Córas Iompair Éireann
E681867
Córas Iompair Éireann is Ireland’s former state-owned national transport company, historically responsible for most of the country’s rail and bus services.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Córas Iompair Éireann canonical | 17 |
| Córas Iompair Éireann Group | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7690838 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Córas Iompair Éireann Context triple: [Dublin–Westport railway line (branch to Ballina), historicalOperator, Córas Iompair Éireann]
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A.
Óglaigh na hÉireann
Óglaigh na hÉireann is a dissident Irish republican paramilitary organization that emerged after the Provisional IRA ceasefire, advocating the continuation of armed struggle to end British rule in Northern Ireland.
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B.
Cumann na mBan
Cumann na mBan was an Irish republican women's paramilitary and political organization that played a key supporting and combat role in the struggle for Irish independence in the early 20th century.
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C.
Irish Universities Association
The Irish Universities Association is a representative body that advocates for and coordinates collaboration among Ireland’s leading universities.
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D.
An Coiste Téarmaíochta
An Coiste Téarmaíochta was the former official Irish-language terminology committee responsible for developing and standardizing Irish terminology before its functions were taken over by Foras na Gaeilge.
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E.
Bòrd na Gàidhlig
Bòrd na Gàidhlig is the principal public body in Scotland responsible for promoting, supporting, and planning for the future of the Scottish Gaelic language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Córas Iompair Éireann Target entity description: Córas Iompair Éireann is Ireland’s former state-owned national transport company, historically responsible for most of the country’s rail and bus services.
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A.
Óglaigh na hÉireann
Óglaigh na hÉireann is a dissident Irish republican paramilitary organization that emerged after the Provisional IRA ceasefire, advocating the continuation of armed struggle to end British rule in Northern Ireland.
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B.
Cumann na mBan
Cumann na mBan was an Irish republican women's paramilitary and political organization that played a key supporting and combat role in the struggle for Irish independence in the early 20th century.
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C.
Irish Universities Association
The Irish Universities Association is a representative body that advocates for and coordinates collaboration among Ireland’s leading universities.
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D.
An Coiste Téarmaíochta
An Coiste Téarmaíochta was the former official Irish-language terminology committee responsible for developing and standardizing Irish terminology before its functions were taken over by Foras na Gaeilge.
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E.
Bòrd na Gàidhlig
Bòrd na Gàidhlig is the principal public body in Scotland responsible for promoting, supporting, and planning for the future of the Scottish Gaelic language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public transport operator
ⓘ
state-owned transport company ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | CIÉ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Dublin ⓘ |
| historicalRole | former national transport company of Ireland ⓘ |
| inception | 1945 ⓘ |
| industry |
bus transport
ⓘ
public transport ⓘ rail transport ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Irish ⓘ |
| legalForm | statutory corporation ⓘ |
| nativeName | Córas Iompair Éireann ⓘ |
| operated |
Bus Átha Cliath
ⓘ
linked to:
Dublin Bus
Bus Éireann ⓘ Iarnród Éireann ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Government of Ireland
ⓘ
Irish state ⓘ |
| ownedInfrastructure |
Irish railway network (most lines)
ⓘ
bus depots in Ireland ⓘ railway stations in Ireland ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Bus Éireann
ⓘ
Dublin Bus ⓘ Iarnród Éireann ⓘ |
| primaryService |
intercity bus services
ⓘ
rail freight transport ⓘ rail passenger transport ⓘ regional bus services ⓘ urban bus services ⓘ |
| publicTransitAuthorityFor |
most national bus services in Ireland
ⓘ
national rail services in Ireland ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Cork
ⓘ
Dublin ⓘ Galway ⓘ Limerick ⓘ
linked to:
Limerick, Ireland
Waterford ⓘ |
| regulates |
Bus Éireann
ⓘ
Dublin Bus ⓘ Iarnród Éireann ⓘ |
| replaced |
Dublin United Transport Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Dublin Bus
Great Southern Railways ⓘ |
| serviceArea | Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| shortName | CIÉ ⓘ |
| translatedName | Irish Transport System ⓘ |
| transportMode |
bus
ⓘ
freight ⓘ rail ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Córas Iompair Éireann Description of subject: Córas Iompair Éireann is Ireland’s former state-owned national transport company, historically responsible for most of the country’s rail and bus services.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Irish Rail (Mark 3 derivative)
linked to: Córas Iompair Éireann
subject linked to:
CIÉ