Technically speaking it does. Ireland can refer to the island of Ireland, which has 32 counties or the country known as Éire or the Republic of Ireland, which has 26 counties. As to whether the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland will ever be re-united, nobody can be sure. That will depend on the people of Ireland, in particular the people of Northern Ireland.
yes
Neither the Republic of Ireland nor Northern Ireland have ever won the World Cup. The best performance was by the Republic of Ireland in 1990 when they reached the quarter-finals, where they were beaten by Italy (the hosts).
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Children in Ireland would play soccer, rugby and the national sport of Gaelic Football. They also play other sports. American Football would not be popular in Ireland and very few children would ever play it.
Collectively they are referred to as the British Isles by geographers etc but the term is rarely, if ever, used in Ireland.
yes in 1994, also held olympic football tournament in 1984.
Portugal they have the best player ever
There was rationing in both jurisdictions. Rationing in the Republic was less severe however and ended before rationing in the North ended.
Ireland has never had a president - since it's always been ruled by a monarchy. The Republic of Ireland has never had a black president, the current president (2011) is Mary McAleese.
Robbie Keane currently has scored the most goals for the Republic of Ireland ever; his tally currently sits at 43, more than any other Irish player. For Northern Ireland, it is David Healy who has scored 35.
Sligo is in the province of Connaught.