 2002 | 2007 |
John O'Donoghue | 2007 | 2009 |
Séamus Kirk | 2009 | 2011 |
Seán Barrett | 2011 | 2016 |
Sean Ó Fearghaíl | 2016 | 2024 |
Verona Murphy | 2024 |
Leas-Chinn Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
|
Start date |
End date |
1919 | 1921 | |
1921 | 1922 | |
1922 | 1927 | |
Séamus Ó Dóláin (James Nicholas Dolan) | 1 July 1927 | 25 August 1927 |
Patrick Hogan | 1927 | 1938 |
1948 | 1951 | |
Fionán Lynch | 1938 | 1943 |
Daniel McMenamin | 1943 | 1944 |
Eamonn O'Neill | 1944 | 1948 |
Cormac Breslin | 1951 | 1967 |
Denis F. Jones | 1967 | 1977 |
Seán Browne | 1977 | 1981 |
James C. Tunney | 1981 | 1982 |
1987 | 1993 | |
John Ryan | 1982 | 1987 |
Joe Jacob | 1993 | 1997 |
Rory O’Hanlon | 1997 | 2002 |
Séamus Pattison | 2002 | 2007 |
Brendan Howlin | 2007 | 2011 |
Michael Kitt | 2011 | 2016 |
Pat “the Cope” Gallagher | 2016 | 2020 |
Catherine Connolly | 2020 | 2024 |
Deputy John McGuinness | 2025 |
Cathaoirligh of Seanad Éireann
|
Start date |
End date |
1922 |
1928 |
|
1928 |
1936 |
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1938 |
1943 |
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1943 |
1948 |
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1948 |
1951 |
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1951 |
1954 |
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1954 |
1957 |
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1957 |
1969 |
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1969 |
1973 |
|
3 Jan 1973 |
1 Jun 1973 |
|
1973 |
1977 |
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1977 |
1981 |
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1981 |
1982 |
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1982 |
1983 |
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1983 |
1987 |
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1987 |
1989 |
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1989 |
1992 |
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1992 |
1995 |
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1995 |
1996 |
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1996 |
1997 |
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1997 |
2002 |
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2002 |
2007 |
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2007 |
2011 |
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2011 |
2016 |
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2016 |
2020 |
|
Mark Daly |
2020 |
2022 |
Jerry Buttimer |
2022 |
2024 |
Mark Daly |
2025 |
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* The final sitting of the Senate of the Free State was held on 19 May 1936. The Senate was abolished on 29 May 1936. The election for the new Senate, set up in accordance with the 1937 Constitution of Ireland, was held on 28 March 1938, and the first sitting was held on 27 April 1938.