Because everything is contentious and the fact it is an Island called Ireland is the least contentious description They could come up with. Bit like Derry/Londonderry or Stroke City (Reference to medical problems) as well shorthand to name dispute. All Thing Will Pass even BBC...
Why do the BBC constantly refer to the "island of Ireland" in Brexit stories? Reminds me of that Billy Connolly sketch about them putting "wee clouds" on the weather map. We know what it looks like. We're not fucking idiots.
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