Talk:Teachta Dála

Page move from TD (parliament)
This article has been renamed as the result of a move request.

I would say this ought to be moved to "Teachta Dála". It needs an admin to do the honours. &mdash; Trilobite (Talk) 09:45, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * I agree - I've listed it on WP:RM. Talrias (t | e | c) 22:29, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. --Kiand 22:33, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Support Blank Verse   &empty;   15:00, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

TD's paycheck
Why isn't there something about how much TDs are paid? There is a salary section in the President of the United States article, why shouldn't there be in this one? I think its most definetly needed, especially as they are quite hightly paid. Olockers (talk) 21:51, 22 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Good point - since your post it has been started. A ref. to historical rates/payments since 1922 with comparative pay scales would be interesting. RashersTierney (talk) 23:10, 16 October 2009 (UTC)


 * This article by Garret FitzGerald from the Irish Times of 10 October 2009 contains some interesting figures :
 * "The salaries of ministers in the governments of the 1920s were fixed at £1,500 a year – the purchasing power of which would today would be around €100,000. After coming to power in 1932, Éamon de Valera reduced this figure by one-third, to about €1,000 a year – about €70,000 in today’s money terms. When I was appointed a minister in 1973 little had changed: At £6,900 the combination of my Dáil allowance and ministerial salary added up to just under €85,000 in today’s money."

TD
Isn't the abbreviation used in Irish as well as English? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.140.57.113 (talk) 14:10, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, since it is in Irish! Updated accordingly. Snappy (talk) 20:20, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

TDanna
(Warning: bikeshedding.) It is useful to state the full Irish plural "Teachtaí Dála" because it's borrowed directly into English, and an English speaker may use it while speaking English. If they want to pluralize TD, they'd naturally do so as "TDs". I would also assume that any Irish speaker would know how to pluralize "TD". In my opinion, mentioning that TD is pluralized as TDanna in Irish is unnecessary, and also makes the entry sentence more difficult to follow. That was my reasoning behind the change, but I won't push the issue. Cheers. —WOFall (talk) 23:51, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I've removed TDs as it follows normally grammar plural rules, but TDanna is unusual in Irish so it should stay. Snappy (talk) 21:12, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'm happy with the compromise. —WOFall (talk) 21:25, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Cool, btw, what does bikeshedding mean? Snappy (talk) 21:44, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Ah, sorry, it's a term (that I probably overuse) popularized by an email. The classic example is that if you look for approval to build a nuclear reactor, few have the expertise and initiative needed to modify your plans, but if you try to build something simple like a bicycle shed, everyone will try to put their personal touch on it. So in context: I'm creating noise and bickering just because I can, when if I really wanted to be useful I'd contribute new content. I didn't explicitly say who I was calling a bike-shedder, but of course I meant myself. —WOFall (talk) 23:38, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

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Audio pronunciation added
As per a request on this talk page, I have uploaded an audio file of the pronunciation of Teachta Dála and removed the request template Joe byrne (talk) 18:26, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

Two Irish Plurals?
The first line is very confusing!:

"A TD (plural TDanna in Irish or TDs in English; in full Teachta Dála, plural Teachtaí Dála)"

Are there two Irish plurals, if so, which one is proper? TDanna or Teachtai Dala? Would an Irish speaker be so kind to clear this first sentence up? — Seanstrain3001 (talk) 13:43, 15 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Teachtaí Dála is the plural of Teachta Dála, and TDanna is the plural of the abbreviated TD. Zacwill  ( talk ) 14:10, 26 February 2020 (UTC)