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About Ireland
Ireland (Éire; Ulster Scots: Airlann) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain. Politically, the state Ireland (described as the Republic of Ireland in cases of ambiguity) covers five-sixths of the island, with Northern Ireland (NI), part of the United Kingdom, covering the remainder in the north-east.
The population of the island is slightly over six million (2007), with 4.34 million in the Republic (1.7 million in Greater Dublin) and an estimated 1.75 million in Northern Ireland (0.6 million in Greater Belfast). This is a significant increase from a modern historical low in the 1960s, but still much lower than the peak population of over 8 million in the early 19th century, prior to the Irish potato famine.
The name Ireland derives from the name Ériu (in modern Irish, Éire) with the addition of the Germanic word land. Most other western European names for Ireland derive from the same source, such as French Irlande, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese Irlanda, German Irland and the Dutch Ierland. -
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Quotes about Ireland
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“ About three-quarters of our exports are now from the multinational sector, signaling that recovery in the domestic economy is under way and our foreign direct investment sector is outperforming many other countries in the eurozone area. The Government has prioritized investment in the enterprise sector so that we can continue to attract top-level investors to Ireland and create high-quality jobs for our people. ”
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“ Quest's decision to locate this important part of its international business in Cork is a significant win for IDA Ireland and is the result of many years of discussion with the company. In today's highly competitive environment IDA Ireland has to vigorously compete for the most sought-after investment such as Quest's. Ireland's track records with global technology leaders and our improving competitiveness positions Ireland favourably to compete for new investment. ”
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“ As we are exploring our options for the best ways to prepare our IT department for the future, we were able to learn about a wide variety of offerings with one comprehensive engagement at the Dell solution center in Limerick, Ireland. ”
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