Summary The Republic of Ireland is made up of twenty-six counties and is located on the island of Ireland, along with Northern Ireland. Ireland is a parliamentary democracy, made up of three branches of government: the executive branch, the legislative branch and the judicial branch. The executive branch consists of the President, who is present primarily for ceremonial purposes, the Prime Minister, who is the head of government, and the Deputy Prime Minister. The legislative branch is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate, while the judicial branch is made up of the Chief Justice and seven other justices. This paper briefly examines the history, economy, culture and business culture of the Republic of Ireland. Regarding their business culture, he offers advice on how to conduct business appropriately with Irish men and women. Republic of Ireland Country Analysis History Located to the west of Great Britain lies the island of Ireland. The island is approximately 32,000 square miles. and is made up of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom (Holwell, 2001, para.2). The Republic of Ireland, which “occupies almost 85% of the total territory”, is made up of twenty-six counties (Holwell, 2001, para. 2). The entire island, including both the Republic and Northern Ireland, began under the rule of the English as early as 1171, when the king of England, King Henry II, declared himself king of Ireland (Gall & Hobby, 2009, p. 234). Following the king's declaration, England eventually controlled most of Ireland. The division between “the conquering peoples and the conquered took on a religious dimension”, during the Protestant Reformation in...... middle of the document ......6Irish political system. (n.d.). Irish EU Presidency, Irish Politics and Government:. Retrieved April 13, 2014, from http://eu2013.ie/ireland-and-the-presidency/about-ireland/irishpoliticsandgovernment/irishpoliticalsystem/US Relations With Ireland. (2014, April 3). US Department of State. Retrieved April 15, 2014, from http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3180.htmUnited States - Cultural Etiquette - and Diplomat. (2014, January 1). United States - Cultural Etiquette - and Diplomat. Retrieved April 14, 2014, from http://www.ediplomat.com/np/cultural_etiquette/ce_us.htmWILSON, TM (2001). Ireland. In C. R. Ember & M. Ember (Eds.), Countries and their cultures (Vol. 2, pp. 1091-1103). New York: Macmillan USA reference. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3401700117&v=2.1&u=lom_cmichu&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=135e8aee0326549d9a2816d1e16b450f