Is nothing in part of Northern Ireland of little significance? (8)
I believe the answer is:
derisory
'northern ireland of little significance?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'is nothing in part' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'part' becomes 'derry' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'is'+'o'='iso'
'iso' put within 'derry' is 'DERISORY'.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for derisory that I've seen before include "Ridiculously small" , "pathetically inadequate?" , "Deserving of ridicule or scorn" , "Insultingly small" , "Deserving of scorn, not to be taken seriously" .)