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Cabra Hoop
Roy Keane Joined: 06 Feb 2012 Location: Royal County Status: Offline Points: 10835 |
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Was talking to 2 fans before the Ireland/Croatia game in Poznan 2012 - one Irish fan and one Croatian Fan. The Irish fan had a Manc accent and the Croatian fan had an Aussie accent. Home is where the Heart is........
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" BFC always gives me a laugh........ "
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amccarten313
Davey Langan Joined: 29 Mar 2015 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 990 |
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American with Irish grandparents.. always been an Ireland supporter
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Davey Langan Joined: 31 Mar 2010 Location: East Sussex Status: Offline Points: 899 |
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Hate this question. It's like asking are there any dublin born fans! We are all irish, the whole island. Irish citizens with irish passports, even if we dont step foot outside of derry, newry or belfast in our lives. Fair enough asking about irish fans from or living abroad, but dont put the north into that category. It's actually quite offensive
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Territorial
Jack Charlton Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Status: Offline Points: 5817 |
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Whereas this proud Irishman finds it offensive (well, more irritating actually) when people use the term "Ireland" when they mean not the island, but rather the Irish Republic. Ditto when those same people protest that we should use "Ireland" for the state on the basis that it is the official name, yet refuse to use the name "Northern Ireland", despite that also being an official name. And as for going to the trouble of typing out "the north", or "six counties" when a simple "NI" would suffice, that's plain silly imo.
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drog addict
Jack Charlton Castleknocker Joined: 21 Oct 2008 Location: Sunnyvale Status: Offline Points: 6821 |
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Not if you are a republican, "NI" is plain silly imo.
Edited by drog addict - 31 Mar 2020 at 4:32pm |
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pre Madonna
Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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'We are the sh*tes that say NI.'
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Territorial
Jack Charlton Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Status: Offline Points: 5817 |
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So just because you don't like something, you feel entitled to deny its existence? I don't like wet weather, but I accept that it rains a lot in Ireland. Well in the north at least.
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Territorial
Jack Charlton Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Status: Offline Points: 5817 |
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I see where you're coming from. England. In the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Double Maxim
Robbie Keane Joined: 24 Sep 2008 Location: Sunderland Status: Offline Points: 42941 |
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Northern Ireland a made up country.
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Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world
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Territorial
Jack Charlton Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Status: Offline Points: 5817 |
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"If I can't see it and can't hear it, then it doesn't exist!" (Btw, don't forget to breathe out before your head explodes )
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horsebox
Robbie Keane Born n bred in darndale. Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 34856 |
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statelet /ˈsteɪtlɪt/ noun a small state, especially one that is closely affiliated to or has emerged from the break-up of a larger state. |
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It was far across the sea,
When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
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Steve Amsterdam
Jack Charlton I love buses Joined: 06 Jan 2009 Location: Amsterdam Status: Offline Points: 7381 |
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Amsterdam born. Been supporting Ireland as far back as I remember.
Irish mum, Dutch dad that both still live in Dublin. Moved back here to start a pub empire
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Molly Malone's pub- The home of YBIG in Amsterdam!
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Territorial
Jack Charlton Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Status: Offline Points: 5817 |
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And your state is? Don't tell me, I think I've got it... Yes, here it is: "A state of denial"Definition:"Despite it being right on his doorstep, I think he's still in a state of denial about the existence of Northern Ireland." |
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cardwizzard
Liam Brady Joined: 05 Feb 2013 Location: Meath Status: Offline Points: 1023 |
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Never got this myself. I'd say 95% of the support wouldn't bat an eye if your from the North. Think it's more of an inward thing to be honest. Sure when your on an away every county or town gets a bit of stick, if I sl*g a Dub/Cork lad ye got to expect something thrown back. Derry myself.
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irishmufc
Robbie Keane I love Vulvas Joined: 09 Aug 2011 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 25079 |
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"State of denial" coming from someone that calls N.I. a country ffs
No one denies N.I. exists. It's a statelet/part of the British state of the United Kingdom just as the rest of our country (Ireland) and India etc etc was previously part of the British state. India was still India, it's own country and nation just as Ireland was and is to this day. |
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Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been.
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BohsinMunich
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SA Good luck with that (luckily you had some forward thinking)
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irishmufc
Robbie Keane I love Vulvas Joined: 09 Aug 2011 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 25079 |
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Just out of curiosity Steve if Ireland were playing the Netherlands, would there be a split loyalty or just 100% hoping Ireland win? I know you support the Netherlands anyway if Ireland isn't involved. It's not a test btw
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Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been.
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Territorial
Jack Charlton Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Status: Offline Points: 5817 |
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So England, Scotland and Wales don't exist either? Try telling that to 64m of my fellow Britons then, and let me know how you get on!
Try telling that to some of your fellow countrymen and women then, since it's they who have the problem, not me.
Just when you looked to be making progress, then you stumble. You see, the geographical landmass which is modern day India always existed, but not as a single, political entity. My own knowledge is sketchy, but afaik it was a constantly changing collection of princely states and invading empires and colonies, with differing religions, ethnic groups and languages, sometimes at war with each other, at other times co-operating and merging. It may even only ever have existed as a recognisably unitary state under the British. You know, just like Ireland Meanwhile, the "India" which got it's independence in 1948 itself divided into India and Pakistan, with the latter further sub-dividing to produce Bangladesh. So just as your idea of a single "India" is not sustainable by reference either to the past or the present, then your insistence on a single Ireland (state, not island) is no more ordained, inevitable or immutable. We exist, we've existed for all but a century, and we're quite capable of continuing to exist as long as you or I or anyone else living can foresee: (And to take this back to football) All that being so, there are two international football teams in Ireland, with everyone free to support either, neither or both, as they please. |
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