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In 1949, only 26 counties explicitly became a republic under the terms of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948, definitively ending its tenuous membership of the British Commonwealth. In 1973 the Republic of Ireland joined the European Communities (EC) as a member state which would later become the European Union (EU).
Mar 27, 2023 · FT: Republic of Ireland 0-1 France. It says a lot that the French players surrounded their goalkeeper after the final whistle. The Republic were so close to a famous result.
- The coming of the gospel to Ireland. Though the spread of Christianity is generally linked with Saint Patrick, it had actually been established in Ireland before his arrival in 432.
- The arrival of King Henry II in Ireland. In 1167, a small group of Anglo-Norman adventurers sailed from Pembrokeshire in Wales to County Wexford – within a couple of years, the ports of Waterford, Dublin and Wexford fell, though the Irish tried their hardest to put up a good fight.
- The Plantation of Ulster. In 1606, Scottish farmers, craftsmen, artisans and other settlers arrived at the port of Donaghadee in Co. Down to create the Plantation of Ulster, a British (Protestant) settlement in Northern Ireland, which until this point was the most Catholic part of the country.
- The Sack of Drogheda. In August of 1649, English military and political leader Oliver Cromwell marched 30 miles to Drogheda, an Irish port held by Royalists, where his troops indiscriminately massacred 3,500 people.
Sep 7, 2023 · Relive the drama from the Euro 2024 qualifier in Paris as France secure a 2-0 victory over Republic of Ireland.
Jul 16, 2024 · 16 July 2024. Eileen Gleeson says she is "so proud" of her Republic of Ireland players after a famous 3-1 win over France in Euro 2025 qualifying. Denise O'Sullivan, Julie-Ann Russell and...
Sep 18, 2012 · Its political results were the creation of the substantially independent Irish Free State (since 1948, the Republic of Ireland and fully independent) and Northern Ireland, which remained part of the United Kingdom.
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Feb 9, 2015 · The Northern Ireland conflict was a thirty year bout of political violence, low intensity armed conflict and political deadlock within the six north-eastern counties of Ireland that formed part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
