Officially since the 18th of April 1849, so as of May 2015, that is 66 years.
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The rebublic of Ireland
It became independent in 1922 and declared itself as a republic in 1948.
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The Republic of Ireland, is the country made up of 26 of the 32 counties on the island of Ireland. The Republic of Ireland is officially known as Ireland or in the Irish language Éire, according to the Irish constitution. So the names Republic of Ireland and Ireland are used interchangeably. You will see Éire written on Irish stamps and coins.
Citizens of the Republic of Ireland can vote in elections there. Someone from Northern Ireland who is not a citizen of the Republic of Ireland does not have a vote in an election in the Republic of Ireland. Someone from the Republic of Ireland who is living in Northern Ireland and is still on the registrar of electors in the Republic of Ireland can vote there.Citizens of the Republic of Ireland can vote in elections there. Someone from Northern Ireland who is not a citizen of the Republic of Ireland does not have a vote in an election in the Republic of Ireland. Someone from the Republic of Ireland who is living in Northern Ireland and is still on the registrar of electors in the Republic of Ireland can vote there.Citizens of the Republic of Ireland can vote in elections there. Someone from Northern Ireland who is not a citizen of the Republic of Ireland does not have a vote in an election in the Republic of Ireland. Someone from the Republic of Ireland who is living in Northern Ireland and is still on the registrar of electors in the Republic of Ireland can vote there.Citizens of the Republic of Ireland can vote in elections there. Someone from Northern Ireland who is not a citizen of the Republic of Ireland does not have a vote in an election in the Republic of Ireland. Someone from the Republic of Ireland who is living in Northern Ireland and is still on the registrar of electors in the Republic of Ireland can vote there.Citizens of the Republic of Ireland can vote in elections there. Someone from Northern Ireland who is not a citizen of the Republic of Ireland does not have a vote in an election in the Republic of Ireland. Someone from the Republic of Ireland who is living in Northern Ireland and is still on the registrar of electors in the Republic of Ireland can vote there.Citizens of the Republic of Ireland can vote in elections there. Someone from Northern Ireland who is not a citizen of the Republic of Ireland does not have a vote in an election in the Republic of Ireland. Someone from the Republic of Ireland who is living in Northern Ireland and is still on the registrar of electors in the Republic of Ireland can vote there.Citizens of the Republic of Ireland can vote in elections there. Someone from Northern Ireland who is not a citizen of the Republic of Ireland does not have a vote in an election in the Republic of Ireland. Someone from the Republic of Ireland who is living in Northern Ireland and is still on the registrar of electors in the Republic of Ireland can vote there.Citizens of the Republic of Ireland can vote in elections there. Someone from Northern Ireland who is not a citizen of the Republic of Ireland does not have a vote in an election in the Republic of Ireland. Someone from the Republic of Ireland who is living in Northern Ireland and is still on the registrar of electors in the Republic of Ireland can vote there.Citizens of the Republic of Ireland can vote in elections there. Someone from Northern Ireland who is not a citizen of the Republic of Ireland does not have a vote in an election in the Republic of Ireland. Someone from the Republic of Ireland who is living in Northern Ireland and is still on the registrar of electors in the Republic of Ireland can vote there.Citizens of the Republic of Ireland can vote in elections there. Someone from Northern Ireland who is not a citizen of the Republic of Ireland does not have a vote in an election in the Republic of Ireland. Someone from the Republic of Ireland who is living in Northern Ireland and is still on the registrar of electors in the Republic of Ireland can vote there.Citizens of the Republic of Ireland can vote in elections there. Someone from Northern Ireland who is not a citizen of the Republic of Ireland does not have a vote in an election in the Republic of Ireland. Someone from the Republic of Ireland who is living in Northern Ireland and is still on the registrar of electors in the Republic of Ireland can vote there.
Ireland is a republic and part of it is known as the Republic of Ireland.
It was declared a republic in 1916 by the revolutionaries of the Easter Rising. It officially became one on the 18th of April in 1949 through an act of the Irish parliament. It is still a republic now.
Ireland declared independence from Britain in 1916. After a war of independence, the Irish Free State came into being, separate from Northern Ireland, in 1922. In 1949 it became a Republic.
April 23, 1982. It declared itself to be the "Conch Republic."