Official Republic of Ireland National Team Thread

Current Squad

GK Colin Doyle - Birmingham City
GK Shay Given - Manchester City
GK Wayne Henderson - Preston North End
DF Richard Dunne - Manchester City
DF Kevin Foley - Wolverhampton Wanderers
DF Stephen Kelly - Fulham
DF Kevin Kilbane - Hull City
DF Paul McShane - Sunderland
DF Eddie Nolan - Preston North End
DF John O'Shea - Manchester United
DF Sean St Ledger - Preston North End
MF Keith Andrews - Blackburn Rovers
MF Damien Duff - Newcastle United
MF Darron Gibson - Manchester United
MF Stephen Hunt - Reading
MF Andy Keogh - Wolverhampton Wanderers
MF Aiden McGeady - Celtic
MF Liam Miller - Queens Park Rangers
MF Glenn Whelan - Stoke City
MF Liam Lawrence - Stoke City
FW Leon Best - Coventry City
FW Caleb Folan - Hull City
FW Robbie Keane - Tottenham Hotspur
FW Shane Long - Reading
FW Kevin Doyle - Wolverhampton Wanderers

Something I've always wondered when I set up International tournaments on FIFA. Can you explain to me why there is a Northern Ireland and a Ireland of Republic National team, seperately?

Ireland, is a good team, I remember we played a friendly with them and Robbie Keane scored on our mistake at Craven Cottage last year.

M1ZZ0U wrote:Something I've always wondered when I set up International tournaments on FIFA. Can you explain to me why there is a Northern Ireland and a Ireland of Republic National team, seperately?

That's a VERY long story, so in short...

"Northern" Ireland is "ruled" by the british government and is a part of the UK. The Republic is a free state, with their own President and is not a part of the UK. Because of this, Ireland doesn't have one NT. Ireland isn't a united country. The majority IMO would prefer a united Ireland but it's not likely in the near future. Getting a bit more political now and politics isn't my thing so...

I like that you listed out the club each player is with. Gives it some perspective. Who would you say their biggest rival is?

Stevie wrote:

M1ZZ0U wrote:Something I've always wondered when I set up International tournaments on FIFA. Can you explain to me why there is a Northern Ireland and a Ireland of Republic National team, seperately?

That's a VERY long story, so in short...

"Northern" Ireland is "ruled" by the british government and is a part of the UK. The Republic is a free state, with their own President and is not a part of the UK. Because of this, Ireland doesn't have one NT. Ireland isn't a united country. The majority IMO would prefer a united Ireland but it's not likely in the near future. Getting a bit more political now and politics isn't my thing so...

Really the majority?, I always thought N.Ireland and Ireland Republic hated each other.

Well because the Republic is vastly bigger than the North state, and the majority of those if not all those living in the Republic would welcome a united Ireland.

Added with the massive number of people in the North who want the same, most of those being from the Irish Nationalist communities, that would be the majority of the population of Ireland, as a whole.

Easier said than done though.

Stevie wrote:Well because the Republic is vastly bigger than the North state, and the majority of those if not all those living in the Republic would welcome a united Ireland.

Added with the massive number of people in the North who want the same, most of those being from the Irish Nationalist communities, that would be the majority of the population of Ireland, as a whole.

Easier said than done though.

ahh I see, I kinda wish you guys did unite.