Why is Ireland divided into two countries?
Facing civil war in Ireland, Britain partitioned the island in 1920, with separate parliaments in the predominantly Protestant northeast and predominantly Catholic south and northwest. However, the republicans opposed the formula, and in 1922 the Irish Free State was formed. In 1919 an Irish republic was proclaimed by Sinn Féin, an Irish nationalist party. Facing civil war in Ireland, Britain partitioned the island in 1920, with separate parliaments in the predominantly Protestant northeast and predominantly Catholic south and northwest.
What is the richest city in Ireland?
Dublin has officially joined the ranks of the world’s top 50 cities with the highest number of millionaires, according to a recent report by New World Wealth. The Irish capital comes in at 49th place globally, just ahead of Lisbon. The city has also seen a significant 34% rise in its millionaire population. Dublin continues to have the highest disposable income per person in the State, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The agency’s latest county incomes and regional gross domestic product (GDP) report shows workers in Dublin city and county had the highest average disposable income in 2023 of €32,393.