Irish border

E501848

The Irish border is the international boundary separating Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, from the Republic of Ireland, and has long been a focal point of political, social, and economic tensions on the island.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
land border
allows visa-free movement for British and Irish citizens under Common Travel Area
associatedWithAgreement Belfast Agreement NERFINISHED
Good Friday Agreement NERFINISHED
associatedWithConflict The Troubles NERFINISHED
cameIntoEffect 1921
countryOnOneSide United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOnOtherSide Ireland NERFINISHED
createdBy Government of Ireland Act 1920 NERFINISHED
crossesCounty Armagh NERFINISHED
Cavan NERFINISHED
Donegal NERFINISHED
Fermanagh NERFINISHED
Londonderry / Derry NERFINISHED
Louth NERFINISHED
Monaghan NERFINISHED
Tyrone NERFINISHED
crossesProvince Ulster NERFINISHED
governedBy Irish law on Republic of Ireland side
UK law on Northern Ireland side
hasCheckpointStatus largely unfortified since late 20th century
hasCustomsStatusPostBrexit de facto customs border in the Irish Sea for many goods
hasEconomicRole facilitates cross-border trade on island of Ireland
hasFeature numerous minor roads and crossings
hasIssue cross-border security
customs and trade arrangements
rights of people in border communities
sovereignty dispute over Northern Ireland
hasLegalRegime Common Travel Area NERFINISHED
hasPoliticalSignificanceFor British unionism NERFINISHED
Irish nationalism
Northern Irish politics
hasSocialRole connects communities with family and cultural ties on both sides
hasSymbolicMeaning symbol of partition of Ireland
symbol of peace process when open and invisible
historicalPrecursor partition of Ireland NERFINISHED
length about 499 kilometres
locatedOnIsland Ireland (island) NERFINISHED
partOf United Kingdom–Ireland border NERFINISHED
separates Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED
timeZoneOnBothSides Greenwich Mean Time / Irish Standard Time (seasonal) NERFINISHED
wasAddressedBy Northern Ireland Protocol NERFINISHED
wasDemilitarisedAfter Good Friday Agreement NERFINISHED
wasFurtherAddressedBy Windsor Framework NERFINISHED
wasHeavilyMilitarisedDuring The Troubles NERFINISHED
wasKeyIssueIn Brexit negotiations

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

partition of Ireland borderCreated Irish border