Ireland


Ireland is one of the British Isles and is heavily anglicized. History Prehistory can be considered. It seems to have been reached and intermittently inhabited by early man during early prehistory. It seems to have been reoccupied in middle prehistory by Neanderthals and men with upper paleolithic cultures. At the end of the last ice age it was cut off from Britain by rising sea levels. In late prehistory, it seems to have been reoccupied by Upper Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Paleolitic cultures. Antiquity can be considered. During the 5th millennium BC, the inhabitants had a Neolithic culture and practiced farming. There seems to have been little development during the 4th millennium BC. In the 3rd millennium BC, Bronze age culture entered Ireland. In the 2nd millennium BC, Bronze age culture continued to prevail. In the early 1st millennium BC, it is thought that the Celts with Iron age culture entered Ireland. Ireland became known to the civilized world in classical and medieval times. It can be followed somewhat through early classical, late classical, early medieval, and late medieval times.	Sapience Home Site map About Sapience Sociology Peoples Nations Links to other sites CIA World Factbook: Ireland Wikipedia - Ireland
Modern history In the 16th century it was dominated by England, and in the 17th century it was ruled by England. In the 18th century it was ruled by Britain. In the early 18th century, Catholics were forbidden from politcal office. In the early mid 18th century this continued. In the mid 18th century there was a serious famine causing great unrest. In the late mid 18th century population growth became noticeable. In the late 18th century, Catholics were granted the right to vote. In the 19th century it was ruled by Britain. In the early 19th century, it was formally annexed to Great Britain as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In the early mid 19th century, Catholics and other religous minorities were granted more freedom. In the mid 19th century, the Great Potato Famine caused mass starvation and emigration. In the late-mid 19th century, land reforms were begun and the possibility of Irish home rule began. In the late 19th century, further land reforms and more discussion of Irish home rule took place. In the 20th century, most of Ireland gained its independence. In the early 20th century, most of Ireland was granted home rule, just before the outbreak of WW I. In the early mid 20th century, the Irish free state was established. In the mid 20th century, it was officially neutral during WW II, and adoped a new constitution and the name "Republic of Ireland". In the late-mid 20th century, economic and educational reforms were attempted. In late 20th century, it began to liberalize socially. I do not yet have details for the early 21st century. The early 2000s including 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 can be connected. The late 2000s including events of 2006, and 2007 can be connected. Events of 2008 including those of the first quarter 2008, second quarter 2008, third quarter 2008, and fourth quarter 2008 can be considered. Events of 2009 including the first quarter 2009, second quarter 2009, and third quarter 2009 during July 2009, August 2009, and September 2009 can be connected. Events of the fourth quarter 2009 can be examined. Events of October 2009 can be considered. 1 Oct 2009 - Treaty of Lisbon: Ahead of the second Irish referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon, the Vatican issues a warning to Irish voters that the European Union threatens Ireland's "identity, traditions and history". Ireland's Taoiseach Brian Cowen rules out a third referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon if the second referendum due on 2 October is again rejected by the Irish people. 2 Oct 2009 - Voters in Ireland went to the polls for a second referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon. 3 Oct 2009 - Treaty of Lisbon: Ireland approved the European Union’s Treaty of Lisbon by a margin of 67.1% to 32.9% in a second referendum. Czech President Václav Klaus declined to say how he would proceed in ratification of the Lisbon Treaty after the second referendum is approved by Irish voters. 6 Oct 2009 - Ireland's Ceann Comhairle John O'Donoghue announced his resignation following a controversy over his expenses claims. 8 Oct 2009 - The Government of Ireland announced Nicholas Kearns as its nomination for appointment as President of the High Court. 10 Oct 2009 - Ireland's Green Party voted by 84% to endorse a new Programme for Government with government partners Fianna Fáil. 11 Oct 2009 - The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) announced an end to violence in Northern Ireland. 13 Oct 2009 - An autopsy on the body of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately found he died of natural causes. 13 Oct 2009 - Séamus Kirk was elected the 16th Ceann Comhairle of Ireland following the resignation of John O'Donoghue. 13 Oct 2009 - An investigation began into the deaths of two Irish Army Air Corps pilots in a plane crash in County Galway on Monday. 16 Oct 2009 - Stephen Gately: The surviving members of Boyzone flew to Majorca to escort the body of Stephen Gately home to Dublin. The UK Press Complaints Commission's website crashes after receiving hundreds of complaints about a Jan Moir article in the Daily Mail concerning her views on the singer's death. Retailer Marks & Spencer withdrew advertising and Nestlé disassociated itself from her writing. 17 Oct 2009 - Thousands of fans, celebrities and politicians attended the funeral of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately in Dublin. 20 Oct 2009 - Detectives arrested a man in Belfast in connection with the Massereene Barracks shooting in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, in March 2009. 