8th Dáil

OverviewLegislative bodyDáil ÉireannJurisdictionIrish Free StateMeeting placeLeinster HouseTerm8 February 1933 – 14 June 1937Election1933 general electionGovernment7th executive councilMembers153Ceann ComhairleFrank FahyPresident of the Executive CouncilÉamon de ValeraVice-President of the Executive CouncilSeán T. O'KellyChief WhipPatrick LittleLeader of the OppositionW. T. CosgraveSessions

The 8th Dáil was elected at the 1933 general election on 24 January 1933 and met on 8 February 1933. The members of Dáil Éireann, the Chamber of Deputies of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State, are known as TDs. Initially, it was one of two houses of the Oireachtas, sitting with the First Seanad constituted as the 1931 Seanad and the 1934 Seanad. From 29 May 1936, it was the sole house of the Oireachtas, after the disbandment of Seanad Éireann under the Constitution (Amendment No. 24) Act 1936. From 11 December 1936, it had the sole legislative functions in the State, after the role of the king (represented by the Governor-General) was removed for domestic purposes under the Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936. On 14 June 1937, the 8th Dáil approved the draft text of the Constitution of Ireland.

The 8th Dáil was dissolved by the Ceann ComhairleFrank Fahy on 14 June 1937 on the direction of the Executive Council. The 8th Dáil lasted 4 years, 126 days. The draft text of the Constitution of Ireland was approved in a plebiscite on 1 July, the same date as the 1937 general election.