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		alichapman on May 18, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Northern Ireland has no flag Northern Ireland has its own football team, although players from both sides of the border can play for either team.

a_paddy on May 18, 2022 [–]

Association Football a.k.a. soccer, is governed by two separate organisations, however many sports likes gaelic football, hurling, camogie, rugby, cricket, hockey etc are governed on an all island basis, as their governing bodies predate the partition of Ireland.

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