Ireland's Dominion status was terminated with the passage of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948, which came into force on 18 April 1949 and declared that the state was a republic. [47] [48] At the time, a declaration of a republic terminated Commonwealth membership.

The Official Languages Act 2003 prevented the plebiscite provision applying to places in the Gaeltacht, and so a 2005 plebiscite to change the name of Dingle, County Kerry was ruled invalid; in 2011 the 2003 act was amended to remove the restriction. See also. Voting system; Dáil vote for Taoiseach; Politics of the Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ()) is a European country on the island of Ireland.It is a member of the European Union.The country is sometimes called the Republic of Ireland in order to distinguish between the territory of the Irish state and island proper, but Ireland is its official name. It covers about five-sixths of the island of Ireland.The other sixth is called Northern Ireland ...

May 26, 2022 · Leo Varadkar was speaking after health officials in Northern Ireland confirmed on Thursday that a case of monkeypox has been identified in the …