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What is the capital of the Republic of Ireland?
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What is the capital of the Republic of Ireland?
Dublin, on the River Liffey.
2
What is the lower house of the Oireachtas called?
Dáil Éireann. Its members are Teachtaí Dála (TDs).
3
What is the upper house of the Oireachtas called?
Seanad Éireann.
4
What is the title of the head of the Irish government?
The Taoiseach.
5
Who is Ireland's head of state, and for how long is the term?
The President, elected for seven years.
6
Which voting system does Ireland use for Dáil elections?
Proportional representation with the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
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What is the name of the Irish Constitution?
Bunreacht na hÉireann, approved by the people in 1937.
8
How is the Irish Constitution amended?
By a referendum on a proposal passed by the Oireachtas.
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When did the Easter Rising take place?
April 1916, in Dublin.
10
When did Ireland join the European Economic Community?
1973, with the United Kingdom and Denmark.
11
What did the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 set up?
Power-sharing institutions in Northern Ireland and North-South links.
12
Who was the first woman President of Ireland?
Mary Robinson, from 1990.
13
What is the highest mountain in Ireland?
Carrauntoohil, in County Kerry.
14
What is the longest river in Ireland?
The River Shannon.
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What is the largest lake on the island of Ireland?
Lough Neagh.
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What are the four provinces of Ireland?
Leinster, Munster, Connacht and Ulster.
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How many counties are on the island, and how many in the Republic?
32 on the island, 26 in the Republic.
18
Where are the Cliffs of Moher?
County Clare, on the Atlantic coast.
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What is the Giant's Causeway made of?
Basalt columns, on the County Antrim coast.
20
Which Irish writer wrote Ulysses?
James Joyce. Bloomsday is on 16 June.
21
Which Irish writer wrote Dracula?
Bram Stoker, published in 1897.
22
Which two scientists first split a nucleus with accelerated particles in 1932?
John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton, who was born in Dungarvan.
23
Which game uses a hurley and a sliotar?
Hurling, a Gaelic game.
24
What is the Book of Kells and where is it kept?
An illuminated Gospel manuscript of about the year 800, kept at Trinity College Dublin.
25
What is the national emblem of Ireland?
The harp.
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What is the Irish name for Saint Patrick's Day?
Lá Fhéile Pádraig, on 17 March.

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