Northern Ireland is, and I did not feel the need to specify which part since the republic of Ireland is not a part of the UK, I felt it would be obvious which bit I was talking about.
i encourage you to choose your words more carefully. also, so-called northern Ireland isn't a real country and "the occupied north of Ireland" is more appropriate.
Ireland is not a part of the UK...
Northern Ireland is, and I did not feel the need to specify which part since the republic of Ireland is not a part of the UK, I felt it would be obvious which bit I was talking about.
i encourage you to choose your words more carefully. also, so-called northern Ireland isn't a real country and "the occupied north of Ireland" is more appropriate.