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ROI
Sky Cards are happy to offer English Sky card to ROI residents, Sky is readily available throughout ROI however we can offer an English card enabling you to watch any region of your choice.
We also offer Sky equipment from standard boxes to HD boxes delivered to your door within days!
 Location of Ireland (dark green)
– on the European continent (light green & dark grey) |
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| Anthem: Amhrán na bhFiann The Soldier's Song |
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| Capital (and largest city) |
Dublin 53°20.65′N 6°16.05′W / 53.34417°N 6.2675°W |
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| Official languages | Irish, English | |||||
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| Ethnic groups | 90.0% Irish, 7.5% Other White British/Americans, 1.3% Asian, 1.1% Black, 1.1% mixed, 1.6% unspec. | |||||
| Demonym | Irish | |||||
| Government | Republic and Parliamentary democracy | |||||
| - | President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann)[3] | Mary McAleese | ||||
| - | Taoiseach | Brian Cowen, TD | ||||
| - | Tánaiste | Mary Coughlan, TD | ||||
| Independence | from the United Kingdom | |||||
| - | Declared | 24 April 1916 | ||||
| - | Ratified | 21 January 1919 | ||||
| - | Recognised | 6 December 1922 | ||||
| - | Current constitution | 29 December 1937 | ||||
| EU accession | 1 January 1973 | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 70,273 km2 (120th) 27,133 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 2.00 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2008 estimate | 4,422,100 | ||||
| - | 2006 census | 4,239,848 (121st) | ||||
| - | Density | 60.3/km2 (139th) 147.6/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $174.674 billion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $39,382 (8th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $217.756 billion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $49,095 (6th) | ||||
| HDI (2006) | ▲ 0.960 (high) (5th) | |||||
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
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| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC+1) | ||||
| Drives on the | left | |||||
| Internet TLD | .ie | |||||
| Calling code | 353 | |||||
