Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...
has competed in nineteen of the twenty-one
Commonwealth Games
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beginning with the second games, held in 1934. Northern Ireland did not compete in 1930 (when there was a single team from
Ireland
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) and in 1950. It differs from the
Olympic Games
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where although it officially competes with
England
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,
Scotland
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and
Wales
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as part of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, many athletes have represented the Ireland team.
Northern Ireland's participation in the Commonwealth Games is managed by the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council.
Medal tally
Medals by Games
Flag and victory anthem
As of 2022, the Northern Ireland team uses the flag of the former
Government of Northern Ireland
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
, the
Ulster Banner
The Ulster Banner, also unofficially known as the Ulster Flag or Flag of Northern Ireland, is a heraldic banner taken from the former coat of arms of Northern Ireland, consisting of a red cross on a white field, upon which is a crowned six-poi ...
, as its national flag. In November 2024, the
Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council (NICGC) discussed the possibility of using its own flag at the Commonwealth Games if a new "Civic Flag" proposed by the Commission on Flags, Identity, Culture and Traditions is not in place before the
2026 Commonwealth Games
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.
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The team uses "
Londonderry Air" as its victory anthem.
The team logo, and of the Commonwealth Games Council for Northern Ireland, features a stylised version of the
Red Hand of Ulster
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, a traditional emblem of
the province
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of
Ulster
Ulster (; or ; or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional or historic provinces of Ireland, Irish provinces. It is made up of nine Counties of Ireland, counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); t ...
of which Northern Ireland is a part. It should also be noted that the palm and thumb form the letters NI = Northern Ireland
The team goes by the abbreviation ''NIR''.
File:CGCNI logo.png, Logo of Team NI: the palm and thumb form the letters NI = Northern Ireland
File:CGCNI logo.gif, Former logo of Team NI
See also
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Ireland at the Commonwealth Games
References
External links
Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games CouncilSport Northern Ireland
{{Associations at the Commonwealth Games
Nations at the Commonwealth Games