I am fully aware of the make up of Great Britain, United Kingdom, British Isles the problem I have is why loads of people have this love in for Ireland given that they are not part of the UK and are not a home nation. It seems to me that when they are doing well lots of people recall Irish...
The Channel Islands and The Isle of Man are also part of the British Isles but are not part of the UK, therefore the inclusion of Ireland is still not required unless all the other countries in the Euros are included.
Why have Ireland been included they are not part of the UK, you may as well include any country that is left in the Euros if you are including Ireland.