Council of Ireland
The Oxford Companion to Irish History
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Council of Ireland, established under the
Government of Ireland Act 1920 to promote an all‐Ireland parliament. The council was to consist of 20 members each from the parliaments of Northern and Southern Ireland, and would discuss matters of mutual concern, including the administration of services. A president nominated by the
lord lieutenant would have the casting vote.
Although the council was inoperative because of
unionist opposition, it remained in force for both
Northern Ireland and the
Irish Free State under the
Anglo‐Irish treaty. In the 1925 Boundary agreement, the Northern Ireland government assumed responsibility for the council's functions regarding Northern Ireland. The governments of north and south were to meet together ‘as and when necessary’ for purposes of common interest arising out of these powers. This never happened. The council was revived in the 1973
Sunningdale agreement but never took effect.
Deirdre McMahon
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