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Cathaoirleach

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Presiding officer of Seanad Éireann
This article is about the Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann. For other uses, seeCathaoirleach (disambiguation).

Cathaoirleach of
Seanad Éireann
Incumbent
Mark Daly
since 12 February 2025
Seanad Éireann
StatusPresiding officer
Member of
AppointerElected by the members ofSeanad Éireann
Term lengthNo term limits
Constituting instrumentArticle 15 – Constitution of Ireland
Inaugural holderLord Glenavy
Formation6 December 1922
DeputyLeas-Chathaoirleach
Salary€138,210 annually[1](including €81,206 senator's salary)
WebsiteOfficial website

Thecathaoirleach (/kəˈhɪərləx/ ⓘ;[2]Irish forchairperson; plural:Cathaoirligh) is the chair (orpresiding officer) ofSeanad Éireann, the sixty-member upper house of theOireachtas, the legislature ofIreland. The current cathaoirleach isFianna Fáil senatorMark Daly, who has held the office since 12 February 2025.

Powers and functions

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The cathaoirleach is the sole judge of order, and has a range of powers and functions, namely:[3]

  • Calls on members to speak and all speeches must be addressed to the Chair.
  • Puts such questions to the House as are required, supervises Divisions and declares the results.
  • Has authority to suppress disorder, to enforce prompt obedience to Rulings and may order members to withdraw from the House or name them for suspension by the House itself for a period.
  • In the case of great disorder can suspend or adjourn the House.

The cathaoirleach is also anex officio member of theCouncil of State, which advises thepresident of Ireland in the exercise of their discretionary powers, and of thePresidential Commission, which performs the powers and functions of the office of president in their absence.

List of office-holders

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Cathaoirleach

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This list includes thepanel (since 1938) andpolitical affiliation of each cathaoirleach, as well as thenumber of the Seanad and time they spent in the position.

SeanadName[4]
(Birth–Death)		PortraitTerm of officePartyPanel
1922Lord Glenavy
(1851–1931)		6 December 19226 December 1928IndependentN/A
1925
1928Thomas Westropp Bennett
(1867–1962)		6 December 192819 May 1936[5]Cumann na nGaedhealN/A
1931
1934Fine Gael
2ndSeán Gibbons
(1883–1952)		27 April 1938[5]8 September 1943Fianna FáilAgricultural Panel
3rd
4thSeán Goulding
(1877–1959)		8 September 194321 April 1948Fianna FáilIndustrial and Commercial Panel
(1943–1944)
5thAdministrative Panel
(1944–1948)
6thTimothy O'Donovan
(1881–1957)		21 April 194814 August 1951Fine GaelAgricultural Panel
7thLiam Ó Buachalla
(1899–1970)		14 August 195122 July 1954Fianna FáilCultural and Educational Panel
8thPatrick Baxter
(1891–1959)		22 July 195422 May 1957Clann na TalmhanAgricultural Panel
9thLiam Ó Buachalla
(1899–1970)		22 May 19575 November 1969Fianna FáilCultural and Educational Panel
10th
11th
12thMichael Yeats
(1921–2007)		5 November 19693 January 1973Fianna FáilCultural and Educational Panel
Micheál Cranitch
(1912–1999)		3 January 19731 June 1973Fianna FáilNominated by the Taoiseach
13thJames Dooge
(1922–2010)		1 June 197327 October 1977Fine GaelIndustrial and Commercial Panel
14thSéamus Dolan
(1914–2010)		27 October 19778 October 1981Fianna FáilLabour Panel
15thCharles McDonald
(born 1935)		8 October 198113 May 1982Fine GaelAgricultural Panel
16thTras Honan
(1930–2023)		13 May 198223 February 1983Fianna FáilAdministrative Panel
17thPatrick J. Reynolds
(1920–2003)		23 February 198325 April 1987Fine GaelIndustrial and Commercial Panel
18thTras Honan
(1930–2023)		25 April 19871 November 1989Fianna FáilAdministrative Panel
19thSeán Doherty
(1944–2005)		1 November 198923 January 1992Fianna FáilAdministrative Panel
Seán Fallon
(1937–1995)		23 January 19924 July 1995Fianna FáilIndustrial and Commercial Panel
20th
Liam Naughten
(1944–1996)		12 July 199516 November 1996Fine GaelAgricultural Panel
Liam T. Cosgrave
(born 1956)		27 November 199617 September 1997Fine GaelIndustrial and Commercial Panel
21stBrian Mullooly
(born 1935)		17 September 199712 September 2002Fianna FáilLabour Panel
22ndRory Kiely
(1934–2018)		12 September 200213 September 2007Fianna FáilAgricultural Panel
23rdPat Moylan
(born 1946)		13 September 200725 May 2011Fianna FáilAgricultural Panel
24thPaddy Burke
(born 1955)		25 May 20118 June 2016Fine GaelAgricultural Panel
25thDenis O'Donovan
(born 1955)		8 June 201629 June 2020Fianna FáilAgricultural Panel
26thMark Daly
(born 1973)		29 June 202016 December 2022Fianna FáilAdministrative Panel
Jerry Buttimer
(born 1967)		16 December 202230 November 2024Fine GaelLabour Panel
27thMark Daly
(born 1973)		12 February 2025IncumbentFianna FáilAdministrative Panel

Leas-Chathaoirleach

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The cathaoirleach's deputy is theleas-chathaoirleach.

