• On becoming the Duke of Leinster in 1776 (Dublin and Kildare are in the province of Leinster) the house was renamed Leinster House.
  • Live video and updates from proceedings in Leinster House, including Dáil Éireann, Seanad Éireann and Oireachtas Committees.
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  • Leinster House is steeped in history; it was originally known as Kildare House after James Fitzgerald the Earl of Kildare who commissioned it to be built in 1745.
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    Leinster House was built between 1745 and 1748 in central Dublin’s Merrion Square.
  • Leinster House, which still stands in Dublin, influenced James Hoban/s design of the President's House. Today, it houses the Oireachtas (national legislature).
  • Architect: Richard Cassels Leinster House was designed by Richard Cassels in 1745 for the Earls of Kildare and Leinster, The Fitzgeralds.
  • Leinster House was originally built as a town dwelling in 1745, the largest in its time, for the 20th Earl of Kildare to a design by Richard Castle.
  • Leinster House (Irish: Teach Laighean) is the seat of the Oireachtas, the national parliament of Republic of Ireland.