Template:Country data Republic of 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
`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	`{{flag country\|alias}}` output
`IRL` (view)	IRL	Ireland

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Republic of Ireland}} → Republic of Ireland
{{flag icon|Republic of Ireland}} →
{{flag country|Republic of Ireland}} → Ireland

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|IRL}} →
{{flag country|IRL}} → Ireland
{{flag|IRL}} → IRL

Military ensigns

This nation's naval flag is the same as its national flag, so Template:Naval produces the following:

{{naval|Republic of Ireland}} → Irish Naval Service

This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Air force:

{{air force|Republic of Ireland}} → Irish Air Corps
{{flag icon|Republic of Ireland|air force}} →

This nation's navy flag is the same as its national flag, so Template:Navy produces the following:

{{navy|Republic of Ireland}} → Irish Naval Service

This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:

{{army|Republic of Ireland}} → Irish Army
{{flag icon|Republic of Ireland|army}} →

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Country data Republic of Ireland

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Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified

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