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Yes while the British Isles is a geographic term dating back to the Romans it is not legally recognised anywhere (both UK and Irish law just say these islands) and for the last few hundred years has a lot of colonial implications which means that Irish people definitely do not identify with it.

Martin McDonagh himself is both British and Irish though, and the film is a UK/Ireland co-production, so the British side of the industry is still going hard for it. Although with that said they are also going hard for All Quiet on the Western Front which got 14 BAFTA nominations so its not just about nationality.