21 Oct 2009 - The crypt of Daniel O'Connell at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin was refurbished and opened to tourists by President of Ireland Mary McAleese, who described O'Connell as "not just a major figure in Irish history, but also in British and world politics". 26 Oct 2009 - The five surviving Conway sextuplets, the first sextuplets born on the island of Ireland, returned home. 28 Oct 2009 - Ireland and the United Kingdom agree to ensure drivers disqualified from driving are disqualified in all their countries. Events of November 2009 can be connected. 1 Nov 2009 - Several events were held to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Gaelic Athletic Association. 6 Nov 2009 - Tens of thousands of people protested against government cutbacks in eight Irish cities and ten locations across Northern Ireland. 20 Nov 2009 - Floods in Great Britain and Ireland: The Irish Defence Forces were deployed to assist civil authorities after widespread flooding hits the west and south of Ireland after the heaviest rainfall in over thirty years fell in one night. The worst affected areas were Cork and Galway, where there was widespread disruption to public transport and services and several major roads are closed. Lectures at University College Cork were cancelled as the university was submerged. 21 Nov 2009 - Floods in Great Britain and Ireland: Ireland's Emergency Co-Ordination Committee met to discuss the flooding. Green Party leader and Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley visited the scene of the worst damage in Cork and describes it as "a once in 800 years event". 22 Nov 2009 - A 400lb bomb partially exploded outside the headquarters of the Policing Board in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In another incident, three men were arrested after a shooting incident involving PSNI officers in the border village of Garrison, County Fermanagh. 23 Nov 2009 - Taoiseach Brian Cowen visited Ireland's worst hit areas in the recent flooding. 24 Nov 2009 - A nationwide public service strike involving medical staff, teachers and civil servants took place in areas of Ireland not badly affected by recent ongoing flooding. 24 Nov 2009 - The Government of Ireland announces a €10 million humanitarian fund for the worst affected by ongoing floods in the country. 25 Nov 2009 - Irish floods: Water levels rose between Gort and Kinvara, the main Galway-Limerick road was partially impassable, water levels in Athlone reached 50cm over the highest level on record, Waterways Ireland described water levels on the River Shannon as "unmanageable" and said one third of Ireland's annual rain has so far fallen during November alone. 26 Nov 2009 - Ireland's Taoiseach Brian Cowen was confronted by displeased residents in Athlone during his half-day tour of flood-hit areas in Galway, Offaly, Roscommon and Westmeath. 26 Nov 2009 - The Murphy Report, commissioned by the Irish government, found that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin covered up widespread sexual abuse of children by priests until the mid 1990s. 28 Nov 2009 - The Government of Ireland promised more money to the flood relief fund as ongoing flooding worsened in some counties, including Clare, Galway and Offaly. 29 Nov 2009 - Irish floods: At least 13 ambulances from the Order of Malta Ambulance Corps in Dublin traveled to Athlone and Ballinasloe to deliver relief to flood victims there. Dublin's River Liffey burst its banks and floods several areas. 29 Nov 2009 - Statements from bishops relating to the Murphy Report into sexual abuse scandal in Dublin archdiocese were read at Masses across Ireland. Events of December 2009 can be considered. 5 Dec 2009 - Irish Independent Member of Parliament Noel Grealish withdrew his support for the country's government over the issue of pay cuts in the public sector. The move reduced the administration of Taoiseach Brian Cowen to a minority government. 7 Dec 2009 - Bishop Dermot O'Mahony resigned as patron of The Irish Pilgrimage Trust after his response to child sexual abuse was described as "worse than that of any other living auxiliary bishop of Dublin". 9 Dec 2009 - Irish Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan delivered the nation's Budget for 2010. 9 Dec 2009 - The Irish Bishops Conference apologised for the sexual abuse suffered by its children after spending the first day of its winter conference examining the Murphy Report. 9 Dec 2009 - A legal challenge to Ireland's abortion laws took place at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. 10 Dec 2009 - In what has been described as a landmark case, the Supreme Court of Ireland ruled that a gay man, identified as "A", who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple shall have access to the resulting boy child, overturning the original High Court decision. GLEN expresses concern at the Supreme Court's rejection of the lesbian couple as a "de facto family". 17 Dec 2009 - Ireland exited "one of Europe's worst recessions". 17 Dec 2009 - Bishop of Limerick Donal Murray resigned following allegations contained within the Murphy Report. The Vatican accepted his resignation. 18 Dec 2009 - Irish priest Father Seán Sheehy withdrew from work in his parish of Castlegregory over a controversy which followed his shaking the hand of a convicted sex offender in court days earlier. Bishop of Kerry William Murphy disassociated himself from Sheehy and his actions. 20 Dec 2009 - Gerry Adams, in an interview with RTÉ, spoke for the first time about the abuse his father inflicted on his family. 21 Dec 2009 - Two firefighters were hurt fighting a fire as St. James's Gate Brewery was engulfed by flames which send clouds of smoke across Dublin. 22 Dec 2009 - It was revealed that the fugitive brother of Gerry Adams had been located in County Sligo after the politician appealed for him to make his whereabouts known. 