of the British Empire led to the spread of the English language to many parts of the world. * In many former colonies‚ English is the principal language spoken. This is the case in North America‚ Australia‚ many parts of Africa and of course‚ Ireland. * The growth of the USA as a world power in the 20th century increased the dominance of English. * The popularity of American and British film and television promotes English throughout the world. * English is the language of the internet
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conflict in Ireland‚ it is important to bear in mind that it is not only political‚ but also religious. The suppression of Catholics in the country can be dated all the way back to the Reformation in 1517‚ and the struggle between the two religious groups lasted up until the uprising in Ireland in the beginning of the twentieth century. When Ireland was liberated in the beginning in 1921 (Republic or Ireland‚ Wikipedia)‚ the country was separated so that Ulster – a province in Northern Ireland – did not
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of the stores however follow the Quick Stop format (or are simply branded Centra)‚ as Musgrave also offers the SuperValu format‚ which is geared towards larger supermarkets. There are currently around 458 Centra stores in the Republic of Ireland and 120 in Northern Ireland. In 2002‚ Centra’s turnover was €652.6 million.[citation needed] Centra’s main competitors are Gala‚ Spar‚ Mace and Londis‚ as well as a number of smaller groups such as Costcutter and XL Stop and Shop. Centra Background
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(IRA) has sought for a unified Ireland for decades through the use of violence and intimidation in the form of terrorism. Britain’s occupation of Ulster (Northern Ireland)‚ has been a controversial reign with a primarily Protestant influence on a previously Catholic area. This has led to various civil right issues and activism in the most affected parts. Politically‚ the feud is primarily about land and the unification of Ireland‚ thus the disputes over who Northern Ireland belongs to. In the case of
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Available from http://www.cro.ie [accessed 24th October 2012] European Union (2004) The Introduction of Mandatory Nutrition Labelling in the European Union. Ghauri‚ P.‚ Cateora‚ P (2010) International Marketing. 3rd Edition McGraw Hill Bord Bia (Ireland). See http://www.bordbia.ie Food and Drink Federation (UK). See http://www.fdf.org.uk Food Standards Industry (UK). See http://www.food.gov.uk
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infamous boarding schools designed to "kill the Indian; save the man" by erasing all manner of religious practice‚ language‚ culture‚ traditions‚ and beliefs). Article 4 of the Basic Law of Germany‚ Article 44.2.1 of the Constitution of The Republic of Ireland‚ Article 40 of the Estonian Constitution‚[2] Article 24
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betrayal of the Irish Republic . Many of those who fought in the conflict had been members of the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence. The Civil War was won by the Free State forces‚ which were heavily armed and assisted by the British government. The conflict may have claimed more lives than the War of Independence that preceded it‚ and left Irish society divided and embittered for generations. Today‚ two of the main political parties in the Republic of Ireland‚ Fianna Fáil and Fine
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The film Bloody Sunday depicted a conflict between the Northern Irish Catholics and Protestants‚ including the British military‚ which occurred on January 30‚ 1972. Though promised a reform which never took place‚ the Irish Catholics believed they were being discriminated against and decided to protest byways of attempted peaceful marches‚ however‚ the British were not happy about this and believed the protests to be a threat to the British rule of law and therefore put a ban on marches‚ threatening
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During the early twentieth century‚ many Irish people wish to fight for Ireland to have independence from British rule and become a Republic. There were many key players in the fight against Britain. Some of these people include: Michael Collins‚ Arthur Griffiths‚ Eamon De Valera and many others. Michael Collins played a large role in the fight against Britain. Although Michael Collins was a freedom fighter‚ so of the methods he used to achieve his goals‚ make him appear as a terrorist. There is
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Power and Privilege: photographs of the Big House in Ireland 1858-1922 I have visited Gallery of Photography where I reviewed Stephen ’s Ahern ’s exhibition ’ ’Close to home ’ ’ placed in Meeting House Square‚Temple Bar‚Dublin 2 Ireland. Since its inception in 1978 the Gallery of Photography has become Ireland ’s premier venue for photography. It has staged exhibitions with many of the major names
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