Ireland

Island in the North Atlantic Ocean

Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest in the world. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state covering five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. As of 2022, the population of the entire island is just over 7ย million, with 5.1 million in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the second-most populous island in Europe after Great Britain.

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Ireland wing Jacob Stockdale ends speculation over his future by signing a new two-year deal with Ulster, keeping him at the club until 2027.
1 day ago • BBC Sport

Ireland and Munster scrum-half Craig Casey is set to miss the Six Nations after being ruled out for four months with a knee injury.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 2 days ago

Ireland and Leinster centre Robbie Henshaw signs a two-year contract extension with the IRFU until the 2027/28 season.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 2 days ago

George Furbank fractured an arm in Northampton's Investec Champions Cup win over Bulls and could miss England's Six Nations opener away to Ireland in February.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 week ago

Connacht's Bundee Aki and Leinster's James Ryan sign contract extensions with the Irish Rugby Football Union [IRFU].
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 week ago

Catriona Matthew is to remain Great Britain & Ireland captain for the 2026 Curtis Cup against the United States.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 week ago

Ulster have a long list of injury doubts for Friday night's United Rugby Championship encounter against Irish rivals Munster at Kingspan Stadium.
1 week ago • BBC Sport
Tadhg Furlong and Andrew Porter sign new two-year contracts with Ireland and Leinster until 2027.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 week ago

Customers in Ireland are being advised to shop locally as the closure of a ferry port in North Wales continues to affect Christmas deliveries.
1 week ago • Sky News
Tadhg Furlong signs a two-year contract extension with Ireland and Leinster until the end of the 2026-27 season.
1 week ago • BBC Sport

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