23 Dec 2009 - Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin Jim Moriarty resigned, the second bishop to do so following the publication of the Murphy Report. 25 Dec 2009 - The 19th century St Mel's Cathedral of Longford in Ireland was destroyed by an ongoing fire in the town. 25 Dec 2009 - Two more bishops — Eamonn Oliver Walsh and Raymond Field — resigned due to child sex abuse allegations contained within the Murphy Report. They were Dublin's only remaining two serving auxiliary bishops. 28 Dec 2009 - Ireland's most senior Cardinal, Cahal Daly, was reported to be "seriously ill" in hospital. 28 Dec 2009 - One woman died and at least 18 people were injured after a bus overturned in Gorey, Ireland. An ambulance also overturned. 31 Dec 2009 - Former Catholic Primate of All Ireland Cardinal Cahal Daly, "the hierarchy's foremost theologian and its most trenchant critic of politically-inspired violence", died in Belfast aged 92. 31 Dec 2009 - Van Morrison told RTÉ News at One that a baby his own website claimed he has fathered does not exist and that he has never met the alleged mother. Events of 2010 including the first quarter 2010 and second quarter 2010 can be connected. The third quarter 2010 and the fourth quarter 2010 can be connected. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 can be connected. The first quarter 2011 can be connected. January 2011 including 2011 week 1, 2011 week 2, 2011 week 3, 2011 week 4, 2011 week 5, and 2011 week 6 can be connected. February 2011, and March 2011 can be connected. The second quarter 2011, and third quarter 2011 can be connected. Its future including the near future, middle future, and far future has not yet been examined.
Other Sociology Ireland can be examined using other peoples of the world, communities, and social structure and change. Other peoples of the world Other nations can be connected. This belongs to Western Civilization, but Asiatic peoples, African peoples, and American Indian peoples can be connected. Other nations Poland, Kenya, Morocco, Algeria, Canada, Afghanistan, Uganda, Nepal, Peru, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Malaysia, North Korea, Ghana, Yemen, Taiwan, Romania, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Australia, Madagascar, Syria, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Netherlands, Chile Kazakhstan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, and Malawi can be connected to Ireland. Western Civilization Ireland belongs to Anglic peoples and has connections to Latin peoples, Germanic peoples, and Northeast European peoples. Spain can be connected. Anglic peoples Ireland belongs specifically to Anglic peoples. It was ruled directly by the United Kingdom for a few centuries and has some interest in distinguishing itself, although a great deal of culture is in common. There are also connections to the United States, since a large number of emigrants from Ireland settled in the United States. Latin peoples are less directly influential in Ireland. Argentina can be connected. French peoples including those of France can be connected. Italic peoples including those of Italy can be connected. Hispanic peoples including those of Colombia can be connected. Hispanic Mexican American peoples including those of Mexico can be connected. Lusitanic peoples including those of Brazil can be connected. Germanic peoples including those of Germany can be connected. Northeast European peoples including those of Russia and Ukraine can be considered. Asiatic peoples including those of Burma can be connected. Middle Eastern peoples including those of Iran can be connected. Turkey can be considered. Egypt can be considered. South Asian peoples including those of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh can be connected. Oriental peoples including those of China, Japan, and South Korea are connected. Southeast Asian peoples including those of Thailand can be examined. Mainland Southeast Asian peoples such as those of Vietnam can be connected. The Southeast Asian Archipelagoes including Indonesia and the Philippines can be connected. African peoples including those of Tanzania are weakly connected. West African peoples including those of Nigeria can be considered. East African peoples including those of Sudan can be connected. Northern East African peoples such as those of Ethiopia can be considered. Southern African peoples including those of South Africa can be connected. Central African peoples including those of Congo DR can be connected. American Indian peoples including those found in Argentina are weakly connected. North American Indian peoples of the United States including Eastern North American Indian peoples and Western North American Indian peoples can be connected. Middle American peoples including those of the Mexico can be connected. Southwest American Indian peoples such as those of southwest United States are weakly connected. South American Indian peoples such as those of Colombia can be connected. Amazonian peoples including those of Brazil can be connected. Connections of communities and social structure and change including social change, social types, and social structure will be included as the site develops. Institutions including government, economics, education, and families can be connected. Religion including religious traditions, religious organization, religious practice, and religious beliefs is important. Culture including behavioral culture, conceptual culture, and material culture can be considered. Anthropology including particular groups, human geography, human ecology, physical anthropology, demography, and social foundations can be connected. Personal studies including biography, psychology, and the human body can also be connected. Science including biology, earth science, astronomy, chemistry, and physics can be connected.

