Ireland (; Irish: Éire) is the third largest island in Europe. It lies in between the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea. Politically it is divided into the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), a state which covers five-sixths of the island (south, east, west and north-west), and Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, which covers the northeastern sixth of the island. CIA World Factbook www.cia.gov The name 'Ireland' derives from the Anglo-Saxon mispronunciation of Ériu (Modern Irish:Éire) with the addition of the germanic 'land' suffix, and means 'land of Ériu'.
The population of the island is approximately 5.8 million people (2001); 4.0 million in the Republic of Ireland (1.5 million in Greater Dublin Population of the Greater Dublin Area to reach 2 million by 2021 www.cso.ie) and 1.7 million in Northern Ireland Home Population and Components of Change, 2004 estimates Demography and Methodology Branch, NISRA - Excel file (0.6 million in Greater Belfast).
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American College Dublin - A study-abroad program affiliated with Lynn University. Information about the program and student life. Dublin, Ireland.
Atlantic Bridge Program - Cultural diversity program to allow a small number of Canadian and US students to study medicine or veterinary medicine at an Irish University.
Meta Description: [ Atlantic Bridge Programme co-ordinates application to the Schools of Medicine of Irish Universities, and Veterinary Medicine and in the UK and Ireland, each of which reserves places on its medical degree course for North American students through their cultural diversity scheme. ]
Colaiste Stiofain Naofa, Cork - Information on day and evening courses.
Meta Description: [ CSN, Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa, Cork. College of Further Education. ]
Cork Law School, Holy Trinity College - Details of degrees and courses available.
Enniscorthy Vocational College - Provider of post leaving certificate courses in the south-east.
Euro Languages College - French and German residential summer courses for second level students in Ireland.
Institute of Technology Tallaght - Offers a wide range of full-time and part-time courses.
St Patrick's College, Maynooth - Pontifical University with faculties of philosophy, theology, canon law, arts and science. Second oldest university in Ireland and National Seminary for training Catholic priests.
Tipperary Institute - Information about the Institute.
Uni-Ireland - Information service for students.
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