ireland | location | europe <sep> ireland ( (listen) yre-lənd; irish: éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen); ulster-scots: airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the north atlantic ocean, in north-western europe it is separated from great britain to its east by the north channel, the irish sea, and st george's channel ireland is the second-largest island of the british isles, the third-largest in europe, and the twentieth-largest in the worldgeopolitically, ireland is divided between the republic of ireland (officially named ireland), an independent state covering five-sixths of the island, and northern ireland, which is part of the united kingdom as of 2022, the population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 51 million living in the republic of ireland and 19 million in northern ireland, ranking it the second-most populous island in europe after great britainthe geography of ireland comprises relatively low-lying mountains surrounding a central plain, with several navigable rivers extending inland its lush vegetation is a product of its mild but changeable climate which is free of extremes in temperature 
ireland is located within europe.ireland is the second-largest island of the british isles, the third-largest in europe