Important Cities
- Dublin(Capital)
- Waterford
- Cork
- Wexford
- Galway
- Killorglin
- Killarney
- Easkey
- Donegal
- Sligo
- Wicklow
Main Attractions
- Gallarus Castle (Dingle)
- Aran Islands
- Blarney Castle
- Giant's Causeway
- Malahide Castle
- Killarney National Park
- Cliffs of Moher
- National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin)
- Ross Castle (Killarney)
- Parkes Castle(Sligo)
- Leap Castle
- Ring of Kerry
- Mt Brandon
- Connemara Sky Road
Main Industries
- Ship Constructions
- Chemicals
- Silver
- Zinc
- Tourism
- Food products
- Steel
- Textiles
Hunted Facts on ireland
- Ireland's economy is 81.3 percent free, according to our 2007 assessment, which makes it the world's 7th freest economy.
- Ireland is ranked 2nd out of 41 countries in the European region, and its overall score is much higher than the regional average.
- Ireland is increasingly an international hub for insurance, fund management, and venture capital.
- Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, is unofficially known as "The North" (by nationalists and residents in the Republic of Ireland), "the Six Counties," by nationalists, and "Ulster," by unionists (although the province of Ulster also includes Donegal, Cavan, and Monaghan, which are in the Republic).
- 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% for the entire island, and over 90% for the Republic), and most of the rest of the population adhere to one of the various Protestant denominations.
- Ireland is the fastest growing country in Europe, with a population increase of 8.1% between 2002 and 2006, or 2.25% annually.
- The name Republic of Ireland came into use after the Republic of Ireland Act defined it as the official description of the state in 1949 (the purpose of the act being to declare that the state was a republic rather than a form of constitutional monarchy).
- Irish governments have sought the peaceful reunification of Ireland and have usually cooperated with the British government in the violent conflict with the Provisional IRA and UVF in Northern Ireland known as the "Troubles".
- Ireland lies in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain, from which it is separated in the north-east by the North Channel, in the east by the Irish Sea, and in the south-east by St. George's Channel.
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