As well as Ireland, Ãire or the Republic of Ireland, the state is also referred to as the Republic, Southern Ireland or the South. In an Irish republican context it is often referred to as the Free State or the 26 Counties.
Oregon gas prices rise for first time since November. The average gallon of regular now costs $1.93 in Oregon, according to AAA Oregon/Idaho. That's up three cents from a week ago.
The price of gas in the US as a whole is between US$5.85/MMBtu (May 21, 2006), US$7.90/MMBtu (April 2006) & US$6.46/MMBtu (June 2006). Though several years ago the price of natural gas spiked at $14 in California due to lack of pipeline capacity to and within California, and also due to power outages.