Why do the BBC not report Irish news, unless its Nortthern Irish news?

Question

And why do they only report Northern Irish news when things are bad up there?

Answer 1

because Ireland is rated the most boring country on the planet

Answer 2

why would they, its a seperate country, i dont recall seeing french or dutch or spanish items on the bbc as a regular occurance

Answer 3

Simply, because the BBC is a British company, and Ireland is a foreign country, unlike Northern Ireland, which is part of Britain. The BBC is no worse than most newspapers - they all revel in disasters, wrongdoings and stupidity. Let's face it - the vast majority of people live straightforward, non-newsworthy lives, and given what the media considers to be news these days, we should be grateful we're not making it (the news, that is!).

Answer 4

the republic of ireland is a foregin country and the bbc rarely report on northern ireland...

just look at the floods happening there at the moment barely a word spoken about it but if that happened in middle england it would hog the headlines  

Answer 5

For the same reason the US news agencies don't give Canadian news- it's a different country!