25th Dáil
| 25th Dáil | |||||||
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| Overview | |||||||
| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||
| Term | 10 March 1987 – 25 May 1989 | ||||||
| Election | 1987 general election | ||||||
| Government | 20th government of Ireland | ||||||
| Members | 166 | ||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Seán Treacy | ||||||
| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey | ||||||
| Tánaiste | Brian Lenihan | ||||||
| Chief Whip | Vincent Brady | ||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Alan Dukes | ||||||
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The 25th Dáil was elected at the 1987 general election on 17 February 1987 and met on 10 March 1987. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. It sat with the 18th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
The 25th Dáil was dissolved by President Patrick Hillery on 25 May 1989, at the request of the Taoiseach Charles Haughey. The 25th Dáil lasted 2 years, 76 days. There were no by-elections during the 25th Dáil.