Government of Ireland Act 1914

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The Government of Ireland Act 1914 was a British law intended to grant limited self-government to Ireland, marking a major milestone in the Irish Home Rule movement even though its implementation was postponed and ultimately superseded by later developments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Home Rule Act
aimedToCreate Irish executive
Irish legislature
associatedWith Curragh incident
Home Rule crisis
Ulster Crisis
cameIntoForce never fully brought into operation
citation 4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 90
compromiseConsidered temporary exclusion of parts of Ulster
constitutionalSignificance first successful passage of a Home Rule bill for Ireland
country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
enactedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom
followedBy Anglo-Irish Treaty
Government of Ireland Act 1920
geographicalScope Ireland
historicalImpact contributed to political tensions before the Easter Rising
milestone in the Irish Home Rule movement
implementationPostponedBy Suspensory Act 1914
implementationPostponedUntil end of the First World War
introducedBy H. H. Asquith
Liberal Government (1905–1915)
languageOfText English
legalBasisUsed Parliament Act 1911
legalSystem United Kingdom law
longTitle An Act to provide for the better government of Ireland
opposedBy Conservative and Unionist Party
Ulster Unionists
overrodeOppositionFrom House of Lords
politicalContext Constitutional crisis over the Parliament Act 1911
Irish Home Rule movement
precededBy Government of Ireland Bill 1886
Government of Ireland Bill 1893
providedFor limited self-government for Ireland
relatedEvent Easter Rising
First World War
linked to: World War I

Irish War of Independence
retainedControlOver certain financial matters
defence
foreign affairs
retainedPowerFor Westminster Parliament
royalAssent 18 September 1914
shortName Third Home Rule Act
status Never implemented
subjectMatter Irish politics
constitutional law
devolution
supersededBy Government of Ireland Act 1920
supportedBy Irish Parliamentary Party
John Redmond
yearEnacted 1914

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Irish Home Rule movement significantEvent Government of Ireland Act 1914
Third Home Rule Bill alsoKnownAs Government of Ireland Bill 1912
linked to: Government of Ireland Act 1914
Third Home Rule Bill resultedIn Government of Ireland Act 1914
Second Home Rule Bill successor Government of Ireland Act 1914
Suspensory Act 1914 follows Government of Ireland Act 1914
Suspensory Act 1914 appliesTo Government of Ireland Act 1914
31st Parliament of the United Kingdom legislated Government of Ireland Act 1914