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The title "King of Ireland" was created by an act of the Irish Parliament in 1541, replacing the Lordship of Ireland, which had existed since 1171, with the Kingdom of Ireland. British monarchs: An Irish groat depicting Philip and Mary. Henry VIII (1542–1547); Lord of Ireland 1509–1542; made king by the Crown of Ireland Act 1542
January 1910 United Kingdom general election in Ireland ← 1906 15–28 January 1910 (1910-01-15 – 1910-01-28) December 1910 → 103 seats for Ireland of the 670 seats in the House of Commons First party Second party Third party Leader John Redmond Edward Carson William O'Brien Party Irish Parliamentary Irish Unionist All-for-Ireland Leader since 1900 1910 15 January 1910 Leader's seat ...
President of Dáil Éireann / President of the Irish Republic [a] N/A: Ministry: Irish Republic: Dáil Constitution: 21 January 1919 – 6 December 1922 / 26 August 1921 – 6 December 1922 Chairman of the Provisional Government: N/A: Provisional Government: Southern Ireland: Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922: 3 May 1921 – 6 December 1922
11 September – English-born actor-aviator Robert Loraine made an aeroplane flight from Wales across the Irish Sea but landed some 200 feet (60 metres) short of the Irish coast in Dublin Bay. [3] [4] 20 October – RMS Olympic was launched at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast. At 45,324 gross tons, she was the largest ship afloat.
This is a list of records relating to the Oireachtas, the national parliament of Ireland, which consists of the President of Ireland, and two Houses, Dáil Éireann, a house of representatives whose members are known as Teachtaí Dála or TDs, and Seanad Éireann, a senate whose members are known as senators.
The Irish component of the December 1910 United Kingdom general election took place between 3 and 19 December, concurrently with the polls in Great Britain. Though the national result was a deadlock between the Conservatives and the Liberals, the result in Ireland was, as was the trend by now, a large victory for the Irish Parliamentary Party.
While both Irish and British citizens resident in the state may vote in Dáil elections, only Irish citizens, who must be at least eighteen years of age, may vote in the election of the President. The presidency is open to all citizens of the state who are at least 35. A candidate must be nominated by one of the following:
This is a list of public-representative office-holders in Ireland.It includes both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, as well as offices within the Lordship of Ireland (1171–1542), the Kingdom of Ireland (1542–1800) and for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922).