Alright squire

vicwatson

Ha he this article is mental.

I personally think it's written to sell more mags but sure who knows.

It's laughable though

https://countrysquire.co.uk/2017/08/10/get-stuffed-eire/amp/

steddyeddy

Anti-Irish sentiment in British upper class shocker. There's still a touch of imperialism in the old gaurd. Just ignore it and let them build a wall between them and Europe.

tomwaterford

vicwatson wrote: »

Ha he this article is mental.

I personally think it's written to sell more mags but sure who knows.

It's laughable though

https://countrysquire.co.uk/2017/08/10/get-stuffed-eire/amp/

That's brilliant :pac:

It's pretty funny, sort of between horse trainer John Upson's famous "small backward country like Ireland" reference at Aintree in the 1990s and Alan Partridge meeting the RTE execs.

Mint Sauce

Cant help but think, its the English version of Waterford Whisperers. Saying that, the article has already received at least one complaint for racism.

They're right about Geldof tbf

Pherekydes

Ah, this is what Phillip Boucher-Hayes called racist clickbait.

OldMrBrennan83

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tomwaterford

Pherekydes wrote: »

Ah, this is what Phillip Boucher-Hayes called racist clickbait.

It's etnic critism :pac:

kylith

Pretty odious piece of writing, alright. He'll be laughing on the other side of his face when he can't get a Guinness.

OldMrBrennan83

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JimmyMcGill

I'd say whoever wrote that is irish themselves.

Mint Sauce

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Cant help but think, its the English version of Waterford Whisperers. Saying that, the article has already received at least one complaint for racism.

Not sure it's racist, scanned it but it seems pretty light. The writer for example avoided serious or very dark issues, say like referring to the Birmingham or Warringron bombs, child abuse here etc. Instead it refers to rain, squeaky fiddles and drugs mules...whatever that is.

To be laughed at.

alchemist33

Do people think that was actually written by a Brit? Its clearly a pisstake

alchemist33

alchemist33 wrote: »

Do people think that was actually written by a Brit? Its clearly a pisstake

Yes I am also getting a WWN vibe

mzungu

Eire is the land of puppy farms, rain-soaked holidays, dingy bars, drugs mule celebs, verbal diarrhoea and squeaky fiddles

Ah now, good ol Eire can't claim that one.

Dirty Dingus McGee

Deleted User wrote: »

It's pretty funny, sort of between horse trainer John Upson's famous "small backward country like Ireland" reference at Aintree in the 1990s and Alan Partridge meeting the RTE execs.

If they could afford to emigrate they could afford to eat in a modest restaurant.

steddyeddy

Patww79 wrote: »

I don't think there'd be a magazine big enough to write a retort in the same vein about the Brits.

There wouldn't be. Even the most Sinn Fein publication wouldn't be as blatant.

KungPao

Bucktoothed simpletons with eyebrows on their cheeks... horses running through council estates... men in platform shoes being arrested for bombings... badly Tarmac-ed drives in this country.

Samaris

Wow, who piddled in his cornflakes this morning?

vicwatson

Samaris wrote: »

Wow, who piddled in his cornflakes this morning?

A man from "Eire", Guinness piss

Samaris

vicwatson wrote: »

A man from "Eire", Guinness piss

Guinness piss in one's cornflakes would be enough to upset anyone, I guess. Other than that, I can only suggest valium for the poor guy. It can't be healthy to be that wound-up.

LionelNashe

Just browsing that site, looking at a few of his other pieces. He has a good turn of phrase.

Here's one about the use of misleading comparisons by journalists:
https://countrysquire.co.uk/2017/02/21/pointless-comparisons/

Does Aamna Khan Bangash realise that for Iceland’s scientific research growth to increase by 42% all it takes is for the Siggurdson family to win a microscope in a Reader’s Digest Competition?

donegal_man

There has been a Twitter storm with some correspondents calling this article “racist” and “bigoted”. The Editorial Team probably agree with the latter but not with the former and those who have been offended by the above piece we wholeheartedly apologise to you.

From the editor's note at the end which definitely suggests the whole thing is little more than a piss take. Even if it isn't who cares? It's not as if the author is a senior member of the UK negotiating team or even writing in a magazine anyone has ever heard of before now.

Chester Copperpot

mzungu wrote: »

Ah now, good ol Eire can't claim that one.

Probably referring to the girl caught in Peru a few years ago. Michella something

Sonics2k

The country’s banking history is a joke – wasted away on a property boom and buying in furniture restoring old British castles for narcissistic Irish “entrepreneurs”.

I mean, he's not wrong here.

vicwatson

Chester Copperpot wrote: »

Probably referring to the girl caught in Peru a few years ago. Michella something

Sure she's a compatriot of his right?

mzungu

Chester Copperpot wrote: »

Probably referring to the girl caught in Peru a few years ago. Michella something

Aye, she is Northern Irish, not part of Eire.

Noveight

Jim Browne is still sore over Ray Houghton rattling the net in '88.

#obsessed

Samaris

I am amused how he gives out about the Irish dairy but then lauds Northern Irish dairy products. Is the difference in the political affiliation of the cows?

Sonics2k

I'm fairly sure this is largely satire, or at least very tongue-in-cheek.

pickarooney

Samaris wrote: »

I am amused how he gives out about the Irish dairy but then lauds Northern Irish dairy products. Is the difference in the political affiliation of the cows?

