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	President of Ireland article - President of Ireland Politics the R. Ireland Council State Oireachtas Dáil Éireann - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The President of Ireland (Irish: Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland.
		The original text of the Constitution of Ireland, as adopted in 1937, in its controversial Articles 2 and 3, mentioned two geopolitical entities, a thirty-two county 'National Territory' (i.e., the island of Ireland) and a twenty-six county 'state' formerly known as the Irish Free State (Articles 2 and 3 have since been amended).
		Ireland in turn challenged the proclamation by the British parliament of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952 as 'queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/President_of_Ireland (2862 words)

	Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		From 1541 the Kingdom of Ireland was established by the King of England, though this realm did not cover the whole island till the early 17th century.
		The GAA is organised on an all-Ireland basis with all 32 counties competing; traditionally, counties first compete within their province, in the provincial championships, and the winners then compete in the All-Ireland senior hurling or football championships.
		Ireland's largest religious denomination is Roman Catholicism (about 70%), and most of the rest of the population adhere to one of the various Protestant denominations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ireland (4100 words)

	Politics of the Republic of Ireland - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The centre-left in the Republic's politics is represented by the Labour Party which is the state's third largest political party and has, in the past, participated in coalition governments with each of the two largest parties.
		Northern Ireland has been a major factor in Irish politics since the island of Ireland was divided between Northern Ireland and the twenty-six county southern state in 1920.
		The creation of Northern Ireland led to conflict between northern nationalists (mostly Catholic) who seek unification with the independent southern state and Unionists (mostly Protestant) who wish for Northern Ireland to remain within the United Kingdom.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Politics_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland (1572 words)

	Politics of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In practical terms, the political head of the UK is the Prime Minister (Tony Blair since May 2, 1997), who must have the support of a majority of Members of Parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons.
		Politics in Northern Ireland is particularly complex, due to the history of Northern Ireland, particularly 'The Troubles'.
		The Northern Ireland Labour Party folded amidst a widespread realignment of political parties; with the British party in theory entering into an alliance, through the Socialist International with the nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party and retaining its policy (until recently) of refusing Northern Ireland residents membership of the party.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_government (4944 words)

	Politics \| Another Ireland
		But while the results of the political, demographic and, most of all, economic changes are clear, what is less obvious is the fundamental shift in what it means to be Irish that has accompanied it.
		For these two pillars of Irish politics to be so discredited is analogous to a protracted and less dramatic version of tangentopoli - the Italian judiciary's assault on deeply embedded political corruption in the early 90s.
		Whereas in Italy the political class underwent a thorough overhaul, in Ireland it is in disgrace but still in tact.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4376142-107943,00.html (1194 words)

	Politics_of_Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Government must enjoy the confidence of Dáil Éireann and, in the event that they cease to enjoy the support of the lower house, the Taoiseach must either resign or persuade the President to dissolve the Dáil, in which case a general election follows.
		Local government in the Republic of Ireland is governed by the Local Government Act, 2001, which established a two-tier structure of local government.
		A number of political parties are represented in the Dáil and coalition governments are common.
	www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Politics_of_Ireland (1346 words)

	Privatization in Northern Ireland -- Making Politics Normal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		For most of us, party politics may be a dubious blessing, but for Northern Ireland it seems to be just what they need.
		The Northern Ireland economy has failed to bring the same prosperity that has been enjoyed in the rest of Britain; unemployment has remained at 17 percent, while it has fallen in the rest of the country to 9 percent.
		Politically, it isn't good for Northern Ireland to be so dependent upon the British government as an outside benefactor.
	www.self-gov.org /freeman/8909elli.html (675 words)

	JCS Archive: Labour and Politics in Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		To those of us who were privileged to be in the fight in Ireland in those days the manner in which the Irish working class responded to the appeal made to them in 1899 was a promise and a guarantee for the future which no subsequent happenings can ever efface from the memory.
		The men elected all over Ireland had been elected on an independent platform, and all during the election most of them had steadily refused to merge their cause in any other, and had kept their independence intact and unsullied.
		Stewart, the only candidate in the interest of labour who really understood the political trickery of the capitalists, and the manner in which that trickery would manifest itself, and who by his knowledge and pugnacity might have saved the situation, was defeated by a very small majority.
	www.wageslave.org /jcs/archive/1004xx.html (1395 words)

	sp!ked-politics \| Issues \| Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The clashes in Northern Ireland expose the dangerous side to the politics of identity.
		Why Ireland made a bigger deal of the first anniversary of the smoking ban than the anniversary of the Easter Rising.
		Ireland's PC politicians and pious pundits have declared war on booze.
	www.spiked-online.com /Sections/Politics/Ireland (938 words)

