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Ireland (; Irish: Éire) is the third largest island in Europe. It lies in between the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea. Politically it is divided into the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), a state which covers five-sixths of the island (south, east, west and north-west), and Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, which covers the northeastern sixth of the island. CIA World Factbook www.cia.gov The name 'Ireland' derives from the Anglo-Saxon mispronunciation of Ériu (Modern Irish:Éire) with the addition of the germanic 'land' suffix, and means 'land of Ériu'.

The population of the island is approximately 5.8 million people (2001); 4.0 million in the Republic of Ireland (1.5 million in Greater Dublin Population of the Greater Dublin Area to reach 2 million by 2021 www.cso.ie) and 1.7 million in Northern Ireland Home Population and Components of Change, 2004 estimates Demography and Methodology Branch, NISRA - Excel file (0.6 million in Greater Belfast).

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@petergallagher You'll have to come back to #Ireland at some point, if only to sample the native Guinness. Sláinte!
Trillian_01 (an cailín cainteach) Mon, 21 May 2012 23:42:26 -0000
@petergallagher You'll have to come back to #Ireland at some point, if only to sample the native Guinness. Sláinte!
Hopefully going to Ireland when I finish my trip in Bosnia. I miss Drogheda.
e46K (Ervin) Mon, 21 May 2012 23:42:25 -0000
Hopefully going to Ireland when I finish my trip in Bosnia. I miss Drogheda.
@NICKIMINAJ Not long now for you to rock Ireland #
DaleMulgrew4 (Dale Mulgrew) Mon, 21 May 2012 23:42:24 -0000
@NICKIMINAJ Not long now for you to rock Ireland #
PEOPLE! a @HoroscopoOneD foi suspensa... agora ela ta com @Horoscopo_OneD !!!!
potato_ireland (Directioners) Mon, 21 May 2012 23:42:23 -0000
PEOPLE! a @HoroscopoOneD foi suspensa... agora ela ta com @Horoscopo_OneD !!!!
@1DMad_Ireland oh, thank you so much :$
RitaArnaldo (Rita Arnaldo) Mon, 21 May 2012 23:42:17 -0000
@1DMad_Ireland oh, thank you so much :$
@Giddy_Smalls Ireland
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Eirpharm - The Irish Pharmacy and Health website, designed by Irish Health professionals for the Irish consumer.
Meta Description: [ Eirpharm.com, the Irish Pharmacy web-site, written by pharmacists, for current medical information and health advice, cosmetics and fragrances, Home Page ]

Irish Pharmacist - Offering health advice, links, information on our services and local news.

McCabe's Pharmacy Online - Irish Pharmacy website devoted to up-to-date and unrivalled healthcare advice and information.

Phelans Pharmacies, Cork - Phelans Pharmacy are a family owned business based in Cork city and County Ireland. There are a total of 10 pharmacies in the group with 3 late night pharmacies.
Meta Description: [ Phelans Pharmacies are a family-owned group of pharmacies based in Cork city and county in the South of Ireland. Phelans Pharmacy are a group of nine pharmacies with locations in Ballincollig, Ballyvolane, Carrigaline, Douglas, North Main Street and Patrick Street in Cork city, Turners Cross... ]

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