Premise: The following details notable events from the year 2005 in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It is variously described as a country, province or region of the UK, amongst other terms. Northern Ireland shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west.
Hypothesis: A North-East part of the United Kingdom is sometimes described as country which shares border with a country known as Republic of Ireland.