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Leinster House, since 1922, is the home of the Irish parliament - Oireachtas Éireann -, and owes its name to the Dukes of Leinster who used to live in the mansion. There are two Houses in the irish parliament, the Dáil Éireann (the House of Representatives) and the Seanad Éireann (the Senate); both Houses meet in this house.
Tours of the house are possible, theorethicaly, but they are not so easy to "get", unnless you plan your visit well in advance. If you don't live in Ireland you need to contact your local Irish Embassy or Honorary Consular Representative, who will in turn contact the Events Desk of the Oireachtas Éireann and make a reservation for you.
Updated Aug 27, 2008
Address: Kildare Street
Phone: 353-1 677-0095
Website: http://www.irlgov.ie/oireachtas/tour/kildare.htm
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Continue up this street to see the Dail (parliament Building) It was built by the Duke of Leinster who moved from the then fashionable North side to the unfashionable south side to prove that he was so important that where he went fashion and society would follow, so he moved from the fashionable North side to the lowly south side). And he was proven right.
Written Dec 11, 2003
Address: Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 353-1 677-0095
Website: http://www.irlgov.ie/oireachtas/tour/kildare.htm
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Leinster House is where the Government sit. The Irish Parliament (Oireachtas). The lower house, the Dail, and the upper house is the Seanad. Erected in 1745 for the Duke of Leinster, and designed by Richard Cassels . Two American presidents, John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton visited Leinster House. For more details check out the website. You can take tours when the house is not sitting, but you must book in advance.
Updated May 24, 2003
Address: Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 353-1 677-0095
Website: http://www.irlgov.ie/oireachtas/tour/kildare.htm
Leinster House is the home of the two houses of the Irish Oireachtas (parliament), the Lower House, the Dáil, and the upper house, the Seanad. Built in 1745 for the Duke of Leinster, the house was sold to the Royal Dublin Society in 1815 who in turn sold it to the State in 1924. Designed by Richard Cassels it was to look like a townhouse from the Kildare Street side and a county house from Merrion Square. It stands between the National Library and the National Museum.
Written Mar 8, 2003
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Irish Parliment Building.
Written Jul 7, 2006
Address: Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 353-1 677-0095
Website: www.irlgov.ie/oireachtas/tour/kildare.htm
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