Template:Country data Ireland/doc

This template is intended to be used for all-Ireland instances, usually resulting in a wikilink to Ireland (island) instead of Ireland (state). Also, several sport-specific flag variants are maintained here, and these are automatically used by the respective sport team templates:

• {{fb|Ireland}} → Template:Fb (football, 1882-1922)
• {{cr|Ireland}} → Template:Cr (cricket)
• {{ru|Ireland}} → Template:Ru (rugby union)
• {{rl|Ireland}} → Template:Rl (rugby league)
• {{fh|Ireland}} → Template:Fh (field hockey)
• {{ih|Ireland}} → Template:Ih (ice hockey)

However, it is often convenient to use {{flagicon|Ireland}} and {{flag|Ireland}} instead of {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} and {{flag|Republic of Ireland}} respectively, so this template differs from the standard format in order to accommodate that usage. The alias parameter changes depending on whether or not a flag variant is used by the parent template call:

alias = {{#if:{{{variant|}}}|Ireland|Ireland (state)}}

This results in

• {{flag|Ireland|1783}} → Template:Country data Ireland (use for Ireland as part of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
• {{flag|Ireland}} → Template:Country data Ireland (use for current state)

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 code IRE is used as an alias for this template to provide similar convenience. For example:

• {{flagicon|IRL}} → Template:Country data IRL
• {{flagicon|IRE|1783}} → Template:Country data IRE
• {{flagicon|IRE|rugby}} → Template:Country data IRE
• {{fb|IRL}} → Template:Fb (links to Republic of Ireland national football team)
• {{fb|IRE}} → Template:Fb (links to Ireland national football team (1882–1950))
• {{ru|IRE}} → Template:Ru (links to Ireland national rugby union team)

Incorrect usage

Do not use the IRL alias for all-Ireland sports team, and do not use the IRE alias without a flag variant specified. The following examples should not be used.

• {{flagicon|IRE}} → Template:Country data IRE (Works, but better to use the standard country code for IRL.)
• {{cr|IRL}} → Template:Cr (Use {{cr|IRE}} instead)
• {{ru|IRL}} → Template:Ru (Use {{ru|IRE}} instead)
• {{fh|IRL}} → Template:Fh (Use {{fh|IRE}} instead)

Other flags

Country_data templates are also available for each of the four traditional provinces of Ireland:

Template:Country data Connacht	Template:Country data Connacht
Template:Country data Leinster	Template:Country data Leinster
Template:Country data Munster	Template:Country data Munster
Template:Country data Ulster	Template:Country data Ulster