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This template is intended to be used for all-Ireland instances, usually resulting in a wikilink to [[Ireland]] (article about the island) instead of [[Republic of Ireland]] (article about the sovereign nation).

However, it is often convenient to use {{tnull|flag icon|Ireland}} and {{tnull|flag|Ireland}} instead of {{tnull|flag icon|Republic of Ireland}} and {{tnull|flag|Republic of Ireland}} respectively, so this template differs from the standard format in order to accommodate that usage. The {{mono|alias}} parameter changes depending on whether or not a flag variant is used by the parent template call:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
alias = {{#if:{{{variant|}}}|Ireland|Republic of Ireland}}
</syntaxhighlight>
This results in
*{{tnull|flag|Ireland|1783}} → {{flag|Ireland|1783}} ''(use for Ireland as part of [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]])''
*{{tnull|flag|Ireland}} → {{flag|Ireland}} ''(use for current state)''

=== Sporting teams ===
Also, several sport-specific flag variants are maintained here, and these are automatically used by the respective sport team templates:
* {{tnull|fb|Ireland}} → {{fb|Ireland}} ''(football, 1882–1922)''
* {{tnull|fh|Ireland}} → {{fh|Ireland}} ''(field hockey)''
* {{tnull|rl|Ireland}} → {{rl|Ireland}} ''(rugby league)''
* {{tnull|ih|Ireland}} → {{ih|Ireland}} ''(ice hockey)'' — all-Ireland team that uses the tri-colour
* {{tnull|idh|Ireland}} → {{idh|Ireland}} ''(indoor hockey)''
* {{tnull|ru|Ireland}} → {{ru|Ireland}} ''(rugby union)''
* {{tnull|cr|Ireland}} → {{cr|Ireland}} ''(cricket)''
* {{tnull|quid|Ireland}} → {{quid|Ireland}} ''(quidditch)''

===Use of country code aliases===
The standard country code for the Republic of Ireland is '''IRL''', so it can be used as an alias for [[Template:Country data Republic of Ireland]]. The non-standard country codes '''IRE''' and '''EIR''' are used as aliases for this template to provide similar convenience. For example:
*{{tnull|flag icon|IRL}} → {{flag icon|IRL}}
*{{tnull|flag icon|IRE|1783}} → {{flag icon|IRE|1783}}
*{{tnull|flag icon|IRE|4prov}} → {{flag icon|IRE|4prov}}
*{{tnull|fb|IRL}} → {{fb|IRL}} ''(links to [[Republic of Ireland national football team]])''
*{{tnull|fb|IRE}} ''or'' {{tnull|fb|EIR}} → {{fb|IRE}} ''(links to [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)]])''

====Incorrect usage====
Do not use the IRL alias for all-Ireland sports team, and do not use the IRE/EIR aliases without a flag variant specified. The following examples should not be used.
*{{tnull|flag icon|IRE}} → {{flag icon|IRE}} (''Works, but better to use the standard country code for IRL.'')
*{{tnull|fh|IRL}} → <s>{{fh|IRL}}</s> (''Use'' {{tnull|fh|IRE}} ''instead'')

==Other flags==
{{mono|Country_data}} templates are also available for each of the four traditional [[provinces of Ireland]]:
{| style="background-color:#ecfcf4"
| [[Template:Country data Connacht]] || {{flag|Connacht}}
|-
| [[Template:Country data Leinster]] || {{flag|Leinster}}
|-
| [[Template:Country data Munster]] || {{flag|Munster}}
|-
| [[Template:Country data Ulster]] || {{flag|Ulster}}
|}
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[[Category:Country data templates of countries|Ireland]]
[[Category:Country data templates of Ireland|Republic]]
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