The Library of Congress >> Global Gateway >> Portals to the World >> Ireland
 
Portals to the World: Links to Electronic Resources from Around the World selected by Library of Congress Subject Experts
Selected Internet Resources

Ireland: Government, Politics, and Law

Created and maintained by the
Humanities and Social Sciences Division,
Collections and Services Directorate, An Alcove 9 Project
Ireland: Information on the Irish State
The Irish Government’s portal site contains information about government departments and has links to other Irish government sites. This site is structured to help the user find government organizations or information by providing links, lists of recent publications, and a search engine that searches all government sites.
Citizens Information
Government website that provides information organized topically about public services in Ireland and useful information for those considering moving to Ireland. The website also supplies information on the social and civil rights of people in Ireland.
Houses of the Oireachtas
Official website for the bicameral Irish parliament. Parliamentary and committee debates and proceedings, legislative information, and other documents are available full-text.
The Constitution of Ireland
This site, provided by the Department of the Taoiseach, allows access to the full text of the Irish Constitution in PDF, HTML, or RTF.
Department of the Taoiseach
The Taoiseach is the Irish Head of Government (Prime Minister). The Department performs a number of functions but the main one is to support and advise the Taoiseach in carrying out the various duties of the office.
Áras an Uachtaráin (Office of the President)
Official website for the President (Head of State) of Ireland. Áras an Uachtaráin is the President's official residence. The site provides information about the history of the residence, biographies of the current and the past presidents, the engagement calendar and full text of the speeches of the current President, and a virtual tour of the residence.
Department of Foreign Affairs
Official website providing information on Ireland’s foreign policy. Includes key documents on Northern Ireland and Anglo-Irish relations, a list of Irish embassies abroad, material on Ireland and the European Union, and other resources. Some publications are available full-text electronically.
Political Resources on the Net: Ireland
Listing of political resources relevant to Ireland from an Italian site directory.
 

   Submit a link

   Humanities and Social Sciences Division

 The Library of Congress >> Global Gateway >> Portals to the World >> Ireland
  April 17, 2007 Ask a Librarian
Disclaimer for External Links