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Claim: Lough Foyle is a territory of Ireland (Lough Foyle, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2005-01-01): § Mr. William Ross (Londonderry)(by private notice) asked the Prime Minister what action she will take following the destruction of a vessel in British territorial waters namely Lough Foyle and if she will make a statement. [...] § Mr. RossWill the Under-Secretary assure us that there will be an increase in security forces activity in Lough Foyle? Will he agree that the owners of this vessel should have it brought to notice that the United Kingdom is responsible for compensation for any loss suffered? Will he assure the House that the United Kingdom will shoulder its responsibilities and ensure this time that it is members of Her Majesty's Forces who search and clear the wreck of any further explosives? Will he assure us that the United Kingdom will be responsible for keeping the shipping lane clear and safe? Finally, will he tell the House which RUC divisional commander is respondible for the investigation and that he will not rely on the police force of a foreign country? § Mr. ScottThe RUC, of course, is concerned about this incident. Compensation is a matter for the Department of Trade and the Northern Ireland Office. We will obviously bear in mind what the hon. Gentleman said. On jurisdiction, Lough Foyle is an integral part of County Londonderry, and thus of the United Kingdom. On future security, we are of course already in touch with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence whose responsibility this is.
Claim: Lough Foyle is a territory of Ireland (Lough Foyle, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-01-27): Enda Craig continues with his series on ownership and natural rights of Lough Foyle Ireland [...] Article about the ongoing territorial dispute of Lough Foyle, Ireland [...] Below is an article published by The Irish Mail on Sunday, March 31 2019, dealing with the question of ownership of Lough Foyle. Anyone interested in finding out more about the history can search our archive - just type ‘Lough Foyle’.
Claim: Lough Foyle is a territory of Ireland (Lough Foyle, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2018-07-03): Lough Foyle’s dramatic scenery featured in "Game of Thrones". After Brexit, the frontier between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will be the location for a real-life territorial conflict Look at a map of Ireland and the large triangle of Lough Foyle seems to deserve attention. It is a sandy bay with steep hills on both sides. Fishing villages hug the shore and it often teems with birds. On still summer days the water is like a mirror, but storms roll across Lough Foyle too. Some people like to blame Manannan mac Lir for these storms, a Celtic sea-god associated with the lough. Such gods can feel real when waves crash through the narrow opening from the Atlantic.
Claim: Lough Foyle is a territory of Ireland (Lough Foyle, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-09-14): Joe Mahon returns to UTV on Monday 21st September in a brand new series LOUGH FOYLE, a television travelogue series featuring the history, natural environment and cultural heritage of the Foyle catchment area, with particular emphasis on Ulster-Scots elements of the hinterland. Produced by Westway Film Productions, the series received funding from Northern Ireland Screen’s Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund. [...] The series has been part-funded by Northern Ireland Screen’s Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund. Northern Ireland Screen’s CEO, Richard Williams said; "We were very excited when Joe brought his Lough Foyle idea to us. Not only is Joe’s warm conversational style of presenting already incredibly popular with viewers, but throughout his career he has been a great champion of linguistic variation. Joe has always sought to reflect and preserve the natural voice of the people who feature in his programmes, promoting the particular characteristics of local populations that make each place unique. This fits perfectly with the aims of our Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund and we are sure Lough Foyle will be a big hit with audiences while also making a strong contribution to the status and promotion of Ulster-Scots heritage and culture." [...] LOUGH FOYLE is produced by Westway Film Productions for UTV, supported by Northern Ireland Screen’s Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund. The series is sponsored by House Proud Furnishings. You can watch the first episode on Monday 21st September at 8pm on UTV and on catch up on www.itv.com/utvprogrammes.
