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The sentence currently reads In 2011, 88.8% of the population were born in Northern Ireland, with 4.5% born in Britain, and 2.9% born in the Republic of Ireland. 4.3% were born elsewhere. Since Britain is generally taken to mean the United Kingdom, it is not correct. The 4.5% clearly refers to people born in Great Britain, since the 88.8% of the population born in Northern Ireland were also born in Britain. FDW777 (talk) 16:26, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
(edit conflict) :"elsewhere in Britain/the UK" then, since some may have been born on Portsea, Anglesey, Benbecula, the Isle of Wight, Shetland. I notice that the ref doesn't appear to support this statistic though, possibly the others too. Mutt Lunker (talk) 16:46, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
The reference is the one at the end of sentence before, the census one. It's supporting the entire section. The BBC ref is only supporting the triple amount of non-UK/ROI residents. Canterbury Tailtalk 17:27, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
And the source that this is being based on says England, Scotland and Wales, which equates to Great Britain. Britain is ambiguous so Great Britain is correct for what the source is telling us. We could also say elsewhere in the United Kingdom if we really wanted. Canterbury Tailtalk 16:43, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
Eastern Europe
As of now the article reads: "Most are from Eastern Europe and Lithuania and Latvia."
This makes no sense since both Lithuania and Latvia are in Eastern Europe. Demography of Northern Ireland#Place of birth claims most immigrants are from Poland. So can the sentence be changed to: "Most are from Eastern Europe (Poland, Lithuania and Latvia)."
Although this article has not been updated for a few days, it is citing the population clock on the NISRA home page (according to that the population is 1,900,880 at the time of typing). However as the Find out more link on the page says The population is for the displayed date and time and assumes constant population change throughout the year. It is not intended to be an exact count, as it's assumed deaths, births, immigration and emigration. Is there a 2011 census figure we can use instead, if that's thought to be preferable? FDW777 (talk) 19:58, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
I would prefer actual census figures over ones that are, realistically, guesses. Canterbury Tailtalk 21:49, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
UK Prime Minister - infobox
Has anyone thought about adding the British Prime Minister to the Infobox below Parliament of the UK? I just find it strange that it’s not there already! The office is the head of the central government of a sovereign state that Northern Ireland is currently part of, so why not add it? What’s everyone views on this? Ciaran.london (talk) 23:07, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
No. I wouldn't add it, for the same reason I wouldn't add the Canadian prime minister to the Alberta infobox. GoodDay (talk) 23:59, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
National symbols
Why is there no flag or anthem like there is for other constituent countries of the UK.
I know this is considered a controversial subject but I think it could be possible to have the symbols here be the same as the Northern Irish sports teams. 20th anniversary (talk) 14:11, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
Northern Ireland does not have an official flag or anthem. FDW777 (talk) 14:17, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
But Northern Ireland shares its symbols with the UK as a whole, as well as having unofficial symbols, mostly for sports where Northern Ireland competes by its self. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 20th anniversary (talk • contribs) 14:20, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
Sports teams may do yes, but none of them represent Northern Ireland officially as a constituent country. The closest Northern Ireland has is the Union Flag, but it doesn't represent Northern Ireland but the United Kingdom. NI simply doesn't have an official flag for itself. See talk page archives. Canterbury Tailtalk 14:22, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
Can someone point me to the piece of legislation that created St. George's cross as the official flag of England? -- Eckerslike (talk) 21:25, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
Referencing and citation: not checked
