Poblacht na hÉireann
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Poblacht na hÉireann is an Irish-language phrase which may refer to:
- The revolutionary Irish RepublicIrish RepublicThe Irish Republic was a revolutionary state that declared its independence from Great Britain in January 1919. It established a legislature , a government , a court system and a police force...
proclaimed in 1916 and 1919, also termed Saorstát Éireann - A newspaper first published in 1922 in Ireland by republican opponents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty
- The Republic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, the legal description since 1949 of the modern Irish state