Was just reading the news headlines on MyYahoo and came across this groan-inducer by Shawn Pogatchnik of the Associated Press in an article about Ireland officially being called Eire from now on:

DUBLIN, Ireland – Ireland is entering a new Eire. The Cabinet of Prime Minister Bertie Ahern agreed Tuesday to use the Republic of Ireland’s Gaelic name (pronounced AIR-uh) during European Union summits.