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GovernmentThere are 3,440 Electoral Divisions (EDs) which are the smallest legally defined administrative areas in the State. One ED, St. Mary's, straddles the Louth-Meath county border, and is presented in two parts in the SAPS tables, with one part in Louth and the other in Meath....
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GovernmentThe Local Government Reform Act 2014 Section 9 provided for the amalgamation of the city and county councils in Limerick, Waterford, and North Tipperary and South Tipperary County Councils. The country is divided into 31 administrative counties/cities. There are now 26...
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GovernmentNUTS2 boundaries generalised to 20m.The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) were drawn up by Eurostat in order to define territorial units for the production of regional statistics across the European Union. The NUTS classification has been used in EU...
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GovernmentNUTS2 boundaries generalised to 100m.The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) were drawn up by Eurostat in order to define territorial units for the production of regional statistics across the European Union. The NUTS classification has been used in EU...
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GovernmentNUTS3 boundaries generalised to 20m. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) were drawn up by Eurostat in order to define territorial units for the production of regional statistics across the European Union. The NUTS classification has been used in EU...
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GovernmentNUTS3 boundaries ungeneralised. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) were drawn up by Eurostat in order to define territorial units for the production of regional statistics across the European Union. The NUTS classification has been used in EU...
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GovernmentBaronies were originally feudal and military jurisdictions and date back to the 11th century, but in the course of time came to be used for fiscal and administrative purposes only. The Barony varied in size from 1,693 acres to 310, 386 acres. The Barony was used as a census...
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Originally an Ecclesiastical Division, dating back to the Synod Of Kells in 1139. After the Reformation, the Anglican Church of Ireland became the state church and retained the old, medieval parishes. These then became the administrative areas used by government. The parish...
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GovernmentDáil Constituencies as provided for in Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017.For the purpose of elections to Dáil Éireann, the country is divided into Constituencies which, under Article 16.4 of the Constitution of Ireland, have to be revised at least once every...
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GovernmentMunicipal District Boundary dataset generalised to 100m.This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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GovernmentMunicipal District Boundary dataset ungeneralised.This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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GovernmentProvince Boundaries Generalised to 50m. Ireland is divided into four provinces called Leinster, Ulster, Munster and Connacht. Although they presently do not have any administrative functions, they are relevant for a number of historical, cultural and sporting reasons. The...
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Labelled point file of Centres of Population placenames from the National Gazetteer dataset.This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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GovernmentProvince Boundaries Generalised to 20m. Ireland is divided into four provinces called Leinster, Ulster, Munster and Connacht. Although they presently do not have any administrative functions, they are relevant for a number of historical, cultural and sporting reasons. The...
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GovernmentLabelled point file of Barony placenames from the National Gazetteer dataset.This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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GovernmentPoint file of Civil Parish placenames from the National Gazetteer dataset
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GovernmentPoint file of County placenames from the National Gazetteer dataset.This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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GovernmentProvince Boundaries Generalised to 100m. Ireland is divided into four provinces called Leinster, Ulster, Munster and Connacht. Although they presently do not have any administrative functions, they are relevant for a number of historical, cultural and sporting reasons. The...
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GovernmentProvince Boundaries Ungeneralised. Ireland is divided into four provinces called Leinster, Ulster, Munster and Connacht. Although they presently do not have any administrative functions, they are relevant for a number of historical, cultural and sporting reasons. The borders...
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GovernmentPoint file of Local Authorities from the National Gazetteer dataset.This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann
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