Template:Country data Ireland
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Standard parameters
| Parameter name | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
alias |
Republic of Ireland
| Main article name (Republic of Ireland) |
shortname alias |
Ireland |
(optional) Display name to be used for the wikilink, if alias is a disambiguated article name, for example |
flag alias |
Flag of Ireland.svg |
Image name (File:Flag of Ireland.svg, shown on right) |
Flag variants
| Label | Flag image (40px) | Image name |
|---|---|---|
1783 |  | Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg |
green |  | Green harp flag of Ireland.svg |
4prov |  | Four Provinces Flag.svg |
football | | Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg |
rugby union |  | IRFU flag.svg |
hockey |  | Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg |
indoor hockey | | Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg |
cricket |  | Cricket Ireland flag.svg |
quidditch |  | Flag of Quidditch Ireland.svg |
military |  | Flag_of_the_Irish_Defence_Forces.svg |
coast guard |  | Coast Guard Flag (Ireland).svg |
navy |  | Irish Naval Service Colour.svg |
air force |  | Flag of the Irish Air Corps.svg |
army | | Flag of the Irish Defence Forces.svg |
Redirect aliases
This template can also be used via an alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):| Alias name | {{flag|alias}} output | {{flagcountry|alias}} output |
|---|---|---|
IRE (view) |  IRE | Ireland |
EIR (view) | EIR | Ireland |
See What links here for a full list of redirects.
Example usage
Using a flag variant
{{flag|Ireland|1783}}→
Ireland{{flagicon|Ireland|1783}}→
Using a redirect alias
Military ensigns
This nation's naval flag is the same as its national flag, so Template:Naval produces the following:
{{naval|Ireland}}→
Irish Naval Service
This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Air force:
{{air force|Ireland}}→
Irish Air Corps{{flagicon|Ireland|air force}}→
This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Armed forces:
{{Armed forces|Ireland}}→
Irish Defence Forces{{flagicon|Ireland|military}}→
This template includes an ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Navy:
{{navy|Ireland}}→
Irish Naval Service{{flagicon|Ireland|navy}}→
This template includes a coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Coast guard:
{{coast guard|Ireland}}→
Irish Coast Guard{{flagicon|Ireland|coast guard}}→
This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:
{{army|Ireland}}→ Irish Army{{flagicon|Ireland|army}}→
Related templates
Please see the following related country_data templates:
- Template:Country data Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
- Template:Country data Southern Ireland
Southern Ireland - Template:Country data Kingdom of Ireland Kingdom of Ireland
- Template:Country data Lordship of Ireland
Lordship of Ireland - Template:Country data Irish Free State Irish Free State
Other information
This template is intended to be used for all-Ireland instances, usually resulting in a wikilink to Ireland (article about the island) instead of Republic of Ireland (article about the sovereign nation).
However, it is often convenient to use {{flagicon|Ireland}} and {{flag|Ireland}} instead of {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} and {{flag|Republic of Ireland}} respectively, so this template differs from the standard format in order to accommodate that usage. The alias parameter changes depending on whether or not a flag variant is used by the parent template call:
alias = {{#if:{{{variant|}}}|Ireland|Republic of Ireland}}
This results in
{{flag|Ireland|1783}}→ Ireland (use for Ireland as part of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland){{flag|Ireland}}→ Ireland (use for current state)
Sporting teams
Also, several sport-specific flag variants are maintained here, and these are automatically used by the respective sport team templates:
{{fb|Ireland}}→ Ireland (football, 1882–1922){{fh|Ireland}}→
Ireland (field hockey){{rl|Ireland}}→
Ireland (rugby league){{ih|Ireland}}→ Ireland (ice hockey) — all-Ireland team that uses the tri-colour{{idh|Ireland}}→ Ireland (indoor hockey){{ru|Ireland}}→
Ireland (rugby union){{cr|Ireland}}→
Ireland (cricket){{quid|Ireland}}→
Ireland (quidditch)
Use of country code aliases
The standard country code for the Republic of Ireland is IRL, so it can be used as an alias for Template:Country data Republic of Ireland. The non-standard country codes IRE and EIR are used as aliases for this template to provide similar convenience. For example:
{{flagicon|IRL}}→{{flagicon|IRE|1783}}→{{flagicon|IRE|4prov}}→{{fb|IRL}}→ Republic of Ireland (links to Republic of Ireland national football team){{fb|IRE}}or{{fb|EIR}}→ Ireland (links to Ireland national football team (1882–1950))
Incorrect usage
Do not use the IRL alias for all-Ireland sports team, and do not use the IRE/EIR aliases without a flag variant specified. The following examples should not be used.
{{flagicon|IRE}}→ (Works, but better to use the standard country code for IRL.){{fh|IRL}}→{{fh|IRE}}instead)
Other flags
Country_data templates are also available for each of the four traditional provinces of Ireland:
| Template:Country data Connacht |  Connacht
|
| Template:Country data Leinster |  Leinster
|
| Template:Country data Munster |  Munster
|
| Template:Country data Ulster |  Ulster
|
TemplateData
TemplateData for Country data Ireland
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