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8 unusual facts about Republic of Ireland


2001 FAI Cup Final

The 2001 FAI Cup Final was the deciding match of the 2000-01 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of Ireland.

Ballyoughter, Gorey, Co. Wexford

Ballyoughter is a small village in the Republic of Ireland, situated 5 miles from Gorey, Co.

Business to Arts

Business to Arts is the leading body in Ireland concerned with developing creative partnerships between the arts and business communities.

Irish states since 1171

Ireland (1937–present), often known since 1949 by its official description, Republic of Ireland, and sometimes in English as Éire, the word for Ireland in Irish.

Make This Love Right

The song was something of an anomalous cultural craze in the city of Cork, Republic of Ireland, in the late 1990s where it became an anthem for younger people.

Misuse of Drugs Act

Misuse of Drugs Act is the name of several similar national drug control laws passed by countries in the Commonwealth of Nations and by the Republic of Ireland.

Poblacht na hÉireann

The Republic of Ireland, the legal description since 1949 of the modern Irish state

SCONUL

SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries) is the membership organisation for all academic and national libraries in the UK and Ireland.


1950s in Irish television

21 July 1955 - The BBC brings into service its Divis transmitter, its first permanent 405-line VHF Band I facility serving Northern Ireland, marking the launch of a television service for Northern Ireland; the 35 kW transmissions can also be readily received in much of the Republic of Ireland.

1974 in Northern Ireland

17 May - Dublin and Monaghan bombings: Thirty-three civilians are killed and almost 300 wounded in four car bomb explosions in Dublin and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland by the Ulster Volunteer Force, the highest number of casualties in any one day during The Troubles.

2010 Irish Classic

The 2010 Irish Classic (often known as the 2010 Lucan Racing Irish Classic for sponsorship and promotion purposes) professional non-ranking snooker tournament took place between 24–25 July 2010 at the Celbridge Snooker Club in Kildare, Ireland.

2011–12 Scottish Cup

From round four onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup are broadcast live in Ireland and the UK by BBC Scotland and Sky Sports.

Astra 2D

While active, most of Astra 2D's transponders were used to provide television channels available on the Sky Digital satellite service to both Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as the non-subscription service, Freesat.

Boyne 100

The Boyne 100 Road Races, which are held in Tullyallen, County Louth, Ireland, formed when a meeting of local enthusiasts got together in 2006 to revive the Tullyallen Motor Cycle Road Races, which were last held 40 years ago.

Bray Daly railway station

Bray Daly railway station (Stáisiún Bhré / Uí Dhálaigh in Irish) is a station situated in Bray in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Bully's Acre

Bully's Acre is the site in Ballinalee in County Longford, Ireland where insurrectionists were executed by Lord Cornwallis.

Burren Action Group

The Burren Action Group was a group of people from County Clare in Ireland who opposed plans during the 1990s by the Office of Public Works to develop a large scale interpretative centre at Mullaghmore in the local Burren area.

Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital

Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital (often called Cappagh Hospital), situated in Finglas, Dublin, is the biggest orthopaedic hospital in Ireland.

Channel South

Channel South is a cable television channel operating in Cork, Limerick, and parts of County Kerry, County Waterford, County Clare and South Tipperary since November 2008, Republic of Ireland.

Clara Bog

Clara Bog came to public attention in the 1980s when requests were being made to the Irish Government to preserve the area by a number of international naturalists, David Bellamy among them.

Commercial Cable Company

The technology was well established by this time, and they were able to lay cables from Waterville in Ireland to Canso, Nova Scotia, without the major technical problems of the first Transatlantic telegraph cable.

Cultural conservatism

In the Republic of Ireland prior to the 1980s and 1990s, cultural conservatism, in the form of support for the Irish language, Gaelic culture and Roman Catholicism, was a force of major political importance.

Don Allum

In September 1987 Allum completed his westward crossing of the Atlantic, from St John's, Newfoundland to Dooagh on Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland.

Eircom Park

Plans for Eircom Park were first announced in January 1999 while Republic of Ireland were playing home games at Lansdowne Road, owned by the IRFU.

Electricity sector in the United Kingdom

The UK grid is connected to adjacent European and Irish electrical grids by submarine power cables, including for links to northern France (HVDC Cross-Channel), Northern Ireland (HVDC Moyle), Republic of Ireland (East–West Interconnector), the Isle of Man (Isle of Man to England Interconnector), and the Netherlands (BritNed).

