Ireland Tourism
Ireland, also called the Republic of Ireland, has a population of approximately 4.2 million. The country occupies 26 of the 32 counties that constitute the island. The remaining six counties in North-East Ulster are part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Ireland was established through the conclusion of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921. The Constitution of 1937 and the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 severed Ireland's last formal links with the United Kingdom. Ireland remained neutral during the Second World War and does not belong to any military alliance. Ireland became a member of the United Nations in 1955 and joined what is now the European Union (EU) in 1973.
