Editing Irish Republic (section)

===Dáil Éireann===
The central institution of the republic was Dáil Éireann, a [[Unicameralism|unicameral]] assembly formed by the majority of Irish Members of Parliament elected in the [[1918 Irish general election|1918 general election]]. Two further general elections called by the [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]],<ref>Under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was to be the chief executive of both Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. Later, when Southern Ireland was replaced by the Irish Free State, the Lord Lieutenancy was abolished and replaced by a [[Governor of Northern Ireland]].</ref> the head of the British [[Dublin Castle administration]], were treated by nationalists as elections to the Dáil. The [[Second Dáil]] comprised members returned in the [[1921 Irish elections|1921 elections]] for the Parliaments of [[Parliament of Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]] and [[Parliament of Southern Ireland|Southern Ireland]]; the [[Third Dáil]] was elected at the [[1922 Irish general election|1922 general election]] as the "[[Third Dáil#Election of the Third Dáil/Provisional Parliament|provisional parliament]]" of "[[Southern Ireland (1921–22)|Southern Ireland]]", as provided for by the Anglo-Irish Treaty.

At its first meeting the Dáil adopted a brief, provisional constitution known as the [[Dáil Constitution]], as well as a series of basic laws, notably the [[Democratic Programme]]. It also passed a Declaration of Independence.