Council of Ireland
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The Council of Ireland was a short-lived inter-parliamentary body intended to coordinate and potentially unify the separate administrations of Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland within the United Kingdom in the early 1920s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of Ireland canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct political institution
ⓘ
inter-parliamentary body ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
Irish unionism ⓘ |
| category |
History of Ireland (1801–1923)
ⓘ
Politics of Ireland ⓘ Northern Ireland politics ⓘ
surface form:
Politics of Northern Ireland
|
| composition |
appointed members by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
ⓘ
members from the Parliament of Northern Ireland ⓘ members from the Parliament of Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | all-Ireland body within the United Kingdom framework ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdDuring | Irish War of Independence period ⓘ |
| describedAs |
largely unrealised constitutional experiment
ⓘ
short-lived ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1925 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Council of Ireland provisions effectively lapsed after creation of Irish Free State ⓘ |
| governingLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | matters of common concern to Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| headOfCouncilTitle | President of the Council of Ireland ⓘ |
| historicalOutcome | superseded by arrangements following the Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early attempt at an all-Ireland institution ⓘ |
| inception | 1921 ⓘ |
| intendedFunction |
harmonise legislation between Northern and Southern Ireland
ⓘ
manage services common to both parts of Ireland ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ |
| legislativeContext | partition of Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Isles
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 40 ⓘ |
| partOf | constitutional arrangements under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ |
| precededBy | administrative structures of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| purpose |
coordinate administrations of Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland
ⓘ
provide a framework for potential Irish unity within the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Anglo-Irish Treaty
ⓘ
establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Northern Ireland Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of Northern Ireland
Parliament of Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| repealedBy |
Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922
ⓘ
Northern Ireland legislation of 1925 ⓘ |
| seatAllocation |
20 members from Northern Ireland
ⓘ
20 members from Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| status | never fully operational ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1920s ⓘ |
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