Cheers for the clarification PI! Its interesting that in rugby and cricket, Ireland means the RoI and Northern Ireland, but in football there are seperate sides.

I know this is a completely seperate issue, but I know there have been problems with people like Neil Lennon in football playing for Celtic and certain football supporters not liking that. The reason i mention this is that I've heard talk that the RoI and NI football teams could be merged! What benefit is there for Northern Ireland in doing this as very seldom will an NI player be good enough to play for a combined team and could this not inflame tensions?
On a completely unrelated topic, are you following the Irish ladies in the world cup?