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Ireland At The British Empire Games
Representation of the island of Ireland at the British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games) has varied: *At the 1930 British Empire Games, first games in 1930, a single team represented the entire island. *Irish athletes competed at the 1934 British Empire Games, 1934 games though the affiliations of several of these to either Northern Ireland or the Irish Free State are unclear. *Since the 1938 British Empire Games, 1938 games, there has been Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games, a Northern Ireland team only. 1930 games The organising committee for the 1930 games in Hamilton, Ontario sent an invitation to the National Athletic and Cycling Association (NACA), and offered to pay $1000 towards travel expenses. It also invited the Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA), which declined in order to concentrate on the Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics, 1932 Olympics. The NACA executive decided to accept, on condition that the team be designated "Ireland" rather than "Iris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Of Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth. Geopolitically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. As of 2022, the population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million living in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the second-most populous island in Europe after Great Britain.The 2022 population of the Republic of Ireland was 5,123,536 and that of Northern Ireland in 2021 was 1,903,100. These are Census data from the official governmental statistics agencies in the respective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
