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QINHUANGDAO, CHINA - MAY 18: Katie Taylor (Red) of Ireland fights against Mavzuna Chorieva (Blue) of Tajikistan in the Women's 60kg semifinals during the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships on May 18, 2012 in Qinhuangdao, China. The AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships 2012 which is a London Olympic Games Qualifying Event will be held from May 11 to 19.

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About Ireland

Ireland (53°30′N 7°38′W; ; Irish: Éire; Scots:Airlann) is the second largest island in Europe. It lies to the northwest of Continental Europe with the island of Great Britain lying to the east. Politically it is divided into the Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state occupying five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom, occupying the northeastern sixth of the island. The name 'Ireland' derives from the name Ériu (in modern Irish, Éire) with the addition of the Germanic word 'land'.

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