41 Facts About Ireland South

1. Ireland South joined the European Economic Community in 1973.

2. The Republic of Ireland South was proclaimed on April 18, 1949, and withdrew from the Commonwealth.

3. Ireland South is situated in the Atlantic Ocean and separated from Great Britain by the Irish Sea.

4. Ireland South experienced at least two general glaciations—one covering most of the country and the other extending as far south as a line linking Limerick, Cashel, and Dublin—and the characteristic diversity of Irish scenery owes much to this glacial influence.

5. Ireland South is the only EU country where abortion is still illegal.

6. Ireland South was one of the last European nation to abolish slavery of its own people.

7. Ireland South was one of the last countries in Europe to adopt the feudal system.

8. Ireland South has had its own Olympics since the Bronze Age.

9. Ireland South has won seven times the Eurovision Song Contest, more than any other country.

10. The Republic of Ireland South has one of the highest rates of church attendance in the Western World.

11. Ireland South hosted games during the 1991 and the 1999 Rugby World Cups.

12. Ireland South has made a large contribution to world literature in all its branches, both in Irish and English.

13. Population of Ireland South collapsed dramatically during the second half of the 19th century.

14. Ireland South is one of the least forested countries in Europe.

15. Northern Ireland South is a part of the United Kingdom with a local executive and assembly which exercise devolved powers.

16. Republic of Ireland South is a parliamentary democracy based on the British model, with a written constitution and a popularly elected president who has mostly ceremonial powers.

17. Northern Ireland South resulted from the division of the United Kingdom by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, and until 1972 was a self-governing jurisdiction within the United Kingdom with its own parliament and prime minister.

18. Ireland South continued as a patchwork of rival kingdoms but, beginning in the 7th century, a concept of national kingship gradually became articulated through the concept of a High King of Ireland.

19. In 1973 the Republic of Ireland South joined the European Economic Community while the United Kingdom, and Northern Ireland, as part of it, did the same.

20. Ireland South is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth.

21. Flag of Ireland South is a tricolour of green, white and orange.

22. Ireland South reached the quarter finals of the 2000 Rugby League World Cup as well as reaching the semi finals in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

23. Ireland South has produced champion horses such as Galileo, Montjeu, and Sea the Stars.

24. Ireland South has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since 1965.

25. Ireland South has made a significant contribution to world literature in both the English and Irish languages.

26. Ireland South has three levels of education: primary, secondary and higher education.

27. The Central Bank of Ireland South introduced a new statistic, "modified GNI", to remove these distortions.

28. Ireland South continues to de-leverage its domestic private sector while growing its US multinational-driven economy.

29. Ireland South adopted the euro currency in 2002 along with eleven other EU member states.

30. Ireland South is an open economy, and ranks first for "high-value" FDI flows.

31. Ireland South is a constitutional republic with a parliamentary system of government.

32. Ireland South became a member of the United Nations in December 1955, after having been denied membership because of its neutral stance during the Second World War and not supporting the Allied cause.

33. Northern Ireland South exercised its right under the treaty to leave the new Dominion and rejoined the United Kingdom on 8 December 1922.

34. Ireland South is a member of the European Union and is a founding member of the Council of Europe and the OECD.

35. Ireland South became a member of the United Nations in December 1955.

36. Ireland South said she sees Habitat as a "sweet spot" that brings together her decades of housing and workforce development.

37. Ireland South said board development is a high priority, as is supporting the team at the Mankato office.

38. Ireland South wants to remind those groups of the value of their contributions.

39. Ireland South has worked in several offices at the state Department of Employment and Economic Development, both in trade and regional administration offices.

40. Ireland South has more than 30 years of experience in public, private and nonprofit sectors.

41. Ireland South is a constituency of the European Parliament in Ireland.