Irish Republic

Irish Republic

n (Placename) See Ireland¹²

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Irish Republic - a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921Eire, Ireland, Republic of IrelandCIRA, Continuity Army Council, Continuity Irish Republican Army - a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn FeinCatholic Reaction Force, INLA, Irish National Liberation Army, People's Liberation Army, People's Republican Army - a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of IrelandIRA, Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provos - a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent IrelandDissident Irish Republican Army, Real IRA, Real Irish Republican Army, RIRA - a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreementBritish Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations - an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British CrownCommon Market, EC, EEC, European Community, European Economic Community, European Union, EU, Europe - an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union"Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Irelandcapital of Ireland, Dublin, Irish capital - capital and largest city and major port of the Irish RepublicCork - a port city in southern IrelandGalway - a port city in western Ireland on Galway BayLimerick - port city in southwestern IrelandTara - a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th centuryWaterford - a port city in southern Ireland; famous for glass industryEurope - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles