The Republic of Ireland became an industrialised state relatively late and has only recently moved away from an agricultural society to a more modern, Western industrial society. ... The Roman Catholic Church's influence and contribution to the political culture was and still is noticeable. ... The church was, and still is, despite the decline in the number of Roman-Catholics in Ireland, an opinion leader. ... Early on, the state recognised the Roman Catholic church's unique position as the people's moral guide and the church seemingly did not intervene with how the country was...

• Word Count: 1315
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Ireland is split in two parts, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. ... The principal religion of the Republic is Roman Catholicism which con-stitutes over 91% of the population. ... Irish (Gaelic) is the first language of the Republic and is compulsory in all schools up to secondary level. ... Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and it has 3.6 million people. ... That is what we now call the Republic. ...

• Word Count: 1860
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The controversy between Northern Ireland and Britain began with Roman Catholic objections against favoritism by the protestant majority in the country. ... The Catholic minority wanted a reunion with the Republic of Ireland, which was mainly Catholic. ... In the first public meeting between Gerry Adams (the leader of Sinn Fein), Albert Reynolds (the Irish Republic's prime minister), and John Hume (the leader of Northern Ireland's Catholic nationalist), the British government was not pleased with the stating of the cease-fire. ... Majority of both Northern Ireland and the Irish Republ...

• Word Count: 1979
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School