NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ireland

Index of Economic Freedom (899 words)
	Ireland's economy is 81.3 percent free, according to our 2007 assessment, which makes it the world's 7th freest economy.
	Ireland is ranked 2nd out of 41 countries in the European region, and its overall score is much higher than the regional average.
	Ireland is increasingly an international hub for insurance, fund management, and venture capital.

Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (6919 words)
	Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, is unofficially known as "The North" (by nationalists and residents in the Republic of Ireland), "the Six Counties," by nationalists, and "Ulster," by unionists (although the province of Ulster also includes Donegal, Cavan, and Monaghan, which are in the Republic).
	The GAA is organised on an all-Ireland basis with all 32 counties competing; traditionally, counties first compete within their province, in the provincial championships, and the winners then compete in the All-Ireland senior hurling or football championships.
	Ireland's largest religious denomination is Roman Catholicism (about 70% for the entire island, and over 90% for the Republic), and most of the rest of the population adhere to one of the various Protestant denominations.

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