Politics of the Republic of Ireland Politics of the Republic of Ireland The Arms Crisis was a political scandal in the Republic of Ireland, in which two government ministers from the Fianna Fáil political party were accused of attempting to illegally import £100,000 worth of weapons for the Provisional Irish Republican Army. The money for the weapons had been diverted from funds intended as emergency aid for Catholic civilians affected by the Troubles in Northern Ireland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arms Crisis"
The Attorney General ( Irish: An Ard-Aighne) is a constitutional officer who is the official adviser to the Irish Government in matters of law. He is in effect the chief law officer in the Republic of Ireland. The Attorney General is not a member of the Government but does participate in cabinet meetings when invited and attends government meetings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Attorney General of Ireland"
Billy Fox was a politician in Ireland, a member of Dail Eireann (lower house of parliament) from 1969 to 1973, and of Seanad Eireann (upper house) from 1973 until his murder by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in March 1974. ...more on Wikipedia about "Billy Fox"
The British–Irish Council (sometimes known as the Council of the Isles) is a body created by the Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement). Its membership includes representatives from throughout the ' British Isles'. Its stated aim is to "promote the harmonious and mutually beneficial development of the totality of relationships among the peoples of these islands". Its participants are the: ...more on Wikipedia about "British-Irish Council"
The Ceann Comhairle 1 is the chairman or speaker of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. The person who holds the position is elected by members of the Dáil from among their number in the first session after each general election. The current Ceann Comhairle is Dr. Rory O'Hanlon, TD, Deputy for Cavan-Monaghan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ceann Comhairle"
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The Common Travel Area or, informally the passport free zone, refers to the fact that citizens of the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies (the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey) may travel between their countries without a passport. There is no formal agreement between Ireland and UK regarding the common travel area, although the Common Travel Area is provided for in the Immigration Act, 1971 (UK). Passports have never been required in the zone (except during war-time). ...more on Wikipedia about "Common Travel Area"
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The Constitution of Ireland is the founding legal document of the state known today as the Republic of Ireland. The constitution falls broadly within the liberal democratic tradition. It establishes an independent state based on a system of representative democracy, and guarantees certain fundamental rights. The constitution was adopted in 1937 by referendum, and may only be amended in the same manner. It is also widely referred to in English by its Irish language title, Bunreacht na hÉireann . ...more on Wikipedia about "Constitution of Ireland"
The Council of State ( Irish: Comhairle Stáit) is an organ established by the Constitution of Ireland to advise the President of Ireland in the exercise of many of her discretionary, reserve powers. The Council of State also has theoretical authority to provide for the temporary exercise of the duties of the president in the event that these cannot be exercised by either the president or the Presidential Commission. ...more on Wikipedia about "Council of State (Ireland)"
Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the Single Transferable Vote. Its powers are similar to those of lower houses under many other bicameral parliamentary systems and it is by far the dominant branch of the Oireachtas. It effectively has power to pass any law it wishes, and to nominate and remove the Taoiseach ( head of government). Since 1922, it has met in Leinster House in Dublin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dáil Éireann"
From 1919- 1922 Dáil Éireann (English: Assembly of Ireland) was the revolutionary, unicameral parliament of the unilaterally declared Irish Republic of the same period. The Dáil was first formed by Sinn Féin MPs elected in the 1918 United Kingdom general election who refused to recognise the British parliament at Westminster and chose instead to unilaterally establish an independent legislature in Dublin. The convention of the First Dáil coincided with the beginning of the War of Independence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dáil Éireann (1919-1922)"
The Irish Government contains a number of departments or ministries, known in the Republic of Ireland as a Department of State (Roinn Stáit in Irish). The head of such a department is a Minister of the Government (Aire Rialtais in Irish), which should not be confused with Minister of State which is a junior non-cabinet minister who is attached to a Department of State. ...more on Wikipedia about "Department of State (Ireland)"
The Department of the Taoiseach ( Irish: Roinn an Taoisigh) is the government department of the prime minister of the Republic of Ireland, An Taoiseach (in the Irish language, the leader). It is based in Government Buildings, the headquarters of the Irish government, on Merrion Street in Dublin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Department of the Taoiseach"