Claim: Lough Foyle is a territory of Ireland (Lough Foyle, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2014-06-25): Navy personnel tend to a Curtiss H-16 flying boat at the Naval Air Station Lough Foyle in Ireland. (NHHC, UA 557.05) [...] Although the majority of the Navy’s efforts in Ireland were focused on the southern coast, the Navy also installed one air base on the north coast in Lough Foyle. Located between County Donegal and County Londonderry, the station allowed the Navy to patrol over the North Channel entrance into the Irish Sea. The combination of bases in southern Ireland and the base at Lough Foyle enabled the Navy to monitor all entry points of the Irish Sea, without which a U-boat could enter the waters between Ireland and Britain and target vessels near Belfast, Dublin, and Liverpool. As such, the base was vital to the Navy’s mission against Germany. [...] The Lough Foyle station was the first U.S. naval air station in Ireland to receive Curtiss H-16s ready for action, and it became fully operational on 3 September 1918. In its two months of operation, the base never reached its original expectations. Terrible weather conditions resulted in pilots conducting significantly fewer patrols than the bases at Queenstown and Wexford. Even though there were seven seaplanes at Lough Foyle Station, the pilots only completed 41 flights spanning 6,000 miles over 99 hours.[30]
Claim: Lough Foyle is a territory of Ireland (Lough Foyle, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2018-08-01): Normally, it is easy to spot borders: They are marked by boundary markers, checkpoints, flags, signs and uniformed men and women. Even within the Schengen area, they are quite visible, the minimalist version being a sign telling the name of the new country. But not in Ireland, an island divided into the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, the latter belonging to the United Kingdom. The inner-Irish border is a rather complicated line, based on historic county boundaries. It cuts through several villages and towns. The border stretches for 499 km (310 mi) from Carlingford Lough to Lough Foyle – more than four times the direct distance between these places. Approximately 300 roads cross it, making it maybe the world’s most permeable border. [...] That’s me arriving back in the Republic of Ireland, marked by the "Welcome to Donegal" sign, Ireland’s northernmost county. Donegal has quite a Northern Irish identity, and the island’s northernmost point is located there (and not in UK’s Northern Ireland!). [...] The border becomes obvious just on the onward journey towards Enniskillen, Fermanagh’s main town. This sign is a couple of hundred meters into Northern Ireland.
Claim: Lough Foyle is a territory of Ireland (Lough Foyle, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-02-03): My journey ended at Lough Foyle, a large estuary at the border’s north-western end, on a fine summer’s day, and the water was as flat as glass when I canoed out towards the open sea. For the whole journey it had been my principle to stick as close to the borderline as possible, but here I was free to drift. If you look at a map of the lough you’ll notice it has no borderline. The exact coordinates of the frontier are not set, nor are there plans to set them. Most nations claim ownership of a certain amount of territory beyond their shores and so Lough Foyle, where Ireland north and south face each other closely, could easily be a subject of dispute. Instead a cross-border office has been created to manage the lough, one of six north-south bodies initiated by the Good Friday agreement. So the border is in the water somewhere – but, for the moment at least, everyone has better things to talk about.
Claim: Lough Foyle is a territory of Ireland (Lough Foyle, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2018-05-24): Lough Foyle is in UK territory - DUP The Irish government should give up its claim on Lough Foyle, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has said. [...] "It's a bit like no man's land where the British government claims jurisdiction over the entire Lough Foyle quite arrogantly and the Irish government disputes this," he said.
Claim: Lough Foyle is a territory of Ireland (Lough Foyle, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2016-11-18): THE BRITISH Government have reignited a territorial dispute with Ireland over Lough Foyle, on the boundary between Northern Ireland and the Republic. [...] The DFA statement revealed that talks over Lough Foyle stretched back to 2011, when the then British Foreign Secretary and Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs opened discussions over their respective rights to the territory. [...] In 1927, the Chairman of the Irish Free State’s provisional government W.T. Cosgrave provoked the Britain by asserting that the entirety of Lough Foyle was Irish territory.
