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'''The politics of the [[Republic of Ireland]]''' are unusual in terms of Western European politics, and indeed United States politics also, in that the Irish political spectrum is not divided between liberal and conservative parties. Rather the genesis of the current Irish political structure lies in the Irish Civil War of 1922 - 1923. The war was fought as a result of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which granted self-rule to 26 of Ireland's 32 counties, with the remaining six (which would become [[Northern Ireland]] remaining under British rule.

'''The politics of the [[Republic of Ireland]]''' are unusual in terms of Western European politics, and indeed United States politics also, in that the Irish political spectrum is not divided between liberal and conservative parties. Rather the genesis of the current Irish political structure lies in the Irish Civil War of 1922 - 1923. The war was fought as a result of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which granted self-rule to 26 of Ireland's 32 counties, with the remaining six (which would become [[Northern Ireland]]) staying under British rule.

==Development of Modern Irish Politics==

==Development of Modern Irish Politics==