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Simply add  to a page. If you need to use a flag, to avoid causing offense, please use the Four Provinces flag e.g.. If you are new to Wikipedia then Céad Mile Fáilte! This portal is for articles on Wikipedia that relate to Ireland (both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). Like all of Wikipedia, it is written collaboratively and, like any article that you find using it, it too can be edited by anyone.

There is an active community of editors working on Ireland-related articles on Wikipedia and there are dedicated projects that tie this community together. To get in touch with them - or just to find out more - drop by at one of the parent Ireland-related projects:


 * WikiProject Ireland (all-island)
 * Wikiproject Northern Ireland

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If you would like to involve yourself with the Irish on Wikipedia, the section below will connect you to communities of editors working on specific Ireland-related topics. It also contains an up-to-date to do list for Ireland-related articles so you can start helping out right now. Click [show] (below, right) to see it all:


 * The main Dublin article needs to achieve featured status.
 * Every locality needs at least a 500-character stub article, built on top of its framework article.
 * All areas of historic importance need substantial articles.
 * The article on the Mahon Tribunal needs to be tidied up, verified, and fact-checked.
 * Irish (Gaelic) words and phrases should be marked up using lang, thus:.