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Fianna á

[ foil, fahyl ]

noun

  1. a political party in Ireland, organized in 1927 by Eamon De Valera, that was one of the leading parties in the establishment of the Irish republic.


Fianna á

/ ˈfɪənə ˈfɑːl /

noun

  1. one of the major Irish political parties, founded by de Valera in 1926 as a republican party
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Fianna á1

< Irish: Fenians of Ireland
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Fianna á1

from Irish Gaelic Fianna warriors + á of Ireland, from á an ancient and poetic name for Ireland
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Fianna á - the largest party - has formed a government with Fine Gael and a range of independent regional TDs after November's election.

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Fianna á won 48 seats while Fine Gael was third with 38 seats.

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It is not clear how that proposal will go down with Fianna á and Fine Gael.

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Politicians had assembled to nominate Fianna á leader Micheál Martin as the new taoiseach and allow him to be formally appointed to the office by President Michael D Higgins.

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Fianna á and Fine Gael emerged as the largest and third-largest parties respectively following November's election and committed to returning to government together.

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