Ireland is one of the British Isles and is heavily anglicized.

History

Prehistory can be considered. It seems to have been reached and intermittently inhabited by early man during early prehistory. It seems to have been reoccupied in middle prehistory by Neanderthals and men with upper paleolithic cultures. At the end of the last ice age it was cut off from Britain by rising sea levels. In late prehistory, it seems to have been reoccupied by Upper Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Paleolitic cultures. Antiquity can be considered. During the 5th millennium BC, the inhabitants had a Neolithic culture and practiced farming. There seems to have been little development during the 4th millennium BC. In the 3rd millennium BC, Bronze age culture entered Ireland. In the 2nd millennium BC, Bronze age culture continued to prevail. In the early 1st millennium BC, it is thought that the Celts with Iron age culture entered Ireland. Ireland became known to the civilized world in classical and medieval times. It can be followed somewhat through early classical, late classical, early medieval, and late medieval times.

Modern history

In the 16th century it was dominated by England, and in the 17th century it was ruled by England. In the 18th century it was ruled by Britain. In the early 18th century, Catholics were forbidden from politcal office. In the early mid 18th century this continued. In the mid 18th century there was a serious famine causing great unrest. In the late mid 18th century population growth became noticeable. In the late 18th century, Catholics were granted the right to vote. In the 19th century it was ruled by Britain. In the early 19th century, it was formally annexed to Great Britain as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In the early mid 19th century, Catholics and other religous minorities were granted more freedom. In the mid 19th century, the Great Potato Famine caused mass starvation and emigration. In the late-mid 19th century, land reforms were begun and the possibility of Irish home rule began. In the late 19th century, further land reforms and more discussion of Irish home rule took place.

In the 20th century, most of Ireland gained its independence. In the early 20th century, most of Ireland was granted home rule, just before the outbreak of WW I. In the early mid 20th century, the Irish free state was established. In the mid 20th century, it was officially neutral during WW II, and adoped a new constitution and the name "Republic of Ireland". In the late-mid 20th century, economic and educational reforms were attempted. In late 20th century, it began to liberalize socially.