The European Movement Ireland (EMI) is an independent voluntary membership organisation, which exists to promote the economic, political and social development of Europe and Ireland's place in Europe. The EMI is a civil society organisation which aims to show Irish citzens what kind of Europe we have, and to ask what Union we want to be involved with. Actively setting European issues on the public agenda, EMI works to make the necessary connections to all who live in Ireland about the role that Europe plays in our everyday life, the influence it has had in the past and that all of us are key in deciding what role it will play in the future. EMI is affiliated to the International European Movement with sister organisations in all European Union countries and in most other European countries as well. The EMI is over 50 years old and hosts the annual Irish European of the Year Awards, the most recent winner of which is the Irish Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern TD. The EMI's current chairman is Ruairi Quinn TD. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Movement Ireland"
The Ferns Inquiry (2005) was an official Irish government inquiry into the allegations of clerical sexual abuse in the Irish Catholic Diocese of Ferns. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ferns Inquiry"
The 1959 Fianna Fáil leadership election began in June 1959, when Eamon de Valera resigned as party leader and Taoiseach to take up the post of President of Ireland. De Valera had been leader since the foundation of the party in 1926 and had served as Taoiseach on three occasions. His successor was elected by the members of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on June 22, 1959. After one ballot the election was won by Seán Lemass. He was elected Taoiseach in Dáil Éireann on the following day. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fianna Fáil leadership election, 1959"
The 1966 Fianna Fáil leadership election began in October 1966, when Seán F. Lemass resigned as party leader and Taoiseach. Lemass had occupied both posts for over seven years and, while there was no pressure on him to resign, he felt that the time was right to hand over to a new generation. His successor was elected by the members of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on November 9, 1966. After one ballot the election was won by Jack Lynch. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fianna Fáil leadership election, 1966"
The 1979 Fianna Fáil leadership election began in December 1979, when Jack Lynch resigned as party leader and Taoiseach. Lynch had been party leader for thirteen years and Taoiseach for over nine years. His successor was elected by the members of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on December 7, 1979. After one ballot the election was won by Charles J. Haughey. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fianna Fáil leadership election, 1979"
The 1966 Fianna Fáil leadership election began in January 1992, when Charles J. Haughey resigned as party leader and Taoiseach. Haughey had been party leader for thirteen years and had served as Taoiseach on three occasions. His successor was elected by the members of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on February 6, 1992. After one ballot the election was won by Albert Reynolds. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fianna Fáil leadership election, 1992"
The 1994 Fianna Fáil leadership election began in November 1994, when Albert Reynolds resigned as party leader and Taoiseach. Reynolds had been party leader since February 1992 and had served as Taoiseach since then. His successor was elected by the members of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on December 19, 1994. Bertie Ahern was the only candidate to stand and was thus elected leader. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fianna Fáil leadership election, 1994"
The 2002 Fine Gael leadership election began in May 2002, when Michael Noonan resigned as party leader due to the party's poor performance in the 2002 general election. Noonan had only been party leader for little over fifteen months. His successor was elected by the members of the Fine Gael parliamentary party on June 5, 2002. After one ballot the election was won by Enda Kenny. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fine Gael leadership election, 2002"
The Foreign relations of the Republic of Ireland substantially reflect the fact that it is a member of the European Union ("EU") and that, like all members of the EU, it holds the presidency for six months every twelfth year or so. It is one of the group of smaller nations in the Union. ...more on Wikipedia about "Foreign relations of the Republic of Ireland"
The Freedom Institute is a free-market classical-liberal think tank based in the Republic of Ireland which was founded in early 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "Freedom Institute"
The Labour Party is the third-largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. The Labour Party leader appoints a team of TDsto speak for the party on different issues. Their areas of responsibility broadly correspond to those of Government ministers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frontbench Team of the Labour Party (Ireland)"
GUBU is an acronym standing for grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented. The phrase was used by the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland Charles Haughey to describe a strange series of incidents that led to a double-murderer being apprehended in the house of the government's chief legal adviser. The corresponding acronym was then coined by Conor Cruise O'Brien. ...more on Wikipedia about "GUBU"
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