	Anarchism and Irish Politics
		Ireland is a county of about 5 million people of which about 3.5 million live is the 26 counties (officially The Republic of Ireland) and 1.5 million live in the 6 counties (officially Northern Ireland).
		In international politics awareness of Ireland is largely restricted to the ongoing war between the British Army and the Republican Movement in the North-East of the country.
		Ireland has a trade union movement similar to that found in Britain although somewhat stronger, about 60% of workers belong to a union.
	www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/2419/irlindx.html (715 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Programmes \| Politics Show \| Northern Ireland: GUBU
		This week, Politics Show across the UK is looking at people power, where ordinary citizens campaign on a single issue to bring about real change.
		Politics Show's Jim Fitzpatrick speaks to the veteran journalist, James Kelly whose career stretches back to the 1930s, when the Protestant and Catholic unemployed of Belfast joined in protest in the Outdoor Relief Strike.
		Politics Show from Northern Ireland on BBC One on Sunday, 13 March, 2005 at 12.00.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/programmes/politics_show/4332023.stm (462 words)

	Brief Guide To Politics In Northern Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		As in the Republic, politics in Northern Ireland are not organized along a left-right scale.
		Michael Collins, negotiating on behalf of the IRA, agreed to this division in exchange for a measure of self-rule for the rest of Ireland, feeling that Northern Ireland was not a viable entity and that this treaty would merely be a stepping stone to a united and fully independent nation.
		The nature of this new province of Northern Ireland was made clear by one of its first Prime Ministers, who called it "a Protestant state for a Protestant people." Catholics were legally discriminated against in housing, jobs, benefits, voting, and were in every respect considered second-class citizens.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/irish_politics/21922 (536 words)

	Omniseek: Politics: /Politics /Parties /Ireland
		13 February 1998 The Northern Ireland Secretary made a statement today on the recent murders in Northern Ireland and the assessment, by the Chief Constable of the RUC, of those involved.
		Political aspects of the Northern Ireland issue, including the contribution of the US Government to the peace process, are handled by the Embassy Chancery.
		Britain in the USA:Key Points of the Northern Ireland Political Agreem...
	politics.omniseek.com /srch/{56091} (491 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Ireland, 1912-1985 : Politics and Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Although stressing the primacy of politics in Irish public affairs, it argues that Irish politics must be understood in the broad context of economic, social, administrative, cultural, and intellectual history.
		Scholarly guff on the subject of Ireland's breach birth and subsequent delinquency are rarely the stuff of bedtime reading but this is easy on the brain, partly due to Lee's strictly logical approach to his theme and partly because of his enormous skill as a writer.
		If you want a book on Ireland that doesn't read as though it were written by some OAP in a tweed G-string who hasn't seen sunlight since 1965, this is the one for you.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0521377412?v=glance (1301 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Politics \| Special Reports \| Special report: Northern Ireland
		September 23: Nearly 150 people in Northern Ireland have been warned by police that their lives may be under threat from feuding loyalist paramilitaries.
		September 14: As Northern Ireland experiences its worst riots for more than 10 years, Peter Hain, the Northern Ireland secretary, is commuting between Belfast and Brighton to fulfil longstanding engagements at the TUC.
		September 13: The Northern Ireland secretary, Peter Hain, is expected to declare that the ceasefires called by the main loyalist paramilitaries are over.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /northernirelandassembly/0,9054,441059,00.html (1996 words)

	Politics in Ireland
		They are the furthest right of the political parties, and might be characterized as Free Market Reagan-Thatcherites, though this does not do justice to the complexity of their various positions.
		So politics is a matter of rubbing elbows, attending pub meetings, showing up at funerals and weddings, and all the person to person style of life that makes Ireland such an attractive place to live.
		The leader of the second largest political party in Ireland witnessed the mashing of his own legions during the national elections.
	www.movetoireland.com /movepag/miscpoli.htm (2126 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Contesting Politics: Women in Ireland, North and South (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		In positing "politics" as a broadly defined activity that stretches well beyond the formal institutions of the political system, and in taking an all-Ireland approach, editors Yvonne Galligan, EilÌs Ward, and Rick Wilford bring new depth and texture to the topic.
		While the main analytical tools used are drawn from the discipline of political science, the text will be invaluable in Women's studies and Irish studies classrooms as well as within political science.
		Rick Wilford is senior lecturer in the Politics Department at Queens University of Belfast.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0813334179 (530 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Women Divided: Gender, Religion, and Politics in Northern Ireland (International Studies of Women ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		A historical review is followed by an analysis of the contemporary scene-- state, market (particularly employment patterns), family and church--and the role of women's movements.
		The book concludes with an in-depth critique of the current peace process and its implications for women's rights in Northern Ireland, arguing that women's rights must be a central element in any agenda for peace and reconciliation.
		To many outsiders, politics in Northern Ireland appears to be about an archaic struggle between two groups defined in religious terms - Protestants and Catholics - whose leaders all seem to be men.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0415137667?v=glance (698 words)

