Exhausted Member of the Dail broken by Ireland (5)
I believe the answer is:
tired
'exhausted member' is the definition.
'tired' can be an answer for 'exhausted' (exhausted can mean very tired). I'm unsure of the 'member' bit.
'the dail broken by ireland' is the wordplay.
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'dail' becomes 'd' (this might be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'broken by' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters break into the word).
'ireland' becomes 'ire' (abbreviation).
't'+'d'='td'
'td' enclosing 'ire' is 'TIRED'.
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tired that I've seen before include "In need of rest" , "getting bored" , "Played out" , "Dressed once" , "Whacked" .)