Government of Ireland
Department of Foreign Affairs
Citizens Information
Houses of the Oireachtas
An Taoiseach
Irish Government’s International Directory
Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences
ÉAN
Crosscare Migrant Project (formerlyEmigrant Advice)
Gaelic Athletic Associations
National Archives of Ireland
National Library of Ireland
Armagh GAA - Orchard County Supporters Site

This site will help you to find government organizations or information by providing links, indices of recent publications and a search engine that searches all government sites.  The Irish Government’s site contains information from a range of Government Departments and has links to other Irish sites including the President, the Defense Forces, and the Garda.

Government of Ireland
http://www.irlgov.ie/

For a full listing of Irish government departments, see:
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For a full listing of Irish agencies, see:
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Department of Foreign Affairs
The Department of Foreign Affairs Internet page provides information on Ireland’s foreign policy. Material includes key documents on Northern Ireland and Anglo-Irish Relations, Facts About Ireland, reports on the Irish Aid Programme, material on Ireland and the European Union.
http://www.irlgov.ie/iveagh

New J Visa Program Announced - Sept 2008

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Micheál Martin TD, signed a major agreement this week with the US Government that will allow Irish citizens to work and travel in the US for up to 12 months. Information and the press release announcing the program is available on the Department of Foreign Affairs website
The agreement contains the following key elements:

1. The US Government will make available up to 20,000 visas for Irish citizens, which will permit them to work and travel in the US for a period of 12 months
   
2. The Irish Government will make available up to 5,000 work authorizations for US citizens, which will permit them to work in Ireland on the same basis  
3. Both US and Irish citizens will be free to secure employment on arrival in each country;

In order to qualify for the program participants should be either in post-secondary education or have recently graduated. The current J-1 exchange program which permits students from the US and Ireland to work and travel during the summer months will continue to operate as usual.

Information on how to apply and the documentation required will be available soon. Applications from US citizens wishing to travel to Ireland will be accepted by the Irish Embassy in Washington and the Consulates in Boston, Chicago, New York and San Francisco. 

Government Press and Information Services
The website of the Government Press and Information Services
http://www.irlgov.ie/gis

Citizens Information
Citizens Information is an Irish eGovernment website, provided by Comhairle. The site provides public service information for Ireland.  www.citizensinformation.ie provides comprehensive information on all aspects of Public Services and entitlements for citizens in Ireland. The site is based on a personal approach to the presentation and delivery of information on public services and the social and civil rights of everyone in Ireland.
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/

Houses of the Oireachtas
Ireland is a parliamentary democracy. The National Parliament (Oireachtas) consists of the President and two Houses: Dáil Éireann (the House of Representatives) and Seanad Éireann (the Senate) whose powers and functions derive from the Constitution of Ireland enacted by the People on 1 July 1937. Each House of the Oireachtas has power under its Standing Orders to form Committees for specific purposes. There are four types of committees: Standing, Select, Joint and Special.
http://www.oireachtas.ie/ViewDoc.asp?fn=/home.asp

An Taoiseach
The official website of the Irish Prime Minister
http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/

Irish Government’s International Directory
Are you interested in visiting, working, locating a business in or sourcing from Ireland? The Irish Government would like to help you.   Use Ask Ireland to find the information you need and a government agency that can help.
http://www.ask-ireland.com/

Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences
The Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) was established in 2000 by the Minister for Education and Science in response to the need to develop Ireland's research capacity and skills base in a rapidly-changing global environment where knowledge is key to economic and social growth. With the support of the National Development Plan, the IRCHSS funds cutting-edge research in the humanities, social sciences, business and law with the objective of creating new knowledge and expertise beneficial to Ireland's economic, social and cultural development.
http://www.irchss.ie/

ÉAN
The Emigrant Advice Network provides the support for emigration and return migration information providers in Ireland and Abroad as well as individuals and academics interested in the topic by facilitating and exchange of information and good practice. It aims to raise awareness of emigration and issues arising from it.
http://www.ean.ie

Crosscare Migrant Project
Crosscare Migrant Project (formerly Emigrant Advice) is an information, advocacy and referral organisation for vulnerable migrants. It is a project of Crosscare, the Dublin Diocese Social Care Agency.  Crosscare Migrant Project provides its service to intending, existing and returning Irish emigrants, as well as immigrants and members of new communities in Ireland.
http://www.migrantproject.ie/index.htm

Gaelic Athletic Associations
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) was founded on November 1st 1884, by a group of spirited Irishmen who had the foresight to realise the importance of establishing a national organisation to revive and nurture traditional, indigenous pastimes.
http://www.gaa.ie/

National Archives of Ireland
The National Archives holds the records of the modern Irish state which document its historical evolution and the creation of its national identity. Under its governing legislation – the National Archives Act, 1986 – the National Archives provides services both to the Government and the public.
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/

National Library of Ireland
The National Library of Ireland is a cultural institution under the aegis of the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism. Its mission is to collect, preserve and make available books, manuscripts and illustrative material of Irish interest.  The National Library is open, free of charge, to all that want and need to use it. A Reader’s Ticket is necessary in order to consult most categories of material.  

The Library does not lend books and reading is done in the various reading rooms. There is also a copying service and it is possible to get photocopies, photographs, slides, or microfilm of most items in the collections. The Library has an ongoing programme of exhibitions. 
http://www.ili.ie

Armagh GAA Orchard County Supporters Site
This County Armagh Gaelic Football site is dedicated to GAA within the Orchard County. It Includes news, articles, player profiles and history. They are a forum based community discussing fixtures, results, videos and gossip surrounding Gaelic football and Hurling in Armagh at all levels.
http://armaghgaa.info