As amended, Article 2 provides that everyone born on the island of Ireland has the right to be a part of the 'Irish Nation'. The apparent intention is partly to allow the people of Northern Ireland, if they wish, to feel included in the 'nation' without making what might be perceived as a revanchist claim. However, it has been argued that "the new Article 2 of the Irish constitution gave northern nationalists nothing". After all, Article 9 of the Constitution of Ireland governs Irish citizenship. It provides that the "future loss and acquisition of Irish nationality and citizenship shall be determined in accordance with law". Since it was further amended during 2004, Article 9 now also provides that "otwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, a person born in the island of Ireland, which includes its islands and seas, who does not have, at the time of the birth of that person, at least one parent who is an Irish citizen or entitled to be an Irish citizen is not entitled to Irish citizenship or nationality, unless provided for by law". Citizenship rights created by Article 2 of the Constitution have therefore since been severely diluted. All of this contradicts what an isolated reading of Article 2 might suggest, which is that Article 2 confers the right to citizenship on all persons born in Northern Ireland.