Capital: Dublin Time: +1 GMT Area: 70,280 sq km Population: 10,286,470 (July 1998 estimated) Currency: Irish Pound Form of government: republic; bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (60 seats; 49 elected by the universities and from candidates put forward by five vocational panels; 11 are nominated by the prime minister; members serve four-year terms) and the House of Representatives (166 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote and proportional representation to serve four-year terms); President elected by popular vote to serve seven-year terms; Prime minister nominated by the House of Representatives and appointed by the president. Official languages: Irish, English is the language generally used Religion: Roman Catholic (93%), Anglican (3%), other (4%) National holiday: Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March

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General Information About Ireland

• USA: Embassy of Ireland in Washington, DC
• Government of Ireland
• Government Information Services
  

Magazines and Newspapers

• An Phoblacht / Republican News - weekly newspaper with an Irish Republican perspective. Includes news and analysis on national and international affairs, sports and the arts.
• Atlantic Island
• RM_Distribution - daily electronic news service about events in Ireland, particularly the Northern Ireland Peace Process.

• An Phoblacht / Republican News - weekly newspaper with an Irish Republican perspective. Includes news and analysis on national and international affairs, sports and the arts.
• Clare Champion, The - serving the mid-west of Ireland.
• Connaught Telegraph - Weekly newspaper from Castlebar.
• Derry People and Donegal News
• Examiner, The - news, sports and business from Ireland.
• Ireland Today - current affairs magazine.
• Irish Independent
• Irish News, The - and Belfast Morning News.
• Irish Voice Online - weekly newspaper catering to an Irish and Irish American readership.
• Irish World - newspaper for the Irish abroad, offering Irish daily news service, plus news, music and sport.
• Leinster Leader Indexation Project - project to index 110 years of the newspaper.
• Leinster Times and The Nationalist
• Limerick Leader Online - a weekly selection of items from the print editions of the Limerick Leader and Limerick Chronicle newspapers. Covers the mid-West of Ireland
• People Newspapers - includes Wexford, Wicklow, Carlow, Bray People, New Ross Standard, Enniscorty, and Gorey Guardian.
• Skerries News - providing news and information on the city and the area of North County Dublin.
• Sunday Business Post - Ireland's financial, political, and economic news.
• Sunday Tribune
• Sunny Daze - local news and events for the South East of Ireland.
• Waterford Today
• Westmeath Examiner - information and news about Westmeath and its people, what's on, jobs adverts, letters and competitions.

Radio on the Web

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• 95 FM - 95/95.3 FM (Limerick City) - Live Feed
• 98 FM - 98 FM (Dublin) - Live Feed
• ABC Power 104 - 104.1 FM (Waterford) - Live Feed
• East Coast Radio - 95/103 FM (Bray) - Live Feed
• FM 104 (Dublin) - Live Feed
• Waterford Local Radio - 97.5/95.1 FM (Waterford) - Live Feed
• XFM - 107.1 FM (Dublin) - Live Feed

Travel

• Ulysses  - travel guide to Ireland.
• Balgair PhotoGallery Ireland - pictures from the green island.
• Best of Ireland [internet-eireann.ie] - a virtual tour of Ireland: visit Irish holiday destinations, travel Eire as a virtual tourist, make enquiries & bookings for your dream vacation.
• Best of Ireland [iol.ie] - hotels, guest houses, camping and trailer parks, excursion ideas, pictures, scenery, remote islands, museums, travel tips, golf, air and ferry information, tax-free shopping, etc.
• Bord Failte - providing information on all aspects of Irish tourism, including accommodations, things to do, places to see and travel information.
• Caravan and Camping Council
• Destination Ireland - accomodation, restaurants, entertainment, guided tours to golf and other sports activities.
• DTour Guide - contains listings of wheelchair accessible accommodations in Ireland. Locations are listed by county and by clickable maps.
• Gateway to Ireland - includes car hire, accomodation and shopping guides; in English and German.
• GoIreland - complete online reservation and information service for visitors intending to travel to the Emerald Isle, be it North or South, with descriptions and maps of every county in Ireland.
• Heritage of Ireland - explore Ireland’s many rich and varied heritage sites and cultural institutions here with virtual tours, interactive maps, competitions, venue listings information and more.
• Holiday Ireland - accommodation and general information for travellers.
• Ireland Tourism
• Irish Aire - a tourists' guide to Ireland, written by an American forever enchanted by the country and its people. Includes photos and links page to travel and cultural sites.
• Irish Tourist and Holiday Facilities Page - Ireland's tourist facilities.
• Kate's Irish Page - with Irish links, pictures, and information.
• Living & Locating in Ireland
• Mining Co: Ireland for Visitors - comprehensive Irish travel/destination site.
• Pat Coughlan's Ireland
• Pocket Travel: Ireland - listings of restaurants, accommodation, activities, golf courses and more.
• Sheridans Great Britain & Ireland - guide for the independant traveller. In six languages.
• Sites of Interest in the UK and Ireland - catalogue of tables of sites of prehistoric, historic and natural environment and history sites in the UK and Ireland.
• Trailblazer Guide to Ireland
• Travel Ireland - links to Ireland's travel and accommodation websites - hotels, country houses, castles, cottages, self catering lodgings, vacation apartments and area visitor guides.
• Traveling Around Ireland with Patricia Tunison Preston - Ireland expert and author of several Ireland travel guides provides curent insider information and news related to tourism around the entire country.
• Virtual Tour Of Ireland