Ulster says Moo!

Samaris

It's possible he means it, in which case he's got issues and who cares. Then again, it may be satire and not intended to be taken seriously. Therefore, either way, I'm not going to take it particularly seriously.

Although I did have the entertainment value of reading it aloud (with all the snobby intonation) and my Irish partner going off like a set of firecrackers.

Blazer

to be honest there's very little I disagree with..Vradkar is a lippy little fúcker who's trying to dictate to Britain on the border? It won't be Ireland or the UK who dictates the border...it will be the EU..Somehow I get the feeling the little poodle is just following his instructions from Merkel and Co.

diomed

List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita ... international dollars (Int$)

International Monetary Fund
7 Ireland 69,231
24 United Kingdom 42,481

World Bank
6 Ireland 68,883
21 United Kingdom 42,609

Central Intelligence Agency
8 Ireland 69,400
27 United Kingdom 42,500

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where-to-be-born index (previously called the quality-of-life index)
12 Ireland 7.74
27 United Kingdom 7.01

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We have major foreign companies located here.
If they pulled out we would be poorer.
The reality is they are here, and we are doing ok.

riffmongous

Yesterday's news lads

Avatar MIA

diomed wrote: »

List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita ... international dollars (Int$)

International Monetary Fund
7 Ireland 69,231
24 United Kingdom 42,481

World Bank
6 Ireland 68,883
21 United Kingdom 42,609

Central Intelligence Agency
8 Ireland 69,400
27 United Kingdom 42,500

...........................................................................................

It's great to be able to quote those, but to be fair and not to be as misleading as the Eire article, GDP for Ireland is skewed and not comparing like with like.

The_Valeyard

Well he is obviously talking about Rugged Island and not Craggy Island.

kylith

The magazine has apparently lost advertisers over this.

Whether it's really bad satire or outright anti-Irish sentiment the editor should have put the kybosh on it before it went to print.

Samaris

kylith wrote: »

The magazine has apparently lost advertisers over this.

Whether it's really bad satire or outright anti-Irish sentiment the editor should have put the kybosh on it before it went to print.

Well, it is a bit daft as satire. Like...what exactly is he satirising? Satire should have a point that isn't just "Lol, look how many stereotypes I can ram into a paragraph, let's see how many people get upset so I can say SATIRE GOTCHA." It's like listening to Trump claiming that every dumb thing he says is "sarcasm" when called out on it.

If it is actually intended seriously, then a) yer man has serious issues and b) what on earth has it to do with the magazine?

Edit: A bit more reading around and I can't actually find any indication that it was intended to be satire or that the magazine goes in for such. Looks like he is actually just a bit nuts and has impressively poor judgement. What did he -think- was going to happen? Same for the editor!

franklyon

it's clearly anti Irish and not satire. The reference to De Valera and Hitler is a tired line often trotted out by Unionist politicians and their ilk. If Myers was sacked for his antisemitic article then this fellow should definitely be put out to pasture

alberto67

Anyone has a picture of this lad Browne (the brown lad)? Couldn't find any...

Samaris

Oh god, it gets better.

So, an Irish journalist linked the article to a couple of Country Squire's advertisers asking them to read it and respond as to whether this reflected their views. Land Rover UK said that it didn't and they'd be pulling the ad, as did Barbour. Later on, Land Rover came back and said "hang on, we never placed this ad". So now they're looking into things with their legal team as to what on earth Country Squire was doing placing ads purporting to be from their company in their production.

https://www.joe.ie/news/english-website-irish-racism-598008 Yeah, it's joe.ie, but it has the relevant exchange between parties.

Also, kudos to the editor for the amusing response.

/popcorn

Edited to correct which was the fake ad reported, it was Land Rover, not Barbour.

colm_mcm

Samaris wrote: »

I am amused how he gives out about the Irish dairy but then lauds Northern Irish dairy products. Is the difference in the political affiliation of the cows?

Dairy or Londondairy?

Hermy

Deleted User wrote: »

They're right about Geldof tbf

Geldof may be many things but a fool he is not.

Avatar MIA

Well, they have said they'll post the best response. Anybody suggest a Get stuffed John Bull article? An amalgamation of Boards.ie posts might work.

No need for accurate facts, that wasn't a concern for the original article.

Beanntraigheach

This article is certainly satirical - but it's pretty representative of attitudes genuinely held by a segment of the English/UK population.

Samaris

Beanntraigheach wrote: »

This article is certainly satirical - but it's pretty representative of attitudes genuinely held by a segment of the English/UK population.

Remarkably, it turns out it wasn't satirical at all! Yer man is actually just a few Lucky Charms (ick) short of a bowl of cereal.

franklyon

franklyon wrote: »

it's clearly anti Irish and not satire. The reference to De Valera and Hitler is a tired line often trotted out by Unionist politicians and their ilk. If Myers was sacked for his antisemitic article then this fellow should definitely be put out to pasture

If he wanted to nail the Irish, he could surely have reached for a lot nastier stuff. He could have referred to terrorist campaigns against civilians in English pubs, which even Alan Partridge invoked, or the whole "society emerging from the control of child abusing priests" stuff. I think the line that the Jewish people are driven by money is worse than his references.

OldMrBrennan83

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suicide_circus

Nice to read something with a bit of gusto tbh