Glen

The designation "glen" also occurs often in place names such as Great Glen in Scotland, Glenrothes in Fife, Scotland, Glendalough in Republic of Ireland (Éire), Glengowrie in Australia, Glenn Norman in Canada, Klamath Glen in California, Glen Waverley in Australia and Glendowie in Auckland, New Zealand.

Glengarriff Forest

Glengarriff Forest is an area of woodland near Glengarriff, West Cork, Ireland.

Hancock's Half Hour

In 1962, the show became the first imported programme to win a Jacob's Award following its transmission on Telefís Éireann, the Republic of Ireland's national TV station.

Henry Benson, Baron Benson

In 1963 Benson submitted his report, which recommended closing all railways in Northern Ireland except the Belfast commuter lines to Bangor, County Down and Larne and the main line between Belfast and the Republic of Ireland, and the reduction of the main line between Portadown and the Republic to single track.

Holme Moss transmitting station

The Isle of Man and parts of the Irish Republic, mainly Dublin and Wicklow, could receive a signal from Holme Moss for some years.

Ian Corden-Lloyd

On 17 February, a Green Jackets observation post deployed around the village of Jonesborough began to take heavy fire from the "March Wall", which drew parallel to the border with the Republic of Ireland to the east, along the Dromad woods.

Inniú

Inniú (Irish: Today) was an Irish-language newspaper, published in Dublin, Ireland, from 17 March 1943 until 24 August 1984 when it was merged with the Galway-based publication Amárach to form a new weekly newspaper Anois, which started in September 1984.

International English

The inner circle is the traditional base of English and includes countries such as the United Kingdom and Ireland and the anglophone populations of the former British colonies of the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, and various islands of the Caribbean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean.

Irish Steam Preservation Society

The Irish Steam Preservation Society was formed in 1965 in Stradbally, in Ireland.

Jessie Barr

Jessie Barr (born 24 July 1989 in Waterford, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish athlete who will compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay.

Kilronan

Cill Rónáin (anglicized as Kilronan) is the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland in County Galway.

Leon Best

Best qualifies to play for the Republic of Ireland through his mother, who is from Bluebell, Dublin.

Lily L. Allen

Allen was born to John Oram and Jane (Talbott) Oram at Newport, County Mayo, Ireland on 30 December 1867.

Lismore Music Festival

Lismore Music Festival is an annual classical music and opera festival held in Lismore in the Republic of Ireland.

Lukas Jutkiewicz

In addition to his country of birth, England, Jutkiewicz is also eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland through his Irish grandmother, and Poland by way of his Polish grandfather, although the player has made no decision on which country to represent.

Market House, Monaghan

Market House, in Monaghan, Ireland, was designed by Colonel William Hayes of Avondale, Rathdrum, County Wicklow and stands in the middle of Market Square.

Merlin Park Regional Hospital

Merlin Park Regional Hospital now called Merlin Park University Hospital is a HSE public hospital in Galway in Ireland.

Mountains of the Iveragh Peninsula

The Mountains of the Iveragh Peninsula are not found in a single mountain range, but instead consist of a number of unnamed mountain ranges found on the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry, in Ireland.

Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Ironically, while "Jij en ik" performed poorly at Eurovision and was forgotten immediately after, "Fantasie eiland", which had finished second in the Dutch national final, was picked up by British record producer Tim Friese-Greene, recorded in English (as "Fantasy Island") by the group Tight Fit, and became a top 5 hit in the UK and also a chart success in Ireland.

Nissan Almera

The Tiida was introduced in several countries as a replacement model throughout 2007 and 2008; although it has yet to be officially imported to the United Kingdom (where the Qashqai crossover is the only successor model on offer), it has been available there through the Arnold Clark dealership network since March 2009 with models sourced from the Republic of Ireland.

Nuala Ahern

Nuala Ahern (née MacDowell; born 5 February 1949 in Omeath, County Louth) is a former Irish Green Party member of the European Parliament representing Leinster in Ireland from 1994–2004.

O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bars

O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bars, also known as O'Briens, is an Irish franchise sandwich bar chain founded in Ireland in 1988 by Brody Sweeney.

October Tour

The October Tour was a concert tour by Irish rock band U2 that took place in 1981 and 1982 to support the band's second studio album, October, which was released in October 1981.

Ronnie Gibbons

Although born in Wandsworth, Gibbons was eligible for the Republic of Ireland as her grandparents were from Galway and County Mayo.

