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Section 2 of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 states, "It is hereby declared that the description of the State shall be the Republic of Ireland." The 1948 Act does not name the state "Republic of Ireland", because to have done so would have put it in conflict with the Constitution. [23] The government of the United Kingdom used the name "Eire ...
Cúla4 (Irish: Cúla Ceathair) is an Irish language programming block and a stand-alone television channel for Irish-speaking children in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is operated by the Irish broadcaster TG4. The channel airs from 6am to 7:54pm, timesharing with TG4 +1 (which starts at 8pm).
The GDP of the Republic of Ireland as of 2021 was €423.5 billion (nominal), [226] and in Northern Ireland in 2021, it was £52 billion (GVA Balanced). [227] The GDP per capita in the Republic of Ireland was €84,049.9 (nominal) as of 2021, [226] and in Northern Ireland 2021 was £27,154 (GVA Balanced). [227]
An official licence was granted for the satellite service in 1997 at which time digital broadcasts began making this the first digital television channel in Ireland beating RTÉ by years. During the UHF years while the station was not airing its own content they would broadcast a relay of UK Channel 5 .
The location of Ireland An enlargeable map of the Republic of Ireland. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ireland: Republic of Ireland – country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island.
In 1973, both the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, with Northern Ireland as part of it, joined the European Economic Community. Following a referendum vote in 2016, the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland included, left the European Union (EU) in 2020. Northern Ireland was granted a limited special status and allowed to operate within ...
Hence, the Ireland Act formally provided the name Republic of Ireland for use instead of the name Eire in British law. Later the name Eire was abolished entirely in British law under the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981. [72] This has meant that the Republic of Ireland is the only name for the Irish state officially provided for in domestic UK law.
Political map of the island of Ireland today showing Northern Ireland (part of the UK) and the Republic of Ireland. Negotiations between the British and Irish negotiating teams produced the Anglo-Irish Treaty, concluded on 6 December 1921. The Irish team was led by Michael Collins, who had organised the IRA intelligence during the War of ...