Several posts back BALHR said he regards Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as "Ireland". He then asks does anybody disagree. I certainly do as factually he is wrong. The Republic of Ireland is a country in its own right. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdon of Great Britian and Northern Ireland so it cannot be acurately referred to as Ireland.
Now I don't want to get into the whole debate over NI...
When I mean "Ireland" when dealing with aviation, I refer to the Island of Ireland, which consists of Northern Ireland (part of the UK) and the Irish Republic (which is independent)
I did this for pratical reasons and the fact the Northern Ireland maket is closer to the Irish market than the rest of the UK (EI have a base in Belfast for a start)