Davis told them it applied to the whole country thats what they objected too it meant that Davis and May were agreeing to a soft BREXIT It works both ways you cannot treat one part of the UK differently just like you cant treat one part of the EU differently ,Do you think the French will agree to no border between Britain and the Republic but a border between Britain and France .Do you think the French will agree that Irish dairy of agri products can pass into the UK without any border hold up while their produce rots in the back of a 40 foot as it awaits customs clearance in calais .May was surrendering the EU and the Gay foreigner were delighted they even celebrated before the deal was inked but the Loyalists did the dirty work for Boris they also have a plan Hard Brexit puts the UK into recession for years they hope that Taigs with Irish passports fuckoff out of ulster that increases the Unionist majority and protects the Union ,its easier todo a bit of ethnic cleansing through poverty than trying to shoot people who will shoot back .