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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

 

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:
http://www.irlgov.ie/departments/default.asp

For a full listing of Irish agencies, see:
http://www.irlgov.ie/organisations/default.asp

For a full listing of topics available at this website, see:
http://www.irlgov.ie/topics/default.asp



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

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