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The secretary of state for Northern Ireland ( Irish: Rúnaí Stáit Thuaisceart Éireann; Scots: Secretar o State for Norlin Airlan ), [3] [4] also referred to as the Northern Ireland secretary or SoSNI, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the Northern Ireland Office. [5]
Local elections were held in Northern Ireland on 18 May 2023. [2] The elections were delayed by two weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III. [3] Following the elections, Sinn Féin became the largest party in local government for the first time. [4]
The Northern Ireland men's national football team ( Irish: Foireann peile náisiúnta Thuaisceart Éireann) represents Northern Ireland in international association football. From 1882 to 1950, all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association (IFA).
ISO 3166 code. IE. Internet TLD. .ie [d] Ireland ( Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ ), also known as the Republic of Ireland ( Poblacht na hÉireann ), [a] is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island.
The Giant's Causeway ( Irish: Clochán an Aifir) [1] is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. [3] [4] It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills . It was declared a World Heritage Site by ...
The Northern Ireland Office ( NIO; Irish: Oifig Thuaisceart Éireann, [3] Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann Oaffis) [4] is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for handling Northern Ireland affairs.
The counties of Ireland ( Irish: Contaetha na hÉireann) are historic administrative divisions of the island. They began as Norman structures, and as the powers exercised by the Cambro-Norman barons and the Old English nobility waned over time, new offices of political control came to be established at a county level.