Shrewsbury Road

Shrewsbury Road (Bóthar Shrewsbury in Irish) is a street in Dublin, Ireland and was the sixth-most-expensive street in the world in 2007, ahead of more well-known streets such as the Via Suvretta in St. Moritz and Carolwood Drive in Beverly Hills.

Stephen D. Houston

From 1978–79 he spent a year as an exchange student at Edinburgh University, Scotland, where he participated in his first field trips, excavating Mesolithic and Neolithic bog sites in Offaly and Mayo counties, Ireland, and at a Bronze Age henge near Strathallan, Scotland.

Swastika Laundry

The Swastika Laundry was a laundry founded in 1912, located on Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, a district of Dublin, Ireland.

Temple House Manor and Castle

Temple House Castle (Irish: Caisleán) was a rectangular keepless castle, built in 1181 located near the townland of Ballinacarrow on the outskirts of Ballymote in south County Sligo, Ireland.

Trady railway station

Trady railway station served an area between Tooban and Farland Point in County Donegal, Ireland.

William Conyngham

Conyngham is most famous today for having presented the Trinity College Harp to Trinity College Dublin; from 1922 the harp was used as the model for the insignia of the Irish Free State and the Republic of Ireland.

Willsborough

Willsborough is a townland in the Barony of Ormond Lower, North Tipperary, Ireland.


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1848 in Ireland

7 March - Thomas Francis Meagher flies the Irish Tricolour in Waterford, the first recorded usage of the flag which is now the national flag of the Republic of Ireland.

1994 in association football

April 20 – Edgar Davids makes his debut for the Dutch national team in the friendly match against the Republic of Ireland (0–1) in Tilburg.

Adam Rooney

Rooney played for the Republic of Ireland under-18 team in the 2005 European Youth Olympic Festival in Lignano Sabbiadoro; he scored twice as Ireland beat Switzerland to win the bronze medal.

Beaumont Hospital

Beaumont Hospital, Dublin a 820 bed public hospital in the Republic of Ireland, founded in 1987

Branagan

Ritchie Peter Branagan (born 1991), English-born Republic of Ireland footballer

Keith Branagan (born 1966), English-born Republic of Ireland footballer

Cabragh

Threemilehouse, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland; called "Cabragh" in the 2006 census.

Cabra, Dublin, Republic of Ireland; formerly spelt Cabragh

Carry the Meek

Carry the Meek is the debut album by Irish band Ham Sandwich, released in 2008 with success in their native Republic of Ireland.

CIGA

Council of Irish Guiding Associations, national Guiding federation of the Republic of Ireland

Citation of United Kingdom legislation

Some earlier Acts that originally lacked a short title were given one by later legislation, most notably by the Short Titles Act 1896; also, since the independence of the Irish state in 1922, an Act may have a different short title in the United Kingdom and in the Republic of Ireland because of the different legislation passed in the two states.

Clive Holmes

In 2001 Holmes was appointed a non-executive director of Clifford Lockyer's now defunct Berkeley Berry Birch (BBB) but resigned shortly thereafter citing problems to do with his residency in the Republic of Ireland.

Colin Kenna

Colin is the brother of former Republic of Ireland international footballer Jeff Kenna and second cousin of football manager Pat Scully.

Conor McGahon

He headed the poll in his ward when elected to the seat vacated by his father Brendan McGahon, a controversial Teachta Dála (TD) for the constituency of Louth from 1982 until 2002 and became the youngest local politician in the Republic of Ireland when first elected in 1991 and the fifth consecutive member of his family to sit on the County Council.

CSPE

Civic, Social and Political Education is a compulsory subject in all high-schools in the Republic of Ireland; the subject focuses mainly on Citizenship along with Human Rights, Stewardship and Interdependence.

Daily Star

The Irish Daily Star, the Republic of Ireland edition of the above newspaper, known in Northern Ireland as The Irish Star.

Darron Gibson

Due to the constitutional position of Northern Ireland, following the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, citizenship of the Republic of Ireland is the undisputed birthright of every person born on the island of Ireland if they so wish.

Eddie Flynn

In 1938, Flynn played for St. James' Gate Football Club (sponsored by Guinness Brewers, where Flynn was also employed at the time) in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

Eighth Amendment

Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which bans termination of pregnancy in the Republic of Ireland

Éire

The genitive case Éireann is used in the Gaelic forms of the titles of companies and institutions in Ireland e.g. Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail), Dáil Éireann (Irish Parliament) or Poblacht na hÉireann (The Republic of Ireland).

