Global Network Ireland

GN Code: GNTRL

Website: http://www.astd-ireland.org/

President: Noel Caffrey, Noel_CAFFREY@europe.bd.com

Steering Committee Members:

Membership: Sinead Heneghan, info@iitd.com
Administration: Paula King, info@executivecoach.ie
Administration: Ed Boland, info@executivecoach.ie
Finance: Claudia Bloom, Claudia.bloom@intel.com
Communication: Derek Fox, Derek.fox@imi.ie

About Ireland

National name: Eire  

Language:English, Irish  

Capital: Dublin  

Government type:Parliamentary Democracy  

National holiday: Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17  

Currency: Euro  

Area:27,135 sq. mile (70,280 sq. km)  

Population: (2006 est.) 4,062,235  

Population density: per sq. mile:153  

Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.9%
15-64 years: 67.6%
65 years and over: 11.6%  

Median age:
total: 34 years
male: 33.2 years
female: 34.8 years  

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2005 est.): $136.9 billion; per capita $41,000  

Labor force:2.03 million (2005 est.); agriculture 8%, industry 29%, services 64% (2002 est.)  

Natural resources: zinc,lead, natural gas, barite, copper, gypsum,  limestone, dolomite, peat, silver  

Industries: steel, lead, zinc, silver, aluminum,  barite, and gypsum mining processing; food products, brewing, textiles, clothing; chemicals, pharmaceuticals; machinery, rail transportation equipment, passenger and commercial vehicles, ship construction and refurbishment; glass and crystal; software, tourism  

Exports: $102 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)  

Exports commodities: machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; live animals and animal products  

Imports: $65.47 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)  

Imports commodities: data processing equipment, other machinery and equipment, chemicals,  petroleum and petroleum products, textiles, clothing