	Phrasebase™ - Ireland and its politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The recent allegations that Sinn Fein turned a blind eye to violence and crime committed by the IRA - the heist at the Northern Bank and the murder in a bar of Robert McCartney - have not given Mr Adams any cause to celebrate.
		If a barrage of suspicion and bile have struck him in Ireland and the United Kingdom, here it is still mostly adoration that greets him.
		Now the McCartney case is turning into a political propoganda war and the family of the McCarneys are being used as pawns in this new war.
	www.phrasebase.com /forum/read.php?TID=2704 (1723 words)

	Do Politics : Northern Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		It was a really exciting time for Northern Ireland and felt closer to peace than I ever remembered.
		Favourite Do Politics activity: Who has power game takes the biscuit for me, it's a great way of helping groups think through how they view others, and helps them see how people can take power for themselves.
		In April, Arthur Moir, Clerk of the Northern Ireland Assembly, invited the group up to Parliament Buildings in Stormont to officially launch the project.
	www.dopolitics.org.uk /Regions/nireland.cfm (666 words)

	Ireland encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Ireland politics and officials, Ireland History. Travel to Ireland
		Irish governments have sought the peaceful unification of Ireland and have cooperated with Britain against terrorist groups.
		A peace settlement for Northern Ireland, known as the Good Friday Agreement and approved in 1998, is being implemented with some difficulties.
		Ireland said Wednesday it has withdrawn a major grant package to Intel Corp., the world's leading computer-chip maker, because European Union competition authorities were likely to reject the proposed aid as illegal.
	www.irelandiworld.com (525 words)

	Northern Ireland Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Political Resources on the Net - Northern Ireland - Governments, Parties and Media
		Politics in Northern Ireland and The Assembly (Belfast Telegraph)
		Medialive (information service that provides a comprehensive range of information relating to media and advertising in the 32 counties of Ireland.
	zeus.uwindsor.ca /courses/ps/dartnell/northire.html (480 words)

	Nidex - Northern Ireland Politics
		Well, you get all shades of political opinion on both sides of the community and everyone thinks they are right.
		Here are links to the political parties and other political sites and you can decide what you believe.
		Whether you're interested in Northern Ireland sport, tourism, industry or just want to find out more about our great country, then hopefully you'll find the links you need there.
	www.nidex.com /politics.htm (214 words)

	Omniseek: /Open Directory /Regional /Europe /Ireland /Government and Politics
		All political, social and economic decisions should be taken at the lowest
		ST DAVID'S COLLEGE HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS Tom Wallace and Tim Johnson The aim of this project is to provide the resources for students to embark on a study of the History and Politics of Northern Ireland.
		Administered by Department of Political Science Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 44.405 The Development of Political Thought (3) - A serious in-depth look at higher-level questions in political...
	www.omniseek.com /srch/{42448} (443 words)

	Encyclopedia article on Politics of the Republic of Ireland [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Template:PoliticsRofI The Republic of Ireland is a sovereign, independent state.
		They usually follow left-wing platforms or are elected on local issues alone.
		Products related to Politics of the Republic of Ireland: books, DVD, electronics, garden, kitchen, magazines, music, photo, posters, software, tools, toys, VHS, videogames
	encyclozine.com /Politics_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland (1712 words)

	MODULE TITLE: GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF IRELAND
		Understanding Irish Politics; the origins of the Irish state and its impact on modern Irish politics, citizens and the political system
		Social and moral questions in Irish politics; the politics of morality and referenda.
		Coakley and M. Gallagher (eds.), Politics in the Republic of Ireland, 3rd ed., Routledge, PSAI Press, Dublin, 1999.
	webpages.dcu.ie /~murphyg/lg108.html (498 words)

	CAIN: Northern Ireland Conflict, Politics, & Society. Information on 'the troubles' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Conflict and Politics in Northern Ireland (1968 to the Present)
		There is also information on Northern Ireland society.
		New material is added regularly and there are also frequent updates, so information on particular pages may change.
	cain.ulst.ac.uk (64 words)

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