Official – Poblacht na hÉireann (Gaeilge)
(pob-lecht ne hairen)
Official – Republic of Ireland (English)
Official – Éire (Gaeilge)
(air-eh)
Other – Ireland (English)
Never – “Irish Republic” (refers to a state not yet achieved, a self-governing island)
Citizens – Irish (English)
Citizens – Irish (English) na hÉireannaigh (Gaeilge)“The Irish”, na Gaeil (Gaeilge) “The Irish”, Éireannach mé (Gaeilge) “I am Irish”
Capital – Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath – “bailyah cleea”)
Radio (English) http://www.rte.ie/radio1/ (“The Oar-Tay-A”)
Radio (Gaeilge) http://www.rte.ie/rnag/
Why English? – England, Great Britain, the UK have ruled all or part of Ireland for 800 years.

