They are never not at it.
The latest in a long line of Irish people to be called British by British people is jockey Rachael Blackmore following a segment that aired on UK news channel GB News.
As part of Tuesday’s episode of the Dan Wootton Tonight show, the presenter asked panelists to nominate a person for the title of “Greatest Briton”.
One of the panel, Dawn Neesom, put forward Blackmore as a candidate for the title, following her two big wins at the 2022 Cheltenham Festival last week.
Blackmore, we should point out, was born in Killenaule in Tipperary.
“My Greatest Briton is Rachael Blackmore, the first female jockey to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup,” Neesom said.
“Lovely pictures of her today back home in Ireland with her winning horse and the little Gold Cup.”
Other panelists, meanwhile, put forward MP Jeremy Hunt and Prince William and Kate Middleton as their suggestion for Greatest Briton, with the royal pair ultimately being chosen.
You can watch the segment below.
https://twitter.com/GBNEWS/status/1506407243025162242
Only last week, eyebrows were raised when Ukrainian refugees in Dublin immediately corrected a comment made by broadcaster Kay Burley on Sky News.
Allada and Anastasia spoke about how they travelled for four days to the Polish border to escape the conflict before settling safely in Dublin.
Burley then ended the interview by expressing her joy that the pair of them are safe but ended up saying this slightly confusing line:
“I’m so pleased that you’re safe and what a terrible journey that you have had but hopefully you can start to build a new life in Dublin safe in the knowledge that the British people are completely behind you, thank you so much.”
In response, Allada took a moment to thank the Irish people for their warm hospitality and in particular the host family which has taken her and Anastasia in.
“We want to say to Irish people that we are so grateful for all the kindness and hospitality that they treat us with,” she said.
“And the Irish family that hosted us, we’re surrounded in this family by care and attention and we can feel family warmth. We really appreciate it and we’re touched from the bottom of our hearts.”
Main image via GB News
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