ireland gained its independence from england in 1922.
ireland gained its independence from england in 1922.
when did ireland gain its independence from england?
in 1922
there has not been a government of england since 1707 when the kingdom of england ceased to exist as a sovereign state, as it merged with the kingdom of scotland to form the kingdom of great britain. the kingdom of great britain continued from 1707 until 1801 when it merged with the kingdom of ireland to form the united kingdom of great britain and ireland, which itself became the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland (uk) in 1922 (in reality; in name in 1927) upon independence for most of the island of ireland. the uk since then has gone through significant change to its system of government, with devolved parliaments, assemblies and governments in scotland, wales and northern ireland. england, however, remains under the full jurisdiction, on all matters, of the parliament of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and the uk government as no devolved administration has been created for england within the new structure. this situation led to the anomaly, known as the west lothian question, which is that scottish members of parliament (mps) have been able to vote on legislation that affects only england whereas english mps have been unable to vote on certain scottish matters due to devolution. in some cases, such as top-up university tuition fees and foundation hospitals, the votes of scottish mps have been crucial in helping pass legislation for england that the majority of english mps have opposed. an attempt was made to address this anomaly in 2015 through the use of an english votes for english laws procedure which aims to ensure that legislation affecting only england requires a majority vote of mps representing english constituencies.
governance of england
2006 saw ireland gain one day international status, and gillespie played in the first three of ireland's such games against england, scotland and the netherlands. he did not meet with much success in those games however, being dismissed for a duck in each of them. the first match saw him dismissed on the third ball, the second on the second ball, and the third on the first ball.









































that year, he also played in all nine of ireland's c & g trophy games, against the mcc, in the european championship and intercontinental cup games against scotland and namibia.
peter gillespie