I meant that if the state recognises the right of an NI citizen to consider themselves Irish, then the state would be hard pressed to consider them as British.
Recuse: To disqualify or seek to disqualify from participation in a decision on grounds such as prejudice or personal involvement.
recuse. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
Err, I'll leave the other one back