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Number plates in the Republic of Ireland conform to the European standard, with a blue band, 12 stars of the European flag and country identifier. Until 1987 a British system of identifiers was used in all of the island of Ireland, i.e. both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The numbers on a plate follow the following format reading from left to right:

A two-digit year identifier.
A one- or two-letter county identifier.
A sequence number, starting with 1.

1 County Identifier

In some cases the county identifier refers to the administrative county, for instance the two administrative counties of County Tipperary. In most cases it refers to the historic county, including the city and county where appropriate. Whilst in other cases there is a separate county and city code.

Typically, a populous area with many registrations has a one-letter code, with others getting two letter codes. The general rule for two-letter codes is the initial letter of the county name is used, followed the final letter. In all cases the English spelling of the county is used to derive codes.

2 Statutory Instruments

The original statutory instrument was given in 1986 in the Irish Statute Book, later in 1992 new specification was released with the most recent specification released in 1999. The original specification gives the codes as well as the (administrative/historic) county in English whilst the latter two specifications give the county or city in Irish and are often quite ambiguous in stating the other characteristics discussed.

Previous statutory instruments gave the codes used from the British system used in the Republic of Ireland. These include Road Vehicles (Index Marks) Regulations, 1958 and Road Vehicles (Index Marks) Regulations, 1970. There are also many other specifications which give individual and small groups of codes amended and supplemented during this period.

3 List of County Identifiers

County CarlowCarlow Ceatharlach in Irish) is a county located towards the south east of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. It has an overall population of just over 45,000, as of August 2002. The town of Carlow, built on the River Barrow, has a population of 17,880 - CW

County CavanCavan ( Irish: An Cabhan is a county in the Republic of Ireland, part of the province of Ulster. It was created by Elizabeth I of England. The county is bordered by County Monaghan, County Leitrim, County Longford, County Meath, County Westmeath in the Re - CN

County ClareCounty Clare An Clar in Irish) is in the Irish province of Munster. It is located on the west coast of Ireland, northwest of the River Shannon and bordering Lough Derg. Area: 3,147 km² (1,215 square miles). Its capital is the town of Ennis. County Clare s - CE

County CorkCounty Cork Contae Chorca in Irish) is the most southwesterly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. The county is often referred to as "The Rebel County" because it has often taken a position in major conflicts different to that of most of Ir - C

County DonegalThis article is about County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. See also Donegal, Pennsylvania. Donegal ( Irish: Dun na nGall is a county in the northwest of Ireland. It is one of three counties in Ulster which are not part of Northern Ireland. The name - DL

County DublinDublin ( Irish th Cliath is the county that contains the City of Dublin, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland. County Dublin is located on the east coast of Ireland in the province of Leinster. The county is the third smallest county in - D

County Galway - G

County Kerry - KY

County Kildare - KE

County Kilkenny - KK

County Laois - LS

County Leitrim - LM

County Limerick - LK

Limerick City - L

County Longford - LD

County Louth - LH

County Mayo - MO

County Meath - MH

County Monaghan - MN

County Offaly OY

County Roscommon - RN

County Sligo - SO

County Tipperary

North Tipperary - TN

South Tipperary - TS

County Waterford - WD

Waterford City - W

County Westmeath - WH

County Wexford - WX

County Wicklow - WW

Irish Statute Book

These statutory instruments give the full specifications:

License plates

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