- Iris Oifigiúil
"Iris Oifigiúil" (IPA2|ˈirʲəʃ ˈefʲəgʲuːlʲ; meaning: "Official Gazette") replaced the "Dublin Gazette" on
January 31 ,1922 as the officialnewspaper of record of theIrish Free State , the state which has since become known asIreland . Iris Oifigiúil is sometimes referred to as the "Irish State Gazette" in English and continues to be issued twice weekly.The Dublin Gazette was published since 1705 with the final edition on
January 27 ,1922 . It had been started in May 1689 underKing James II but after his defeat in 1690 it was replaced by the "London Gazette" until 1705. The earliest surviving copy, of issue number 84, is dated 9th February 1706, which is held in the library ofTrinity College Dublin . In 1921 theBelfast Gazette was published for the then newly createdNorthern Ireland to publish material relevant to its government.Prima facie evidence on notices of government business are published in the newspaper, these include orders, rules and proclamations. The paper is published on Tuesdays and Fridays and is available online as well as hardcopy by theOffice of Public Works .ee also
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Irish Bulletin
*London Gazette
* Dublin Historical Record 1953 Vol.XIII No.3.External links
* [http://www.irisoifigiuil.ie Official site - Iris Oifigiúil]
* LondonGazette
issue= 25
linkeddate= 1922-01-06
startpage=227
city=b
accessdate=2007-11-24
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