SeanadName
(Birth–Death)		PortraitTerm of officePartyPanel
1922James G. Douglas
(1887–1954)		12 December 19229 December 1925IndependentN/A
1925Thomas Westropp Bennett
(1867–1962)		9 December 192512 December 1928Cumann na nGaedhealN/A
1928Patrick W. Kenny
(died 1931)		12 December 192822 April 1931Cumann na nGaedhealN/A
Patrick Hooper
(died 1931)		6 May 19316 September 1931IndependentN/A
1931Michael F. O'Hanlon
(1890–1967)		20 January 193212 December 1934Cumann na nGaedhealN/A
1934Michael Comyn
(1871–1952)		12 December 193424 February 1936Fianna FáilN/A
David Robinson
(1882–1943)		11 March 193619 May 1936[5]Fianna FáilN/A
2ndPádraic Ó Máille
(1878–1946)		11 May 193830 November 1938Fianna FáilAgricultural Panel
3rdMichael Tierney
(1894–1975)		30 November 193827 October 1943Fine GaelNational University of Ireland
4th27 October 194318 August 1944
5thTimothy O'Donovan
(1881–1957)		18 August 194421 April 1948Fine GaelAgricultural Panel
6thSeán Goulding
(1877–1959)		21 April 194814 August 1951Fianna FáilAdministrative Panel
7thTimothy O'Donovan
(1881–1957)		7 November 195127 July 1954Fine GaelAgricultural Panel
8thLiam Ó Buachalla
(1899–1970)		27 July 195429 May 1957Fianna FáilCultural and Educational Panel
9thPatrick Baxter
(1891–1959)		29 May 19573 April 1959Clann na TalmhanAgricultural Panel
John O'Donovan
(1908–1982)		30 May 19593 January 1962Fine GaelCultural and Educational Panel
10thPatrick Lindsay
(1914–1993)		3 January 196230 June 1965Fine GaelIndustrial and Commercial Panel
11thJames Dooge
(1922–2010)		30 June 196512 November 1969Fine GaelLabour Panel
12th12 November 196920 June 1973Industrial and Commercial Panel
13thEvelyn Owens
(1931–2010)		20 June 19732 November 1977LabourLabour Panel
14thJoe McCartin
(born 1939)		2 November 197712 July 1979Fine GaelAgricultural Panel
Charles McDonald
(born 1935)		18 July 197913 May 1982Fine GaelAgricultural Panel
15thSéamus Dolan
(1914–2010)		9 October 198119 May 1982Fianna FáilLabour Panel
16thCharles McDonald
(born 1935)		19 May 19829 March 1983Fine GaelAgricultural Panel
17thTras Honan
(1930–2023)		9 March 198325 April 1987Fianna FáilAdministrative Panel
18thCharles McDonald

(born 1935)

20 May 19878 November 1989Fine GaelAgricultural Panel
19thLiam Naughten
(1944–1996)		8 November 198925 February 1993Fine GaelAgricultural Panel
20th25 February 199312 July 1995
Brian Mullooly
(born 1935)		19 July 199518 September 1997Fianna FáilLabour Panel
21stLiam T. Cosgrave
(born 1956)		18 September 199713 September 2002Fine GaelIndustrial and Commercial Panel
22ndPaddy Burke
(born 1955)		13 September 200213 September 2007Fine GaelAgricultural Panel
23rd13 September 200725 May 2011
24thDenis O'Donovan
(born 1955)		25 May 20118 June 2016Fianna FáilIndustrial and Commercial Panel
25thPaul Coghlan
(1944–2023)		15 June 201627 March 2020Fine GaelIndustrial and Commercial Panel
26thJerry Buttimer
(born 1967)		7 July 202021 August 2020Fine GaelLabour Panel
Joe O'Reilly
(born 1955)		22 August 202016 December 2022Fine GaelLabour Panel
Mark Daly
(born 1973)		16 December 202212 February 2025Fianna FáilAdministrative Panel
27thMaria Byrne19 February 2025IncumbentFine GaelAgricultural Panel

See also

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References

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  1. ^"TDs and Senators salaries".Houses of the Oireachtas. 5 March 2025. Retrieved9 April 2025.
  2. ^For the pronunciation in Irish, seehereArchived 27 July 2020 at theWayback Machine.
  3. ^"Cathaoirleach". Houses of the Oireachtas.Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved20 January 2019.
  4. ^"Former Cinn Comhairle and Cathaoirligh". Houses of the Oireachtas.Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved20 January 2019.
  5. ^abcThe final sitting ofSeanad Éireann of theIrish Free State was held on 19 May 1936. The Seanad was abolished on 29 May 1936. The election for the new Seanad, set up in accordance with the 1937Constitution of Ireland, was held on 28 March 1938, and the first sitting was held on 27 April 1938.

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