I am interested you have chosen the Union Jack as your avatar, it rather symbolises why I sometimes get frustrated with my British friends, because... you should know this shit... I don't blame you really, it's your education system I blame. I get frustrated because the...total ignorence of the nuances of politices in N.Ire.. read more
Northern Ireland is the rump of what remains of the union of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The real “country” is the Republic of Ireland; NI is what was “left” of Ireland in the Union of Great Britain and Ireland after 1921. read more
Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It's position within the Union is the same as Scotland's - although Northern Ireland was never an independent country. read more
The main political divide in Northern Ireland is between unionists, who wish to see Northern Ireland continue as part of the United Kingdom, and nationalists, who wish to see Northern Ireland unified with the Republic of Ireland, independent from the United Kingdom. read more