Tourism in the Republic of Ireland Tourism in the Republic of Ireland is one of the biggest contributors to the Economy of the Republic of Ireland‚ with over 6.2 million people visiting the country in 2011‚ about 1.4 times Ireland’s population. Each year about €5bn in revenue is made from economic activities directly related to tourists‚ accounting for about 4% of GNP and empolying over 200‚000 people. In 2011 alone‚ Ireland was voted ’Favourite holiday destination in the World’ by readers of Frommer’s
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Irish literature Early and medieval literature The earliest Irish literature consisted of original lyric poetry and versions of ancient prose tales. The earliest poetry‚ composed in the 6th century‚ illustrates a vivid religious faith or describe the world of nature‚ and was sometimes written in the margins of illuminated manuscripts. Unusually among European epic cycles‚ the Irish sagas (such as Táin Bó Cúailnge) were written in prose‚ with verse interpolations expressing heightened emotion
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is the first actor which I am going to look at. In the early 1950s Ireland was a closed economy. However from the late 1950’s on it slowly began to open up. By the 1960’s 25% of national output was being exported (O’Toole‚ 2003)‚ which although still comparatively low it showed that the Irish economy was changing. The effects of the economy opening up led to a major change in the employment sectors. In 1960‚ 37 per cent of all Irish jobs were in the farming‚ fishing and forestry sector. By 1987 the
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England‚ America and Ireland as did the later quadrilles (sets). In Irish dance history specifically: haye‚ rinnce fada and rinnce mór are the three names used to referring to the action in old literature. The first reference to dance in the Irish language is 1588. Rinnce appears first in 1609 amd ‘damhsa’ ten years later. HB15 It is not until the 17thC that we have any real documention referring to dance - not just confined to Ireland - worldwide. Citm: The common people in Ireland may have been
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Economy of Ireland I. Introduction The economy of Ireland has transformed in recent years from an agricultural focus to a modern knowledge economy‚ focusing on services and high-tech industries and dependent on trade‚ industry and investment. Since the mid 1990’s‚ Ireland has experienced consistent growth rates of up to 10% per annum. This has been attributed to years of strong government planning through the implementation of five-year National Development Plans. These plans provided for large-scale
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By the eighteenth century the Irish were restricted in selling woollen goods abroad. The British economic system was transitioning into an ultimately mercantilist system issuing acts that subsequently restricted trade from Ireland exclusively to England. Further acts issued upon Ireland continually forbade Catholics to buy land or lease it for more than 31 years. By 1778‚ hardly 5% of Irish land would be owned by Catholics. Extreme conditions from 1740-1741 brought on a bad harvest‚ famine and illness
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such is the case in Northern Ireland. For hundreds of years Catholics and Protestants have battled over rights‚ government and land. The spark of this conflict can be traced back to the mid 1500s. Ireland has always had a complicated past concerning rulers‚ government‚ invasion and war. Throughout these changes of conquerors the Irish had strived to uphold their Gaelic way of life‚ this including Catholicism. With this said‚ it is no surprise that in 1558 Ireland would be outraged by the passing
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Liberation of Ireland The 1916 Easter Rising The Easter Rebellion‚ was an armed uprising of Irish nationalists against the rule of Great Britain in Ireland. The uprising occurred on Easter Monday‚ April 24‚ 1916‚ and centred mainly in Dublin. The chief objectives were the attainment of political freedom and the establishment of an Irish republic. Centuries of discontent‚ marked by numerous rebellions‚ preceded the uprising. The new crisis began to develop in September 1914‚ following the outbreak
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“The Celtic Tiger was the phrase most associated with Ireland since the 1990s‚ describing its dramatic growth from one of Europe’s poorest states to one of its richest.”[1] The government‚ thinking that the economy was growing‚ increased wages and pensions‚ extended the public sector. They used money that they didn’t own‚ as the growth they thought was real‚ was in fact a bubble. This led to a huge deficit in the Irish economy. Ireland was bailed out because the countries within the EU knew the extent
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What problems did Irish nationalists face in 1905? To what extent had these been overcome by 1949? For several hundred years‚ there has been increasing tension between southern and northern Ireland‚ giving rise to Irish Nationalism. The roots of conflict are to be found in the past when Henry II first landed in Ireland in 1169. At this time‚ Ireland was recognised for their nationalistic pride and the arrival of an English king generated resentment amongst the people‚ as England gained some control
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