The Republic of Ireland is near a country.
The state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland , a part of the United Kingdom .	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	part	Countries of the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland -LRB- Tuaisceart ireann -LSB- tuct en -RSB- ; Ulster-Scots : Norlin Airlann -RRB- is a country of the United Kingdom located in the north-east of the island of Ireland .	Ulster-Scots	Ulster Scots dialects	country of the United Kingdom	countries of the United Kingdom	Ireland	Ireland at the Olympics	Ulster	Ulster
