Government1 (Ireland)
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     Member of:
         AG, BIS, CCC, CE, CSCE, EBRD, EC, ECE, EIB, ESA, FAO, GATT, IAEA, IBRD,
         ICAO, ICC, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO,
         ITU, LORCS, NEA, NSG, OECD, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNIFIL,
         UNIIMOG, UNTSO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, ZC
     Diplomatic representation:
         Ambassador Dermot GALLAGHER; Chancery at 2234 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
         Washington, DC 20008; telephone (202) 462-3939; there are Irish Consulates
         General in Boston, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco
       US:
         Ambassador Richard A. MOORE; Embassy at 42 Elgin Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin;
         telephone [353] (1) 688777; FAX [353] (1) 689-946
     Flag:
         three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and orange; similar
         to the flag of the Ivory Coast, which is shorter and has the colors reversed
         - orange (hoist side), white, and green; also similar to the flag of Italy,
         which is shorter and has colors of green (hoist side), white, and red