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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19:22 Homeowners braced for more floods
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:53:24 -0000
Thousands of homeowners along the Shannon are fearing devastating floods after the river reached record levels.
Flooding expected along River Shannon
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:23:58 -0000
Torrential flooding is expected along the River Shannon in the west of Ireland. Property and landowners from south of Killaloe/Ballina to Limerick City, particularly in flood prone areas, are being advised to exercise increased caution by local councils.
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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:24:37 -0000
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After the deluge, Ireland's sodden south and west mop up
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:18:59 -0000
Troops, helicopters and boats are standing by to rescue those still caught in the floods as the cost of the clean-up looks set to exceed 100m Flooding in the village of Boho, CoFermanagh.
More than 100 evacuated in heaviest flooding for years
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:04:21 -0000
More than 100 people were evacuated from their homes because of some of the worst flooding for years in Ireland.
Flood-hit communities braced for more downpours
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:30:26 -0000
Communities devastated by some of the worst floods in living memory were tonight bracing themselves for a further deluge.

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