Claim: Lough Foyle is a territory of Ireland (Lough Foyle, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-08-01): In 1662 Charles II (the then King of England) granted the waters, the fisheries and the sea-bed of Lough Foyle to The Irish Society by way of Royal Charter. This was in part payment for the substantial role The Irish Society played in building the Walls of Derry between 1613 and 1619. The Irish Society was a consortium of companies from the City of London set up in 1613 to colonise County Londonderry during the Plantation of Ulster. Lough Foyle remained in the ownership of the Irish Society from 1662 until 1952 when it sold the Lough's fishery to the Irish Government and the Northern Ireland Fishery Board for the sum of one hundred thousand pounds. [...] In 1997 the Good Friday Agreement changed the role of administration of Lough Foyle from the Foyle Fisheries to the Loughs Agency. It also introduced new legislation called Foyle And Carlingford Fisheries Act 2007 as an upgrade on the 1952 Foyle Fisheries act.
Claim: Gibraltar is a territory of United Kingdom (Gibraltar, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-17): Gibraltar (/dʒɪˈbrɔːltər/ jib-RAWL-tər, Spanish: [xiβɾalˈtaɾ]) is a British Overseas Territory[a] and city[6] located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean (Strait of Gibraltar).[7][8] It has an area of 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)[3] and is bordered to the north by Spain (Campo de Gibraltar). The landscape is dominated by the Rock of Gibraltar, at the foot of which is a densely populated town area, home to some 34,003 people, primarily Gibraltarians.[9]
Claim: Gibraltar is a territory of United Kingdom (Gibraltar, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-19): Gibraltar and the UK [...] Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory. The Office of the Governor supports the Governor and Commander-in-Chief in carrying out his constitutional role and duties as His Majesty’s Representative in Gibraltar. [...] There is no formal British consular representation in Gibraltar and the local authorities deal with all requests for consular assistance.
Claim: Gibraltar is a territory of United Kingdom (Gibraltar, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2012-01-10): The British overseas territory of Gibraltar, a limestone outcrop on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula, occupies a commanding position at the western gateway to the Mediterranean Sea. [...] Gibraltarians are British citizens. They elect their own representatives to the territory's House of Assembly; the British monarch appoints a governor. Gibraltar is self-governing in all areas except defence and foreign policy. It is home to a British military garrison and naval base. [...] Gibraltar's 1969 constitution states that there can be no transfer of sovereignty to Spain against the wishes of locals. In a 2002 referendum Gibraltarians resoundingly rejected the idea of joint sovereignty. Spain and Britain were said to have reached "broad agreement" on the concept.
Claim: Gibraltar is a territory of United Kingdom (Gibraltar, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-06): Gibraltar, colloquially known as The Rock or Gib, is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Spain to the north; Morocco is a short distance across the strait to the south. Gibraltar has a population of 34,000 as of 2020. [...] Strategically important for international shipping, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht and was formally declared a British colony in 1830. Despite it having been British longer than it was Spanish, Spain still claims sovereignty over the territory; however, Gibraltarians consider themselves British with no apparent interest in rejoining Spain: a referendum held in 2002 showed 99% of the population wished to remain British. [...] Despite being an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, traffic in Gibraltar is on the right side of the road, the same with the rest of continental Europe.
Claim: Gibraltar is a territory of United Kingdom (Gibraltar, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-07-18): Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory situated at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, strategically positioned at the western end of the Mediterranean. Gibraltar shares a land border with Spain to the north. 14 kilometres (9 miles) to the south is Morocco, on the other side of the Strait of Gibraltar, one of the world’s most important shipping lanes. Gibraltar has a Westminster-style Parliament and is responsible for its own internal affairs whilst foreign affairs and defence remain the responsibility of the UK Government (represented in Gibraltar by His Excellency, the Governor, Lieutenant General, Sir Ben Bathurst KCVO, CBE). Elections are held every four years. [...] British Gibraltar Territorial Waters: Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, BGTW extends three nautical miles to the south, east and south west, and as far as the median line of the Bay of Gibraltar.
