Davey<p>ESRI have published a report about demographic differences between the Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland.</p><p>They are clear that this is not a like-with-like comparison.</p><p>We are after all talking about a state in the EU, with it's own financial and business capital, being compared to a region which is run by the UK, but on the island of Ireland, and only in partial control of policy.</p><p>How much do you think Official Ireland media outlets have absorbed this point?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/iepol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iepol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nipol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nipol</span></a></p>