republic_of_ireland | language | english_language <sep> ireland (irish: éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen)), also known as the republic of ireland (poblacht na héireann), is a country in north-western europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of ireland the capital and largest city is dublin, on the eastern side of the island around 21 million of the country's population of 513 million people reside in the greater dublin area the sovereign state shares its only land border with northern ireland, which is part of the united kingdom it is otherwise surrounded by the atlantic ocean, with the celtic sea to the south, st george's channel to the south-east, and the irish sea to the east 
ireland official language is irish english.no information