Map of Ireland minus Northern Ireland - why am I bothered?

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thedaras said:
On the list of country's we were displayed as IRELAND NOT REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.
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Which is the 26 Counties.

Does anyone really care? Are we not gone past the stage where a picture of a map insults our National pride? Not like they attached us onto Britain or something.

Much more concerned about the fact that we sent Barney to represent us. Thought Dustin was bad enough.
 
'Ireland' comprises of 32 counties.
 
Sunny said:
Much more concerned about the fact that we sent Barney to represent us. Thought Dustin was bad enough.
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By the way the thread is going it looks like we'll be sending Phil Coulter next year singing Ireland's Call.
 
MANTO said:
I dont see the problem so, they're goverened by the UK not the ROI.
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The north of Ireland should be governed from Dublin. That's the issue.

It's just wrong in every way that the north is seen as part the UK. In the same way the Turks are still occupying the north of Cyprus.
 
thedaras said:
On the list of country's we were displayed as IRELAND, NOT REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.
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Correct. Also there are many people in NI who consider themselves citizens of Ireland and who hold legitimate Irish passports. The eurovision graphic didn't represent them and should have.
 
Just checked and they didn't divide Cyprus even though its made up of 2 different political entities.
 
Well now, I didnt realise people were still so caught up in the whole ROI / NI status. I think we are more than educated to understand the north does not belong to us and never will.

We were not representing the north, If people have a problem that we not named as The Republic of Ireland, get your complaints in before next year... but its the Eurovision - they dont give a damn about Ireland, i mean The Republic of Ireland, I mean the 26 counties... ah screw it, The Island of Ireland.
 
Educated, Are you mad. Giving the north of the country over to the British was the dumbest thing we ever did.
 
My point is, we are educated enough to know there is nothing that can / will be done now.
 
Really? Where in our entry / during the Eurovision was that said?

I understand there are people in the North who would like a unified Ireland as with people in the south, but whats that got to do with the Eurovision?

You have to love politics, even the cheesiest competition in the world can spark it all off
 
Forget about the eurovision. The point I am making is that I don't think its right and proper for anybody anywhere to cut off NI from any map of Ireland. Thats all!
 
gebbel said:
Forget about the eurovision. The point I am making is that I don't think its right and proper for anybody anywhere to cut off NI from any map of Ireland. Thats all!
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You need to start a new thread so because this thread is about the Eurovision and the mapping of the countries which you started.
 
MANTO said:
Really? Where in our entry / during the Eurovision was that said?

I understand there are people in the North who would like a unified Ireland as with people in the south, but whats that got to do with the Eurovision?
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Phil Coulter. Ireland's Call. Let's get that ball rolling.
 
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