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Is It Wrong/Contradictory To Follow "Northern" Ireland?

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by The Lord Of The Manner, Sep 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM.

Discuss Is It Wrong/Contradictory To Follow "Northern" Ireland? in the Celtic Chat area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. The Lord Of The Manner

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    Is it now okay in 2025 to say you support Celtic, (the Republic Of) Ireland and........GASP........ "Northern" Ireland? Or does that go against everything about supporting Celtic/Ireland? I've got my own thoughts on this but would love to hear other peoples.
     
  2. ColinC1888 Oh thank God that I'm a Roman Catholic

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    Has this thread not been done before?
     
  4. The Lord Of The Manner

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    "Yes" it's wrong or "yes" it's okay?
     
  5. The Lord Of The Manner

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    Not that I know of
     
  6. KRS-1888 Scott La Rock

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  7. The Lord Of The Manner

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    I'll take that as "yes" it's okay to support all 3
     
  8. JC Anton Get yer, hats, scarfs badges & tapes

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    Not Celtic chat.. get this pish moved
     
  9. Mystic Penguin

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    Why would a die hard Celtic fan want to support Northern Ireland?
     
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  10. The Lord Of The Manner

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    It's still Celtic-related chat
     
  11. The Lord Of The Manner

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    Why not? Various Celtic players and managers have played for Northern Ireland at some level, why can't fans like both too? And like the Republic too for that matter?
     
  12. LectersLuncheon

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    I am an Irish man.

    Im not a "northern irishman", nor a "republic of Irishman". Im an Irishman.

    I dont support either. Supporting either, or both, in the OP's suggestion; is legitimating the prevailing ignorance from both sides' governing bodies.

    Of course the FAI had reason to split from the all ireland body in the 20's. But maintaining both bodies at this point is tantamount to sectarianism imo; from BOTH sides.

    Its in the political and financial interests of a small clutch of twats from both bodies to keep an all ireland side a 100 year old memory.
     
  13. BigDoggyWoofWoof

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    Supporting NI might imply that it is a legitimate state. Whilst you might in other contexts have to accept the political reality of partition as a matter of practical necessity, treating NI as a distinct nation to which you owe some kind of allegiance appears to accept or even endorse its existence as a state. The general idea most would hold to is that it isn't a legitimate state of this kind - it represents the Irish nation cleft in twain for the purposes of maintaining colonial control over Ireland.

    I'm not telling you not to support them, btw, but that's the argument against doing so as I see it.
     
  14. Big Mick Tiocfaidh ár lá Gold Member

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    It's okay as long as you wave a 4 provinces flag and loudly say things like "I hear there's to be a referendum".
     
  15. JC Anton Get yer, hats, scarfs badges & tapes

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    Nope