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Gaius · Post by **Gaius** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 3:35 am

Ireland has been free from foreign rule since the Free State of 1921. Why then is it included in a subforum under "The UK"?

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:34 am

Problems & Solutions Forum or sending a private message to admin will probably get faster results. The Garden only has 2 admin, so it's possible they could miss this thread.

Bothwell · Post by **Bothwell** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:59 am

It should be the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland shouldn't it?

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:12 am

Ukobani?

orpheus · Post by **orpheus** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:34 am

Gaius wrote: Ireland has been free from foreign rule since the Free State of 1921. Why then is it included in a subforum under "The UK"?

Does it anger you?

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:09 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_kingdom

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:28 pm

Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom.

The Southern part of Ireland is an independant country with its own constitution, president and flag

The Irish State

In 1923 the first government of the Irish Free State was led by William T. Cosgrave of Cumann Na nGael. Their chief aim was to establish infrastructure and administration of the new state.

The name of the state according to article 4 of the constitution is, Ireland in the English language and Ãƒâ€°ire in the Irish language. Although the origins of the name Ãƒâ€°ire are uncertain, the name Eiru which is the name of a mythological divine heroine, occurs in the earliest literature in Old Irish. The modern word Ireland derives from a combination of the Gaelic "Ãƒâ€°ire" with the Germanic word "land".

The National Flag is a tricolour of green, white and orange. The green represents the older Gaelic and Anglo-Norman element in the population, the orange the Protestant supporters of William of Orange, while the white represents a lasting peace between the two traditions. First flown as an emblem of the Young Ireland movement of 1848, the flag did not come into popular use until after the 1916 Rising.

The National Anthem of Ireland is "AmhrÃƒÂ¡n Na bhFiann" (The Soldier's Song) written in 1907 by Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney. It was formally adopted as the national anthem in 1926.

The National Day of Ireland is St. Patrick's Day, celebrated by Irish communities all over the world on 17th March.

The Constitution of Ireland is Bunreacht na hÃƒâ€°ireann, the basic law of the State. Adopted by referendum in 1937 it defines Ireland as a sovereign, independent and democratic state. It sets out the administrative structure of the Government and states that all powers of the Government derive under God from the people. It defines the structure and principles of legal and social policy to guide the Oireachtas (Parliament). The rights of every citizen are also enshrined in the constitution.

The President of Ireland is elected by direct vote from the people for a term of seven years. While the president doesn't have any executive powers, the role is more than a ceremonial one. The President has certain powers which make him or her essentially the guardian of the Constitution and may choose to exercise these powers on the advice of the Government or Council of State. The current President is Mary McAleese.

The Irish Government consists of not less than seven and not more than fifteen members. The Head of the Government is the Taoiseach, who is appointed by the President on the nomination of the DÃƒÂ¡il. The Taoiseach nominates one member of Government to be TÃƒÂ¡naiste, who acts in the place of the Taoiseach if the Taoiseach is absent.

Departments of State are assigned to members of the Government, with a Minister occasionally being responsible for more than one department. Ministers are assisted in the administration of these departments by Ministers of State who are not members of the Government.

Ireland is a parliamentary democracy. The national parliament is called the Oireachtas and consists of the President and two houses. These are the DÃƒÂ¡il (The House of Representatives) and the Seanad (the Senate). The power of these two bodies derive from the Constitution of Ireland and law.

The DÃƒÂ¡il is the primary of the two houses. While government administration and policy may be criticised in both houses, the government is responsible to the DÃƒÂ¡il only.

The main political parties are Fianna FÃƒÂ¡il, which has been in Government more times than any other party, Fine Gael, The Labour Party, The Progressive Democrats, The Green Party, Socialist Party and Sinn FÃƒÂ©in.

Civil Servants assist in the running of each of the fifteen Departments of State and are appointed through public competition.

Irish law is based on Common Law and is enshrined in the Constitution of 1937. Statutes passed by the British Parliament before 1921 also have the force of law unless they have subsequently been repealed or have been found to be unconstitutional. Justice is administered in the public courts. Judges are appointed by the president and are usually senior figures in the legal profession.

The police service, an Garda SiochÃƒÂ¡na (Guardians of the Peace) was established in 1922. Today the force has approx. 11,450 members. The GardaÃƒÂ are headed by a government appointed Commissioner and are answerable to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:41 pm

Gaius wrote: Ireland has been free from foreign rule since the Free State of 1921. Why then is it included in a subforum under "The UK"?

Technically you are correct and anyone posting about Northern Ireland should use the UK 'path'.

If you want Ireland (Irish Free State ) added, get in touch with Tombstone or Anastophe.

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:48 pm

How does it look now?

Gaius · Post by **Gaius** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:55 am

I didn't mean to kick up so much fuss! It was only a bit of banter!

Anyway, it's nice to see our little nation is getting a bit more status here. I'll not complain about that :-6

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:00 pm

Tombstone wrote: How does it look now?

Perfect....as ever Tombstone...you're a :yh_star

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:01 pm

Gaius wrote: I didn't mean to kick up so much fuss! It was only a bit of banter!

Anyway, it's nice to see our little nation is getting a bit more status here. I'll not complain about that :-6

I didn't think you were making a fuss....I'm glad it's been put right

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:00 pm

Gaius wrote: I didn't mean to kick up so much fuss! It was only a bit of banter!

Anyway, it's nice to see our little nation is getting a bit more status here. I'll not complain about that :-6

No problem - it was an oversight on my part.

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:01 pm

Bez wrote: Perfect....as ever Tombstone...you're a :yh_star

aww shucks!

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:02 pm

If Ireland is as these Irish Gardeners be

'Tis a fair, fair land indeed.

And if Irish young be as Gaius has shown

Her legacy is safe as can be.

:-6

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:16 pm

ArnoldLayne wrote: Very profound little verse there Acc

Thanks. I have my moments.

Gaius · Post by **Gaius** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 4:30 pm

I'm positively blushing here!