Irish border

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The Irish border is the international boundary separating Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, from the Republic of Ireland, and has long been a focal point of political, social, and economic tensions on the island.

All labels observed (10)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border ⓘ
land border ⓘ
allows visa-free movement for British and Irish citizens under Common Travel Area ⓘ
associatedWithAgreement Belfast Agreement ⓘ
Good Friday Agreement ⓘ
associatedWithConflict The Troubles ⓘ
cameIntoEffect 1921 ⓘ
countryOnOneSide United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOnOtherSide Ireland ⓘ
createdBy Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
crossesCounty Armagh ⓘ
Cavan ⓘ
Donegal ⓘ
linked to: County Donegal

Fermanagh ⓘ
Londonderry / Derry ⓘ
linked to: County Londonderry

Louth ⓘ
linked to: County Louth

Monaghan ⓘ
Tyrone ⓘ
crossesProvince Ulster ⓘ
governedBy Irish law on Republic of Ireland side ⓘ
UK law on Northern Ireland side ⓘ
hasCheckpointStatus largely unfortified since late 20th century ⓘ
hasCustomsStatusPostBrexit de facto customs border in the Irish Sea for many goods ⓘ
hasEconomicRole facilitates cross-border trade on island of Ireland ⓘ
hasFeature numerous minor roads and crossings ⓘ
hasIssue cross-border security ⓘ
customs and trade arrangements ⓘ
rights of people in border communities ⓘ
sovereignty dispute over Northern Ireland ⓘ
hasLegalRegime Common Travel Area ⓘ
hasPoliticalSignificanceFor British unionism ⓘ
Irish nationalism ⓘ
Northern Irish politics ⓘ
hasSocialRole connects communities with family and cultural ties on both sides ⓘ
hasSymbolicMeaning symbol of partition of Ireland ⓘ
symbol of peace process when open and invisible ⓘ
historicalPrecursor partition of Ireland ⓘ
length about 499 kilometres ⓘ
locatedOnIsland Ireland (island) ⓘ
linked to: Island of Ireland
partOf United Kingdom–Ireland border ⓘ
linked to: Irish border
separates Northern Ireland ⓘ
Republic of Ireland ⓘ
timeZoneOnBothSides Greenwich Mean Time / Irish Standard Time (seasonal) ⓘ
linked to: Europe/Dublin
wasAddressedBy Northern Ireland Protocol ⓘ
wasDemilitarisedAfter Good Friday Agreement ⓘ
wasFurtherAddressedBy Windsor Framework ⓘ
wasHeavilyMilitarisedDuring The Troubles ⓘ
wasKeyIssueIn Brexit negotiations ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

partition of Ireland → borderCreated → Irish border ⓘ
United Kingdom border → hasLandBorderSection → Northern Ireland–Republic of Ireland border ⓘ
linked to: Irish border
South Armagh → locatedIn → Ireland–United Kingdom border region ⓘ
linked to: Irish border
Diocese of Derry → borderCrosses → United Kingdom–Republic of Ireland border ⓘ
linked to: Irish border
Diocese of Clogher → region → Republic of Ireland–Northern Ireland border region ⓘ
linked to: Irish border
Boundary Commission for Ireland → topic → Northern Ireland border ⓘ
linked to: Irish border
Irish border → partOf → United Kingdom–Ireland border ⓘ
linked to: Irish border
The Border Campaign → location → Republic of Ireland–Northern Ireland border ⓘ
linked to: Irish border
Belleek → borderSettlementOf → Northern Ireland–Republic of Ireland border ⓘ
linked to: Irish border
River Erne → crossesBorder → Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border ⓘ
linked to: Irish border
A1 road → terminusB → Republic of Ireland border near Newry ⓘ
linked to: Irish border
Stranorlar → locatedWestOf → Northern Ireland border ⓘ
linked to: Irish border
N2 road (Ireland) → terminatesNear → Northern Ireland border ⓘ
linked to: Irish border
M1 → terminusB → Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border ⓘ
linked to: Irish border
Carlingford → locatedNear → Northern Ireland border ⓘ
linked to: Irish border