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The following statement was prepared as part of the poll on Ireland article names. It may contain unsupported statements, synthesis of published sources, original research and personal interpretation of policy and guidelines.

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This page in a nutshell: Keep the article on the country at Republic of Ireland, do not place the country article at Ireland

Reasons to keep the country article at Republic of Ireland

Ireland is ambiguous.

Republic of Ireland solves the ambiguity problem, clearly being about the country rather than the island of Ireland.

The Irish government made “Republic of Ireland” an official description.

Republic of Ireland is a common alternative name for the country.

The Irish government, members of the Irish parliament and the Irish media have used the term on many occasions and continue to use it.

The country’s football team plays under the name Republic of Ireland.

Republic of Ireland has been the location of the article on the country for years.

Not all country articles are at their primary common name.

The main excuse for change is the claim “Republic of Ireland” is pushing a British point of view, but the above prove this is not the case.

Reasons against moving the country article to Ireland.

Ireland is ambiguous.

The island of Ireland is the primary entity known as Ireland.

There is no alternative name in English for the island of Ireland.

The island of Ireland has had the name Ireland for centuries, unlike the country which adopted it in the 20th century.

Over 5 million people live on the island of Ireland, over a million of them do not live in the Republic of Ireland.

Users who endorse this perspective

Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 10:48, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Valenciano (talk) 14:40, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
rannṗáirtí anaiṫnid (coṁrá) 21:53, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
BritishWatcher (talk) 18:38, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
JIMp_talk·cont 23:01, 4 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 14:26, 5 August 2009 (UTC) (per Section 2 of the Republic of Ireland Act, 1948)[reply]
BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 03:01, 10 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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