Euro 2016

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Getting back to the football, the country is called Ireland.

"Republic of" is completely unnecessary, except as a description of the type of governance in use, eg "the monarchy" of Belgium or "the caliph8's" of Scotland and Wales.

As you were people.
 
I'd rather trust the established dictionary definitions than some bitter Ulster Brit.
Britain is the island consisting of England, Scotland, and Wales, which together with Northern Ireland makes up the United Kingdom

Looks like the bitter Ulster Brit was using an established dictionary definition himself then.