I do not yet have details for the early 21st century. The early 2000s including 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 can be connected. The late 2000s including events of 2006, and 2007 can be connected.

Events of 2008 including those of the first quarter 2008, second quarter 2008, third quarter 2008, and fourth quarter 2008 can be considered.

Events of 2009 including the first quarter 2009, second quarter 2009, and third quarter 2009 during July 2009, August 2009, and September 2009 can be connected.

Events of the fourth quarter 2009 can be examined.

Events of October 2009 can be considered.

1 Oct 2009 - Treaty of Lisbon: Ahead of the second Irish referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon, the Vatican issues a warning to Irish voters that the European Union threatens Ireland's "identity, traditions and history". Ireland's Taoiseach Brian Cowen rules out a third referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon if the second referendum due on 2 October is again rejected by the Irish people. 2 Oct 2009 - Voters in Ireland went to the polls for a second referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon. 3 Oct 2009 - Treaty of Lisbon: Ireland approved the European Union’s Treaty of Lisbon by a margin of 67.1% to 32.9% in a second referendum. Czech President Václav Klaus declined to say how he would proceed in ratification of the Lisbon Treaty after the second referendum is approved by Irish voters.

6 Oct 2009 - Ireland's Ceann Comhairle John O'Donoghue announced his resignation following a controversy over his expenses claims. 8 Oct 2009 - The Government of Ireland announced Nicholas Kearns as its nomination for appointment as President of the High Court. 10 Oct 2009 - Ireland's Green Party voted by 84% to endorse a new Programme for Government with government partners Fianna Fáil.

11 Oct 2009 - The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) announced an end to violence in Northern Ireland. 13 Oct 2009 - An autopsy on the body of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately found he died of natural causes. 13 Oct 2009 - Séamus Kirk was elected the 16th Ceann Comhairle of Ireland following the resignation of John O'Donoghue. 13 Oct 2009 - An investigation began into the deaths of two Irish Army Air Corps pilots in a plane crash in County Galway on Monday. 16 Oct 2009 - Stephen Gately: The surviving members of Boyzone flew to Majorca to escort the body of Stephen Gately home to Dublin. The UK Press Complaints Commission's website crashes after receiving hundreds of complaints about a Jan Moir article in the Daily Mail concerning her views on the singer's death. Retailer Marks & Spencer withdrew advertising and Nestlé disassociated itself from her writing.

17 Oct 2009 - Thousands of fans, celebrities and politicians attended the funeral of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately in Dublin. 20 Oct 2009 - Detectives arrested a man in Belfast in connection with the Massereene Barracks shooting in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, in March 2009. 21 Oct 2009 - The crypt of Daniel O'Connell at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin was refurbished and opened to tourists by President of Ireland Mary McAleese, who described O'Connell as "not just a major figure in Irish history, but also in British and world politics".

26 Oct 2009 - The five surviving Conway sextuplets, the first sextuplets born on the island of Ireland, returned home. 28 Oct 2009 - Ireland and the United Kingdom agree to ensure drivers disqualified from driving are disqualified in all their countries.

Events of November 2009 can be connected.

1 Nov 2009 - Several events were held to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Gaelic Athletic Association. 6 Nov 2009 - Tens of thousands of people protested against government cutbacks in eight Irish cities and ten locations across Northern Ireland.

20 Nov 2009 - Floods in Great Britain and Ireland: The Irish Defence Forces were deployed to assist civil authorities after widespread flooding hits the west and south of Ireland after the heaviest rainfall in over thirty years fell in one night. The worst affected areas were Cork and Galway, where there was widespread disruption to public transport and services and several major roads are closed. Lectures at University College Cork were cancelled as the university was submerged.

