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The International Financial Services Centre at Dublin’s Custom House Dock area. A world-class centre of excellence, where more than half of the world's leading banks and insurance companies have operations. |
Newgrange, County Meath , a World Heritage Site, is a megalithic passage grave which dates from about 3,000 B.C. A small opening in the stonework is designed to admit sunlight to illuminate the central point of the burial chamber at dawn, during winter solstice. |
Priority area of work within BIC :
Misuse of drugs
Capital City: Dublin
Government: Ireland is a parliamentary democracy. Its law is based
on common law and legislation enacted by Parliament under the Constitution.
The Constitution of Ireland sets out the form of government and defines
the powers and functions of the President (Head of State), both houses
of the Oireachtas (Parliament) and the Government. It also defines the
structure and powers of the courts and outlines the fundamental rights
of citizens.
There are two Houses of Parliament, known as Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives)
and Seanad Éireann (Senate). The Dáil has 166 members who are elected
on a system of proportional representation by universal suffrage. Elections
take place at least once every five years. The Seanad has 60 members,
eleven of whom are nominated by the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) while the
rest are elected from a number of vocational panels and by the graduates
of universities.
Contact details : If you would like to know more about Ireland, please
go to www.irlgov.ie