Republic of Ireland (and predecessor states)

The executive branch of the modern Republic of Ireland is known as the Government. However, since 1919, cabinets have functioned in the southern twenty-six counties of Ireland under two other names: the Áireacht (or Ministry) of the 1919-1922 Irish Republic, and the Executive Council of the 1922-1937 Irish Free State. There also briefly existed, immediately before the creation of the Irish Free State, an interim cabinet called the Provisional Government of Ireland.

Northern Ireland

The most recent devolved cabinet in Northern Ireland is the Northern Ireland Executive, established under the Belfast Agreement. The Executive has been in operation, intermittently, since 1999, but is currently in suspension. Since 1921, Northern Ireland has been governed by the following devolved cabinets:

• The Government of Northern Ireland (1921-1972), established under the Government of Ireland Act.
• The Northern Ireland Executive (1973-1974), established under the Sunningdale Agreement.
• The Northern Ireland Executive (1999), established under the Belfast Agreement.

Footnotes

1. The titles Priomh Áire, President of Dáil Éireann and President of the Irish Republic were all at some point used.

Related topics

• List of Irish general elections
• Politics of the Republic of Ireland
• Northern Ireland Assembly
• Parliament of Northern Ireland