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In December 1922, most of Ireland gained a form of independence within the British Empire as the Irish Free State and, in 1924, diplomatic relations were officially established between the new Irish Free State and the Kingdom of Spain. [6] That same year, Spain opened its first consulate in Dublin.
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The legation of the Irish Free State in Madrid was closed temporarily because of the Spanish Civil War. Kerney sought refuge in St Jean de Luz, on the French border with Spain. [1] In October 1950, the first Ambassador of Ireland was appointed following Ireland's departure from the Commonwealth.
See Ireland–Spain relations. Ireland has an embassy in Madrid and 10 honorary consulates (in Alicante, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bilbao, Ferrol, Las Palmas, Majorca, Málaga, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Seville). [403] Spain has an embassy in Dublin and five honorary consulates (Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and Sligo). [404]
Ireland fields a single national rugby team and a single association, the Irish Rugby Football Union, governs the sport across the island. The Irish rugby team have played in every Rugby World Cup, making the quarter-finals in eight of them. [196] Ireland also hosted games during the 1991 and the 1999 Rugby World Cups (including a quarter-final).
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See Ireland–Spain relations. Ireland has an embassy in Madrid. [231] Spain has an embassy in Dublin. [232] Both countries are full members of the European Union and of the Council of Europe. Italy: See Italy–Spain relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations after the unification of Italy.