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Country profile: Ireland
| Location: | Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain |
| Climate: | temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time |
| Terrain: | mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast |
| Size: | 70280 sq. km total (Land area: 68890 sq. km Water area: 1390 sq.km) |
| Population: | 4,156,119 (July 2008 est.) |
| Languages: | English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard |
| Government: | republic, parliamentary democracy |
| Capital city: | Dublin |
| Legal system: | based on English common law, substantially modified by indigenous concepts; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Currency: | euro (EUR) |
| Licensing: |
Country profile
Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than seven centuries of Anglo-Irish struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions. A failed 1916 Easter Monday Rebellion touched off several years of guerrilla warfare that in 1921 resulted in independence from the UK for 26 southern counties; six northern (Ulster) counties remained part of the UK.
In 1949, Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth; it joined the European Community in 1973. Irish governments have sought the peaceful unification of Ireland and have cooperated with Britain against terrorist groups. A peace settlement for Northern Ireland is being implemented with some difficulties. In 2006, the Irish and British governments developed and began to implement the St. Andrews Agreement, building on the Good Friday Agreement approved in 1998.
Energy production and consumption
| Oil | Gas | |
| Production: | 546 million cu m (2005 est.) | |
| Consumption: | 192,000 bbl/day (2005 est.) | 3 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
| Exports: | 23,360 bbl/day (2005 est.) | |
| Imports: | 204,400 bbl/day (2005 est.) | 3 million cu m (2005 est.) |
| Reserves: | 9 billion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) | |
| Major fields: |
Ireland - recent news
| 22 Apr 24 |
Ireland: Europa Oil & Gas announces results of an updated Irish Licence Emissions Report Europa Oil & Gas has announced that it has published on the Company's website a third-party report that details the results of an updated study which calculated the expected emissions associated with the development of a future 1 TCF indigenous gas discovery on Europa's Irish offshore licence FEL 4/19. |
| 20 Mar 24 |
Ireland: SSE Renewables and FuturEnergy Ireland welcome positive planning decision for Sheskin South Wind Farm Leading renewable energy partners SSE Renewables and FuturEnergy Ireland have welcomed a decision by An Bord Pleanála last week to grant planning permission for the development of Sheskin South Wind Farm in County Mayo. |
| 26 Feb 24 |
Ireland: Lansdowne Oil & Gas provides update on Energy Charter Treaty claim Lansdowne Oil & Gas reports that, in light of the Irish Government's refusal to engage in worthwhile discussions, the Company is focused upon progressing its Energy Charter Treaty claim against Ireland following the refusal to award a Lease Undertaking for the Barryroe oil and gas field. |
| 02 Feb 24 |
Ireland: Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust acquires Irish solar farms Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has completed the acquisition of four newly-constructed solar farms located close to Dublin, Ireland. The solar complex totals 199MW and was acquired from Statkraft Ireland, which developed and constructed the projects under ORIT's oversight. Following the acquisition, ORIT's total capacity of operational renewable energy assets reaches 735MW. |
| 29 Jan 24 |
Ireland: Europa Oil & Gas receives approval of FEL 4/19 licence extension Europa Oil & Gas has received notification from the Irish Government’s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) that the Minister has given his consent to extend the Phase 1 of FEL 4/19 to 31 January 2026. The Company intends to use the extension to carry out further technical studies and allow more time to secure a partner to advance development of the licence. |
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