No hard feelings at all, and thank you for correcting me. No offense to Irish people, and I never meant they are the same as the English. It's just, whenever I see any type of geographic restrictions, UK and Ireland are often paired as a market. (see Waterstones restriction I mention above)
Please don't make this thread about the Irish, or Malta, and again I apologize for my apparent ignorance (I was after all a bit angry while writing this and not thinking very clearly).
My question about free commerce within the EU and distribution rights in non-english speaking countries remains unanswered, and that's what this thread was supposed to be about, even if I managed to put my foot in my mouth...