Claim: Gibraltar is a territory of United Kingdom (Gibraltar, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-08-29): The Rock has now had its status reaffirmed - Boris Johnson described it as a "huge accolade" celebrating its "rich history and dynamism". Gibraltar has been a British overseas territory since 1713, when it was ceded to Britain under a peace treaty signed following the War of the Spanish Succession. [...] Gibraltar is one of only five outside the UK to be recognised. Hamilton in Bermuda, Jamestown in Saint Helena, and Douglas on the Isle of Man were already on the list, while Stanley in the Falklands Islands was among those named for the Jubilee this year.
Claim: Gibraltar is a territory of United Kingdom (Gibraltar, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-09-10): Gibraltar is an overseas territory and dependency on the United Kingdom. [...] Gibraltar celebrates the date of its national referendum to determine whether it would remain a territory of the United Kingdom or return to Spain, which was decided on September 10, 1967. [...] As a territory of the United Kingdom, Gibraltar’s Chief of State is King Charles III, who is represented by the Governor of Gibraltar, David Steel. The head of government is Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.
Claim: Gibraltar is a territory of United Kingdom (Gibraltar, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-07-12): - Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory which means it is under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom but is not technically a part of it. (There are 14 British Overseas Territories in the world including Bermuda and the Falkland Islands.) [...] - The official currency of Gibraltar is the pound and you can spend notes and coins from the UK in the territory – but you can’t use the locally-produced notes or coins back in the UK. - Gibraltar has its own political system that makes many decisions within the territory but issues like defence and foreign affairs are determined by the UK Government in London.
Claim: Gibraltar is a territory of United Kingdom (Gibraltar, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-08-07): Spain and the UK continue to spar over the territory. Throughout 2009, a dispute over Gibraltar's claim to territorial waters extending out three miles gave rise to periodic non-violent maritime confrontations between Spanish and UK naval patrols, and in 2013, the British reported a record number of entries by Spanish vessels into waters claimed by Gibraltar following a dispute over Gibraltar's creation of an artificial reef in those waters. Spain renewed its demands for an eventual return of Gibraltar to Spanish control after the UK’s June 2016 vote to leave the EU, but London has dismissed any connection between the vote and its continued sovereignty over Gibraltar.
Claim: Gibraltar is a territory of United Kingdom (Gibraltar, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-12-27): Long famous as the "key to the Mediterranean," Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory. Overlooking one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, the "Rock of Gibraltar," as it's still often known, rises out of the sea on the east side of Algeciras Bay and is linked to mainland Spain by a narrow isthmus. The town of Gibraltar itself lies on the west side of the Rock. For such a small country — it only covers an area of four square kilometers — Gibraltar certainly has more than its fair share of tourist attractions and famous sights. [...] Gibraltar's highest point is some 425 meters tall, and is well worth exploring. The very top of the Rock of Gibraltar is accessed from the Gibraltar Cable Car, providing a vantage point with unparalleled views.
Claim: Gibraltar is a territory of United Kingdom (Gibraltar, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-08): Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, is the subject of a territorial claim by Spain. It was captured in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714). The Spanish Crown formally ceded the territory in perpetuity to the British Crown in 1713, under Article X of the Treaty of Utrecht. Spain later attempted to recapture the territory during the thirteenth siege (1727) and the Great Siege (1779–1783). British sovereignty over Gibraltar was confirmed in later treaties signed in Seville (1729) and the Treaty of Paris (1783). [...] Differing positions [edit]The United Nations regards Gibraltar as a Non-Self-Governing Territory administered by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Its report of February 2016 sets out the differing views of the various parties relating to Gibraltar.[5]: 3/16 [6] [...] The Gibraltar Government has also argued that Gibraltar is a British territory and therefore by definition not an integral part of any other state, implying that Spain's territorial integrity cannot be affected by anything that occurs in Gibraltar: "Even if integration of a territory was demanded by an interested State it could not be had without ascertaining the freely expressed will of the people, the very sine qua non of all decolonisation."