Garda

An Garda Síochána, the national police of the Republic of Ireland

Garda National Surveillance Unit, the domestic intelligence agency of the Republic of Ireland

Gianluca Zambrotta

In November 2012, in an interview with Rai Radio 1, Zambrotta revealed that, in the summer, he purchased a family holiday home near Dublin, Republic of Ireland and stated that he would be "open to the idea" of playing in Ireland's Airtricity League.

Habeas Corpus Act 1862

In 1971 Lord Denning led the Court of Appeal in Re Keenan 1971 3 WLR 844 in saying that no English court has jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus anywhere in Ireland, whether in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland.

IFCO

Irish Film Classification Office, the organisation responsible for film and some video game classification and censorship within the Republic of Ireland

Junior International Quadrangular Tournament

The Junior International Quadrangular Tournament (most recently known as the Umbro Trophy for sponsorship reasons) is an football tournament held on an irregular basis between junior representative teams from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland and the Isle of Man national team.

Killeen Castle

Killeen Castle, Dunsany is a castle near Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Republic of Ireland.

Killeen Castle, Castlegar is a castle in Castlegar, County Galway, Republic of Ireland.

Lorcan Cronin

Cronin was a member of the Republic of Ireland team that won the Celtic Cup underage tournament in 2002.He also was awarded Footballer of the Year at Coolmine Community School.

Mark Byrne

In 2005 Byrne won a bronze medal playing for Republic of Ireland U18 in the European Youth Olympic Festival.

Mark Rees

Rees left Colchester to play in Luxembourg briefly, before heading to the Republic of Ireland to play for Shamrock Rovers making his League of Ireland debut on the 18th of November at the RDS Arena.

Narin

Narin, County Donegal, a village on the west coast of County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland

Padraig Marrinan

He was commissioned to paint portraits of Éamonn Ceannt and John F. Kennedy by the Republic of Ireland's Department of Defence and the County Clare association in London, respectively.

Partitionism

In 2009, Sinn Féin MLA Martin McGuinness used the term in denouncing Lord Mayor of Dublin Eibhlin Byrne who had suggested it was "unpatriotic" for people from the Republic of Ireland to go shopping for cheaper prices in Northern Ireland.

Peace Train Organisation

The founding Chairman of the Peace Train Organisation was the writer and broadcaster Sam McAughtry while the organisation in the Republic of Ireland was headed up by Rev. Christopher Hudson.

Queen Victoria Building

This statue stood outside the legislative assembly of the Republic of IrelandDáil Éireann in Leinster House, Dublin, – until 1947, when it was put into storage and was given to the people of Sydney by the Government of the Republic of Ireland in the 1980s.

RadioVIS

The technology is currently implemented by a number of broadcasters across the world, including Global Radio, Bauer Radio in the UK, RTE in the Republic Of Ireland, Südwestrundfunk in Germany and a number of Australian media groups amongst others.

Retail in the Republic of Ireland

Notably, many major British 'high street' names now operate in the Republic of Ireland, such as Dixons, Next, Debenhams, Topshop, Boots, Superdrug, Argos, Dorothy Perkins, Maplin, Currys, T.K. Maxx, PC World, Game Stop and others.

Ryan Airlines

Ryanair, a budget airline based in the Republic of Ireland

Saorbhreathach

Saorbhreathach is listed as Lord of Eoghanacht, one of the seats of the ancient kingdom of Eóganachta in what is now part of Republic of Ireland.

Shane Duffy

This decision was a catalyst in the IFA's decision to take a case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to prevent players switching allegiance from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland.

Terry Dixon

His mother was born in Bailieborough, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, and his father, who played for both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur youth teams, was born in Wood Green, London.

Thady

Thady Ryan, Olympic Equestrian chef d'équipe for the Republic of Ireland during the Summer Olympics of the 1960s

Tim Kirkby

Kirkby is represented in the US by CAA, in the UK by Curtis Brown, and is represented as a commercials director in the UK by Bootlegfilms, and in the Republic of Ireland by Sweet Media.

UTV Media

UTV Ireland is set to launch in 2015 after UTV successfully bidding for rights to ITV programmes such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale etc for the Republic of Ireland, which are currently held by TV3.

YSI

Young Social Innovators, a project-based competition for schools in the Republic of Ireland