Jason Byrne & Glen Crowe

[pól-dcfc]

Get over it. Don't hear the Brits complaining about the term "Irish Sea".

It's an irritating geopolitical term, which has it's roots in imperialist aggression. It's completely understandable that people in Ireland object to it's usage.

'Irish Sea' the other hand has no such geopolitical connotations.

[pineapple stu]

The claim was that it doesn't exist. That's nonsense.

I don't particularly like the phrase either, but the post quoted was clearly rubbish. There's a subtle difference.

[holidaysong]

This is a load of rubbish - the British Isles does not exist. Please go learn your geography!

I think you'll find that it is geographers that use the term most. It is quite common in any geography texts dealing with 'these islands'. Political academics on the other hand would be more likely to avoid using it..