21 Nov 2009 - Floods in Great Britain and Ireland: Ireland's Emergency Co-Ordination Committee met to discuss the flooding. Green Party leader and Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley visited the scene of the worst damage in Cork and describes it as "a once in 800 years event". 22 Nov 2009 - A 400lb bomb partially exploded outside the headquarters of the Policing Board in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In another incident, three men were arrested after a shooting incident involving PSNI officers in the border village of Garrison, County Fermanagh. 23 Nov 2009 - Taoiseach Brian Cowen visited Ireland's worst hit areas in the recent flooding. 24 Nov 2009 - A nationwide public service strike involving medical staff, teachers and civil servants took place in areas of Ireland not badly affected by recent ongoing flooding. 24 Nov 2009 - The Government of Ireland announces a €10 million humanitarian fund for the worst affected by ongoing floods in the country. 25 Nov 2009 - Irish floods: Water levels rose between Gort and Kinvara, the main Galway-Limerick road was partially impassable, water levels in Athlone reached 50cm over the highest level on record, Waterways Ireland described water levels on the River Shannon as "unmanageable" and said one third of Ireland's annual rain has so far fallen during November alone. 26 Nov 2009 - Ireland's Taoiseach Brian Cowen was confronted by displeased residents in Athlone during his half-day tour of flood-hit areas in Galway, Offaly, Roscommon and Westmeath. 26 Nov 2009 - The Murphy Report, commissioned by the Irish government, found that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin covered up widespread sexual abuse of children by priests until the mid 1990s. 28 Nov 2009 - The Government of Ireland promised more money to the flood relief fund as ongoing flooding worsened in some counties, including Clare, Galway and Offaly.

29 Nov 2009 - Irish floods: At least 13 ambulances from the Order of Malta Ambulance Corps in Dublin traveled to Athlone and Ballinasloe to deliver relief to flood victims there. Dublin's River Liffey burst its banks and floods several areas. 29 Nov 2009 - Statements from bishops relating to the Murphy Report into sexual abuse scandal in Dublin archdiocese were read at Masses across Ireland.

Events of December 2009 can be considered.

5 Dec 2009 - Irish Independent Member of Parliament Noel Grealish withdrew his support for the country's government over the issue of pay cuts in the public sector. The move reduced the administration of Taoiseach Brian Cowen to a minority government.

7 Dec 2009 - Bishop Dermot O'Mahony resigned as patron of The Irish Pilgrimage Trust after his response to child sexual abuse was described as "worse than that of any other living auxiliary bishop of Dublin". 9 Dec 2009 - Irish Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan delivered the nation's Budget for 2010. 9 Dec 2009 - The Irish Bishops Conference apologised for the sexual abuse suffered by its children after spending the first day of its winter conference examining the Murphy Report. 9 Dec 2009 - A legal challenge to Ireland's abortion laws took place at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. 10 Dec 2009 - In what has been described as a landmark case, the Supreme Court of Ireland ruled that a gay man, identified as "A", who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple shall have access to the resulting boy child, overturning the original High Court decision. GLEN expresses concern at the Supreme Court's rejection of the lesbian couple as a "de facto family".

17 Dec 2009 - Ireland exited "one of Europe's worst recessions". 17 Dec 2009 - Bishop of Limerick Donal Murray resigned following allegations contained within the Murphy Report. The Vatican accepted his resignation. 18 Dec 2009 - Irish priest Father Seán Sheehy withdrew from work in his parish of Castlegregory over a controversy which followed his shaking the hand of a convicted sex offender in court days earlier. Bishop of Kerry William Murphy disassociated himself from Sheehy and his actions. 20 Dec 2009 - Gerry Adams, in an interview with RTÉ, spoke for the first time about the abuse his father inflicted on his family.

21 Dec 2009 - Two firefighters were hurt fighting a fire as St. James's Gate Brewery was engulfed by flames which send clouds of smoke across Dublin. 22 Dec 2009 - It was revealed that the fugitive brother of Gerry Adams had been located in County Sligo after the politician appealed for him to make his whereabouts known. 23 Dec 2009 - Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin Jim Moriarty resigned, the second bishop to do so following the publication of the Murphy Report. 25 Dec 2009 - The 19th century St Mel's Cathedral of Longford in Ireland was destroyed by an ongoing fire in the town. 25 Dec 2009 - Two more bishops — Eamonn Oliver Walsh and Raymond Field — resigned due to child sex abuse allegations contained within the Murphy Report. They were Dublin's only remaining two serving auxiliary bishops.

