I’ve just noticed that nobody ever cares about Northern Ireland. Ever. I even forget 99% of the time that that thing exists.

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1. Just a corner of an Island full of Protestants. Always up to no good.

2. Because it’s shite

3. Is that a bloody hand underneath the crown? What’s the symbolism here?

4. Who?

5. Well there’s less than 2 million of us so we’re pretty tiny on the scale of Europe

   The only time people pay attention is either Brexit fuckery or something historical related to the Troubles

   I actually think it’s quite a nice place to live

6. The country the UK doesn’t particularly want and the country Ireland pretends to want

7. I care about you NI

   

8. can we bring that to 100% please.

9. I thought it had blown up.

10. They piss off the Irish therefore I love them

11. It’s on of those abnormalities that are allowed to exist by a bigger power…

    Like Luxembourg or Monaco… they shouldn’t exist, but do

12. We don’t want it, but we don’t want to give it Ireland either. It’s basically just the ginger step-child.

13. Irish I was English

14. I don’t even think they have an official flag outside the union jack

15. Just give it to Ireland already.

16. Cool flag bro

    

17. Titanic exhibition is good though. It’s the story of reality of it without all the romance bullshit.

18. Less than an hour into my first time in Belfast and 3 locals had gotten into a row outside a pub and had started spitting at each other.

19. Great murals tho!

20. I have not noticed a second Irish island north of the real Ireland. Am I missing something here?

21. Always love when we have an election in the UK and there are a bunch of seats still counting the next day involving parties that weren’t on your ballot and in places you’ve never heard of.

    The SDLP (whoever they are) are hoping to take a seat in County Fermanagh (wherever that is).

22. That’s why their flag has a raised hand on it. Always trying to get people’s attention.

23. The funny part is that for a good while in the UK, there’s been a lot of talk about just giving it away because tis a drain on the economy and they don’t particularly care about NI, and at the same time, some people in ireland don’t even want NI because of the financial and security burden

24. It’s because it’s made up. It’s just the north of Ireland, Paolo.

25. Because actual Ireland exists

26. The less we hear about Northern Ireland the better.

    I say this both ironically, and unironically.

27. Derry Girls is fab though.

    I also enjoyed Belfast when I visited in 2019

28. Northern Ireland is brilliant. They are wanted by 2 nations but needed by neither.

    They get to play in international competitions with United Kingdom when it’s a big, unique thing. Then they jump to Team GB when the Olympics come calling. When they get bored of winning anything and just want to experience being the favourites but never get anywhere near a final, they join Ireland. And if the whole point of the thing is a participation trophy, they go themselves.

    They had a whole war that is ridiculed by being called “The Troubles”. They have a funny geography, being north but not north enough, but if they go by the name of Ulster they have all the north, they just have to change the currency when they pay.

    All in all, they are cool guys who get to choose who they want to be a part of and what benefits they get. They also have a high five on their flag, which is solid.

29. Because who fucking would remember them?

    Honestly imagine being so fucked up as a society that you need to put walls between religious groups otherwise you just start killing eachother.

    Bunch of fucking animals.

    In all honesty if the republic even wants that shite show back we should pay them to take it.

    Otherwise I say we declare them an independent nation and hope Russia wants a new colony.

30. Scotland is Englands back garden. I’ll often go out there when the weathers nice but I wouldn’t live there with the local fauna, I’m no barbarian.

    Northern Ireland is the ginnel between mine and the neighbours house that everyone forgets is even there apart from the odd back bin bag and mattress being dumped.

31. Irish cosplaying as Brits, as if regular Barry wasn’t already enough of a laughingstock.

32. This petty hand begging for a high five to be left hanging forever, sad

33. This is an unprecedented moment lads I’m seriously impressed the 🇮🇪 and 🇬🇧 talking about the north with no DV and it seems were actually having a bit of fun….we should do something to celebrate!!!

    Let’s invade Spain for the craic.

34. That’s why they set fire to giant piles of wooden pallets smack back in the middle of schemes, to try and get the monarchy to notice how loyal they are.

    The racket of flutes and bright orange sashes didn’t work, so it was time to up the ante.

35. In the UK whenever there’s a massive nationwide event on like at a supermarket, on the radio or on TV for the chance to win £150,000 the small print always, always ALWAYS says “excluding Northern Ireland”