Ireland is 12 times larger than Palestine.
Area: 70,273 km2 World Factbook
Population: 4,832,765 (July 2014) World Factbook
Ireland, also commonly referred to as the Republic of Ireland, is a sovereign state in Europe occupying about five-sixths of the island of Ireland. Wikipedia
Area: 5,860 km2 World Factbook
Population: 2,731,052 (July 2014) World Factbook
The State of Palestine, is a sovereign state in the Levant that is recognized by the United Nations. Its independence was declared on 15 November 1988 by the Palestine Liberation Organization and its government-in-exile in Algiers. Wikipedia