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Re:Scotland starts renewed case for independence by Danieru on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @07:27AM (#31737492)
The Irish are a nation, a people with a unique language and identity. That is what OP is referring to. It the same definition of nation as in "nation state". Namely a nation state is a state with one dominant people. Germany, Japan, Thailand, Ireland, are nation states. US, UK, are by their nature not nation states.

So yes, North Ireland represents a nation seperate to the English, the Welsh, or the Scotts.

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Re:Scotland starts renewed case for independence by Symbiote on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @07:58AM (#31737829)
Ireland is not a nation state! Two sovereign states (the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom) each control part of the Irish nation / island of Ireland.
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