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Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600 and 150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. Norman invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than seven centuries of Anglo-Irish struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions. The Irish famine of the mid-19th century saw the population of the island drop by one third through starvation and emigration. For more than a century after that the population of the island continued to fall only to begin growing again in the 1960s. Over the last 50 years, Ireland's high birthrate has made it demographically one of the youngest populations in the EU. The modern Irish state traces its origins to the failed 1916 Easter Monday Uprising that touched off several years of guerrilla warfare resulting in independence from the UK in 1921 for 26 southern counties; six northern (Ulster) counties remained part of the UK. Unresolved issues in Northern Ireland erupted into years of violence known as the "Troubles" that began in the 1960s. The Government of Ireland was part of a process along with the UK and US Governments that helped broker what is known as The Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland in 1998. This initiated a new phase of cooperation between the Irish and British Governments. Ireland was neutral in World War II and continues its policy of military neutrality. Ireland joined the European Community in 1973 and the euro-zone currency union in 1999. The economic boom years of the Celtic Tiger (1995-2007) saw rapid economic growth, which came to an abrupt end in 2008 with the meltdown of the Irish banking system. Today the economy is recovering, fueled by large and growing foreign direct investment, especially from US multi-nationals.


Ireland is a parliamentary republic.


Source: CIA World Factbook

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European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 605 of 2017).

Regulations
december, 2017
Ireland

These Regulations give effect to Ireland's 4th Nitrates Action Programme, and provide statutory support for good agricultural practice to protect waters against pollution from agricultural sources and include measures such as periods when land application of fertilisers is prohibited, limits on the land application of fertilisers, storage requirements for livestock manure, and monitoring of the effectiveness of the measures in terms of agricultural practice and impact on water quality.

European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Agriculture) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 407 of 2017).

Regulations
september, 2017
Ireland

These Regulations amend the European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Agriculture) Regulations 2011 in various provisions relating to, among other things, application for a screening decision, documents that shall accompany the application, the follow-up on a decisions by the Minister and information for the environmental impact statement. The Regulations also give a new definition of "EIA Directive", “environmental impact assessment” and “EIS”.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 342 of 2017).

Regulations
juli, 2017
Ireland

This Act amends the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, by inserting a new Chapter 3A into Part 4 prescribing matters relating to applications to planning authorities under section 42(1A) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, for a further extension of the duration of planning permissions for certain developments of 20 houses or more. The Regulations also make consequential amendments to Chapter 3 of Part 4 of the 2001 Regulations.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2017 (No. 20 of 2017).

Legislation
juli, 2017
Ireland

This Act amends section 28 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016, which in its turn amends section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. The amendments concern environmental impact assessment for the planning of residential housing.

Implemented by: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 342 of 2017). (2017-07-26)
Amends: Planning and Development Act, 2000 (Act No. 30 of 2000). (2000-08-28)

European Union (Framework for Maritime Spatial Planning) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 352 of 2016).

Regulations
juni, 2016
Ireland

These Regulations give effect in Irish law to Directive No. 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning by establishing the necessary legal basis for the Minister to implement maritime spatial planning. The Regulations designate the Minister as the competent authority for the purposes of the Directive and provide the broad framework within which the Minister will implement maritime spatial planning.