title: Teachta Dála
text: A Teachta Dála, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament.  Usually only the initials TD are used, after the person's name.
  
  The letters are used in the same way that MP is used to show that someone is a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
  
  Related pages
  Member of Parliament
  
  Politics of Ireland