but I'm not sure the Irish government view it as a different country, afterall they operate a PSO to LDY.
Not to make this political, as it's an aviation forum for crying out loud, but to clear up a point mentioned previously. From the Good Friday Agreement:
Articles 2 and 3 of the Irish constitution are to be re-worded so that there is no longer a territorial claim over Northern Ireland. Instead, the constitution is to support the right to electoral consent. It will also declare that Irish laws only apply to the 26 counties and not to all 32 as previously asserted.
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