Quidditch World Cup

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 96987

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, imamommy at s... wrote:

imamommy:
 
> I guess I assumed the entire UK (England, Ireland, Scotland, and
> Wales)  were represented by the Fudge as Minister of Magic.  I got
> that impression from the fact that Seamus' mother reads the Daily
> Prophet, and Prof. McGonagall is obviously governed by them.  

Geoff:
I have always assumed that the Irish team referred to in the QWC is 
that of the Republic of Ireland, which is /not/ part of the UK.

In that matter, may I refer you to Kneasy's explicit notes on the way 
in which we organise our delightful islands (message 96365).