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Irish Republic

British  

noun

  1. See Ireland

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Only citizens residing in the Irish Republic have the right to vote in presidential elections.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2025

Biden, who often speaks proudly of his Irish roots, will also spend time in the Irish Republic, where he will visit Dublin and his two ancestral homes.

From Reuters Apr. 8, 2023

Nine other European countries have already adopted self-declaration systems for legal gender recognition, including the Irish Republic, Denmark, Norway, Portugal and Switzerland.

From BBC Dec. 23, 2022

Irish nationalists announced the establishment of the Irish Republic and seized key buildings in Dublin.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

Sir Edward Carson's plea that it was a case of "this Bill or an Irish Republic" was probably more convincing.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 7th, 1920 by Various

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