The Irish Republic (Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann or Saorstát Éireann) [1] was a revolutionary state that declared its independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in …

Ireland (Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), [a] is a country in Northwestern Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland, …

In 1949, only 26 counties explicitly became a republic under the terms of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948, definitively ending its tenuous membership of the British Commonwealth. In 1973 …

The island of Ireland comprises the Republic of Ireland, which is a sovereign country, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland endured a hard …

Jan 24, 2025 · Costello introduced the Republic of Ireland Act, which repealed the External Relations Act of 1936 and ended the fiction of Commonwealth membership. The act took …

Jan 21, 2019 · Today Northern Ireland (part of the UK) and the Republic of Ireland (an independent country) make up the island of Ireland. But that wasn't always the case.

Feb 1, 2025 · Ireland is a country of western Europe occupying five-sixths of the westernmost major island of the British Isles. The country is noted for a rich heritage of culture and tradition …

The 'Proclamation of the Republic' was read by Patrick Pearse in front of the General Post Office in Dublin at 12.45 pm on Easter Monday, 24th April 1916. The document was a formal …

The state known today as the Republic of Ireland came into being when twenty-six of the traditional counties of Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom (UK) in 1922. The remaining …

The country is sometimes called the Republic of Ireland to distinguish it from the island. It is a member of the European Union. The republic's capital is Dublin. Cork is the second largest …