28 Dec 2009 - Ireland's most senior Cardinal, Cahal Daly, was reported to be "seriously ill" in hospital. 28 Dec 2009 - One woman died and at least 18 people were injured after a bus overturned in Gorey, Ireland. An ambulance also overturned. 31 Dec 2009 - Former Catholic Primate of All Ireland Cardinal Cahal Daly, "the hierarchy's foremost theologian and its most trenchant critic of politically-inspired violence", died in Belfast aged 92. 31 Dec 2009 - Van Morrison told RTÉ News at One that a baby his own website claimed he has fathered does not exist and that he has never met the alleged mother.

Events of 2010 including the first quarter 2010 and second quarter 2010 can be connected. The third quarter 2010 and the fourth quarter 2010 can be connected. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 can be connected. The first quarter 2011 can be connected. January 2011 including 2011 week 1, 2011 week 2, 2011 week 3, 2011 week 4, 2011 week 5, and 2011 week 6 can be connected. February 2011, and March 2011 can be connected. The second quarter 2011, and third quarter 2011 can be connected.

Its future including the near future, middle future, and far future has not yet been examined.

Other Sociology

Ireland can be examined using other peoples of the world, communities, and social structure and change.

Other peoples of the world

Other nations can be connected. This belongs to Western Civilization, but Asiatic peoples, African peoples, and American Indian peoples can be connected.

Other nations

Poland, Kenya, Morocco, Algeria, Canada, Afghanistan, Uganda, Nepal, Peru, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Malaysia, North Korea, Ghana, Yemen, Taiwan, Romania, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Australia, Madagascar, Syria, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Netherlands, Chile Kazakhstan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, and Malawi can be connected to Ireland.

Western Civilization

Ireland belongs to Anglic peoples and has connections to Latin peoples, Germanic peoples, and Northeast European peoples. Spain can be connected.

Anglic peoples

Ireland belongs specifically to Anglic peoples. It was ruled directly by the United Kingdom for a few centuries and has some interest in distinguishing itself, although a great deal of culture is in common. There are also connections to the United States, since a large number of emigrants from Ireland settled in the United States.

Latin peoples are less directly influential in Ireland. Argentina can be connected. French peoples including those of France can be connected. Italic peoples including those of Italy can be connected. Hispanic peoples including those of Colombia can be connected. Hispanic Mexican American peoples including those of Mexico can be connected. Lusitanic peoples including those of Brazil can be connected. Germanic peoples including those of Germany can be connected. Northeast European peoples including those of Russia and Ukraine can be considered.

Asiatic peoples including those of Burma can be connected. Middle Eastern peoples including those of Iran can be connected. Turkey can be considered. Egypt can be considered. South Asian peoples including those of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh can be connected. Oriental peoples including those of China, Japan, and South Korea are connected. Southeast Asian peoples including those of Thailand can be examined. Mainland Southeast Asian peoples such as those of Vietnam can be connected. The Southeast Asian Archipelagoes including Indonesia and the Philippines can be connected.

African peoples including those of Tanzania are weakly connected. West African peoples including those of Nigeria can be considered. East African peoples including those of Sudan can be connected. Northern East African peoples such as those of Ethiopia can be considered. Southern African peoples including those of South Africa can be connected. Central African peoples including those of Congo DR can be connected.

American Indian peoples including those found in Argentina are weakly connected. North American Indian peoples of the United States including Eastern North American Indian peoples and Western North American Indian peoples can be connected. Middle American peoples including those of the Mexico can be connected. Southwest American Indian peoples such as those of southwest United States are weakly connected. South American Indian peoples such as those of Colombia can be connected. Amazonian peoples including those of Brazil can be connected.

Connections of communities and social structure and change including social change, social types, and social structure will be included as the site develops.

Institutions including government, economics, education, and families can be connected. Religion including religious traditions, religious organization, religious practice, and religious beliefs is important. Culture including behavioral culture, conceptual culture, and material culture can be considered. Anthropology including particular groups, human geography, human ecology, physical anthropology, demography, and social foundations can be connected. Personal studies including biography, psychology, and the human body can also be connected. Science including biology, earth science, astronomy, chemistry, and physics can be connected.