Advice needed- Screwed over by Ryanair!

SaveTheEuro

likelyfran wrote: »

Actually, 'Southern Ireland' is very widely used (in Ireland, by the Irish), also 'the Republic'. Yes, Eire often used 'postally' to the South.

I'm tempted to refer to it as the Irish Free State. I'm pretty sure that's what Mr Lloyd George called it.

adouglasmhor

AlexMac wrote: »

Wow- what a facinating thread! And so prolific; 63 posts and rising! That's more than the average score for a Q about 'Overseas holiday travel...' which is ostensibly the topic of this forum.

We are really enjoying ourselves eh? And given the OP's targeted destination, how ironic that there's a German word for all this-

"SCHADENFREUDE"- "a feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles of other people" (Webster's Dictionary)

But then- why else am I here?

My German air travel story's a bit less interesting,but here goes;
Leipzig Airport - 4 hung-over companeros returning to Stansted from a stag do (3 straight men and 1 gay lad as it happens- he was the bride; our wives were off to Brighton with the groom).

Only trouble is, Bride-boy was a Cuban -born Irish naturalised citizen (don't ask; long story, involving a Russian University and a fuelling stop-over in Dublin; he didn't get back on the plane). The Ossies at Leipzig security couldn't cope with a black Irishman; in fact, they were a bit vague as to whether Eire was part of the EU! (they'd not been out much). A few tense phonecalls- but we made it home for the Civil Ceremony.

Now you might think- why's this geezer boring us with this story? But I advance the theory that its more fun than winging, blaming and trolling!
Auf wiedersehen pets

4th October 1990, an unbeliveably stupid Lufthansa desk jockey refused to let me on my connecting flight as I had a Nato travel order not a passport(valid for all Nato crossing points) as Germany had reunified the day before and had therefore left Nato according to her. Luckily the Ossie Watchmeister told her to shut up and proccess my flight when I kicked up.
Germany is still a Nato partenr to this day.

jillie1974

likelyfran wrote: »

Actually, 'Southern Ireland' is very widely used (in Ireland, by the Irish), also 'the Republic'. Yes, Eire often used 'postally' to the South.

You are talking out of your bottom!!!

As an Irish person I never refer to the Republic as Southern Ireland- its British people who do that.
None of my friends or family use any of those, we all say we are from Ireland. And if pressed will say the Republic.

adouglasmhor

I have heard people in the North refer to the Republic as the South, is a Northman an Irishman or not?

jillie1974

adouglasmhor wrote: »

I have heard people in the North refer to the Republic as the South, is a Northman an Irishman or not?

that depends on which passport you hold

adouglasmhor

jillie1974 wrote: »

that depends on which passport you hold

You don't need to hold a passport.

Glynnd who posts on here identifys himself as Irish, but I would be surprised if he had an Irish passport.

My Gf was born on Coventry but has an Irish passport.

suki1964

adouglasmhor wrote: »

You don't need to hold a passport.

Glynnd who posts on here identifys himself as Irish, but I would be surprised if he had an Irish passport.

My Gf was born on Coventry but has an Irish passport.

Up here in the North we call ourselves, British, Irish or Northern Irish, depending on politics and religion

And we can carry both passports

adouglasmhor

suki1964 wrote: »

Up here in the North we call ourselves, British, Irish or Northern Irish, depending on politics and religion

And we can carry both passports

I know, the point I was making is what passport you have is not really that relevant to whether you are Irish or not.

joerugby

Referring to Ireland as Southern Ireland or Eire is a British thing.

Ireland is a fully independent nation and a member state of the EU. It no longer defines itself in terms of its relationship with the UK and deserves to be called by its proper name

opinions4u

joerugby wrote: »

Referring to Ireland as Eire is a British thing.

Really? Not convinced by that. It's a Gaelic word.