The Irish are not fun loving goblins

In the wake of the Irish rejection of the Lisbon Treaty, I wrote this article for Spiked On-line.

“Having lived in France much of my adult life, I constantly come across two clichés about the Irish, which on several occasions have led me to say ‘I’m English’ or ‘I’m Texan’ to avoid a stream of condescending gush about what me and my compatriots are supposed to be.” More here…