The EU is an organisation which has 27 different independent countries as members. Ireland is one of those. This is different to the United States, where the 50 states are all part of one country. None of the US states are countries, and the USA is not an organisation. In the same way that Ireland is a member of the EU, the USA is a member of a number of organisations which have different countries as members, like the United Nations and NATO. There are many other organisations around the world which have independent countries as members.
Kerry is a county in Ireland. Ireland is a member of the EU. So Kerry is in the EU.
The nearest EU country to Ireland is the United Kingdom. The UK borders directly on Ireland, as Northern Ireland is part of the UK.
Ireland
Ireland is one of the countries in the European Union, so the answer is yes.
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn is the current EU Commissioner for Ireland, as at February 2012.
Máire Geoghean Quinn was nominated as Ireland's EU Commissioner in November 2009.
The term "southern Ireland" is an incorrect term for the Republic of Ireland. The Republic of Ireland joined what was then called the EEC in 1973. It is now known as the EU.
Ireland
Ireland.
For the EU citizen, to travel inside EU (like from Ireland to Poland) a valid ID is required, but not necessary a passport.
Yes, Northern Ireland joined in 1973 as part of the UK.
Great Britain is composed of England, Wales and Scotland. The UK is Britain + Northern Ireland. To join the EU as Great Britain would be to exclude Northern Ireland from the EU.