1980s, and I saw it. It wasn't just related to The Troubles - it was often combined with a fairly disgusting narrative about "Travellers".
It's bizarre seeing social justice types claiming that the idea of anti-Irish racism is nonsense. I grew up in London (UK), in the early...
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Sure, it was on the decline, and I don't know whether it's still a thing, but it certainly was - and using "Irish" as a descriptor when...
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combined with a pejorative to my ear sounds racist (or xenophobic if you prefer).
End of conversation
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