GE National Ambassador in Ireland
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Robert Michael |
Upcoming events:
Upcoming Dublin cultural events and festivals: www.dublinevents.com/dublin-festivals/
Summer music festival: www.oxegen.ie
Interesting weblinks selected by your GE National Ambassador:
Media
- RTE http://www.rte.ie - national broadcaster, news, weather, TV
- Irish Times http://www.ireland.com
- Irish Independent http://www.unison.ie
- Irish Examiner http://www.irishexaminer.ie
Government in Ireland
Legal resources for Britain and Ireland http://www.bailii.org
Main political parties in Ireland
- Fianna Fail http://www.fiannafail.ie
- Fine Gael http://www.finegael.ie
- Progressive Democrats http://www.progressivedemocrats.ie
- The Labour Party http://www.labour.ie
- Sinn Fein http://www.sinnfein.ie
- The Green Party http://www.greenparty.ie
- and an interesting blog about politics in Ireland: http://www.politics.ie/forum/latest.php
European interests in Ireland
- Irish Institute for European Afairs http://www.iiea.com
- EU Commission in Ireland http://www.euireland.ie/home.htm
- Euro centre Ireland http://www.eic.ie/
- European Parliament Office in Ireland http://www.europarl.ie/
- National Forum on Europe http://www.forumoneurope.ie
Ireland in brief:
| Area | 70,280 km² |
| Capital | Dublin |
| Language | English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (official) (Gaelic or Gaeilge) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard |
| Population | 4,015,676 (July 2005 est.) |
| Ppopulation growth rate | 1.16% (2005 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 74.95 years (men), 80.34 years (2005 est.) |
| Literacy rate | 98% (1981 est.) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census) |
| Net migration rate | 4.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
| Independence | 6 December 1921 (from UK by treaty) |
| GDP | 4.9% (2005 est.) |