Ireland
Speech parts
1. Ireland - Noun
2. Ireland - Proper noun
Meaning
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
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A 46th-minute Owen Farrell penalty, after Quinn Roux had been penalised for a fractionally high challenge, pushed England further ahead and Ireland spent much of the game heading down more cul-de-sacs than a Tesco home delivery driver.
“About half of the doses have arrived in Ireland are being distributed and the vaccine is now being administered.”
AA Comes Of Age, p. 225 In Ireland, Shane Butler said that AA “looks like it couldn’t survive as there’s no leadership or top-level telling local cumanns what to do, but it has worked and proved itself extremely robust.”
3G services launched in 2004 (Vodafone Ireland) and other networks quickly followed suit, and 4G launched in 2013 (Meteor) and is now available on most networks.
According to Bord Bia there has been a 24% rise in the number of potatoes being purchased across Ireland, with many embracing the simple spud during these times of uncertainty.
According to Peter Gray in his book The Irish Famine, the government spent £7 million for relief in Ireland between 1845 and 1850, "representing less than half of one percent of the British gross national product over five years.