Portal talk:Current events/Britain and Ireland

Malta etc.[edit]

What about Malta? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Alec - U.K. (talk • contribs) 21:11, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

I know Malta has its own language but I think it might well be regarded as english-speaking. Alec - U.K. 04:34, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What about The Channel Islands or Gibralter! We want representation too! Waffle247 15:33, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Britain?[edit]

Why is this section called "Britain and Ireland" and not the more usual "UK and Ireland"?

Hey, to call this page Britain and Ireland is at best politically insensitive (people have been murdered in their beds for less) If you wish to refer to Northern Ireland then call it "Northern Ireland" !!!!

I think they did Britain be cause it's more polite.

Why is this section even entitled "Britain and Ireland"? A more suitable title would have been "UK" as it suits Britain and Northern Ireland. There is nothing about the Republic of Ireland in this section. In reality, UK would be a much more fitting title than the misleading Britain and Ireland title it holds currently. (I came in here thinking it contained some events relating to the Republic of ireland, however it does not, therefore shouldn't state Ireland in its title.)

The thing is this page used to be titled British and Irish current events, I'm not really sure why. When I moved it here I wanted it to be a continuation of that page, so that it would link up ok with all the archives, which are at June 2005 in Britain and Ireland etc. If you want to see more Republic of Ireland news on here then add it! <-- hey buster, watch it now

We have had a few RoI stories on here in the past but I'll admit nowhere near enough. Then again there hasn't been that much British news on either :-( the wub "?!" 10:21, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

hats probably because atleast 3/4 of wikipedia members live in the US. Also why not 'British Isles'. That includes great Britain (thats an island) with England, Scotland, And wales. Also included is Ireland (the island) with BOTH North, and republic. PS why dont we keep certain articles in proper English (for any Americanes who dont understand this, Englend metaphoricly owns the english language. :-( OsirisV 09:08, 16 January 2007. (UTC)

For one, see British Isles naming dispute. For the other see Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English. the wub "?!" 18:14, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why does this exist?[edit]

Why is there a need for a Britain and Ireland news page, can't it be included in the European news page? Would people in Ireland want to be lumped in with Britain anyway? Personally, I'd rather have Ireland in the 'Europe' news section than the Britain one, since, let's face it, it'll basically be the 'Britain' news page in the end, there being more entry about British current events than Irish. - Dalta 15:02, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]