Claim: Gibraltar is a territory of United Kingdom (Gibraltar, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-09): Gibraltar is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom and is self-governing in all matters but defense. Its constitution was established by the Gibraltar Constitution Order in 1969, which provided for a House of Assembly consisting of the speaker (appointed by the governor), 15 members elected to four-year terms, and 2 ex-officio members. (A new Constitution Order was approved by referendum in November 2006 and was implemented in January 2007; it renamed the House of Assembly as the Gibraltar Parliament and increased its number of members to 17.) In 1981 Gibraltarians were granted full British citizenship. Gibraltarians age 18 or older and British civilians resident for more than six months are entitled to vote. The governor, appointed by the British sovereign, is the head of the executive Gibraltar Council and appoints the Council of Ministers, composed of the chief minister and other ministers, from the party or coalition of parties that gains a majority of seats in the Gibraltar Parliament. Instead of a city council, one minister is responsible for municipal affairs.
Claim: Gibraltar is a territory of United Kingdom (Gibraltar, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-01-09): Gibraltar is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. This means it shares the British King and has the protection of the British Armed Forces. It is in southwest Europe on the Mediterranean Sea. About 32,000 people live there. They are called Gibraltarians. [...] History [change | change source]Gibraltar was named for a general who led the Umayyad conquest of Hispania. It belonged to Spain between the years 1501 and 1704, and it was captured by a group of Dutch and British marines during the War of the Spanish Succession (1704). In 1713, Spain signed the Treaty of Utrecht. This treaty ended the war and said Gibraltar would be British permanently. However, according to this treaty, if the Crown of Great Britain ever wants to leave the territory, the Crown of Spain will have a prior position in order to claim the sovereignty. [...] National anthem: name: "Gibraltar Anthem" ... note: adopted 1994; serves as a local anthem; because Gibraltar is a territory of the United Kingdom, "God Save the King" remains official (see United Kingdom)
Claim: Gibraltar is a territory of United Kingdom (Gibraltar, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-08-07): Spain and the UK continue to spar over the territory. In 2009, for example, a dispute over Gibraltar's claim to territorial waters extending out three miles gave rise to periodic non-violent maritime confrontations between Spanish and UK naval patrols. Spain renewed its demands for an eventual return of Gibraltar to Spanish control after the UK’s 2016 vote to leave the EU, but London has dismissed any connection between the vote and its sovereignty over Gibraltar.
Claim: Gibraltar is a territory of United Kingdom (Gibraltar, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2019-12-12): In 1704, Gibraltar was taken over by a British-Dutch force during the War of Spanish Succession and in 1713 it was ceded to Great Britain with the Treaty of Utrecht. From 1779 to 1783 attempted to take Gibraltar back during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. It failed and Gibraltar eventually became an important base for the British Royal Navy in conflicts like the Battle of Trafalgar, the Crimean War, and World War II. In the 1950s Spain again began trying to claim Gibraltar and movement between that region and Spain was restricted. In 1967 the citizens of Gibraltar passed a referendum to remain a part of the United Kingdom and as a result, Spain closed off its border with the region and ended all foreign relationships with Gibraltar. In 1985, however, Spain reopened its borders to Gibraltar. In 2002 a referendum was held to establish shared control of Gibraltar between Spain and the UK but Gibraltar's citizens rejected it and the area remains a British overseas territory to this day. Today Gibraltar is a self-governing territory of the United Kingdom and as such its citizens are considered British citizens.
Claim: Gibraltar is a territory of United Kingdom (Gibraltar, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2018-01-01): Spain and the UK continue to spar over the territory. Throughout 2009, a dispute over Gibraltar's claim to territorial waters extending out three miles gave rise to periodic non-violent maritime confrontations between Spanish and UK naval patrols and in 2013, the British reported a record number of entries by Spanish vessels into waters claimed by Gibraltar following a dispute over Gibraltar's creation of an artificial reef in those waters. Spain renewed its demands for an eventual return of Gibraltar to Spanish control after the UK’s June 2016 vote to leave the EU, but London has dismissed any connection between the vote and its continued sovereignty over Gibraltar. [...] National anthem name: Gibraltar Anthem lyrics/music: Peter EMBERLEY note: adopted 1994; serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the United Kingdom, "God Save the Queen" is official (see United Kingdom)