Australian journalist apologizes for Katie Taylor article stereotyping Irish as drunks

A little nation with a big heart.That has always punched beyond it's weight in every aspect of human achievement.This isn't an Aussie insult.This is just a pommie who got a phone call from London to throw the dirt.They are calling Katie British in some papers.That's what the Brits do.They always do this.Nothing new.

Yerffac...and Australia is glad you left, I would suggest you keep your hate and negativity in the "Good old USA". You appear to be ill-informed, bitter and quite possibly responsible for some of the hate your countrymen suffer worldwide. We are a country of millions of foreign nationals living and prospering (including Americans), in Australia and make no excuses for our enviable life style!

palmeiras! What's your beef with Aussies. Get your facts straight dearie

Aussies, even so-called educated ones, make really nasty jokes about aboriginies, the beautiful original inhabitants of OZ. Loud mouth S.O.B's these aussies with really obnoxious accents.

Can you imagine the same slur against blacks or gays? Interesting that a simple- Uh, sorry is ok cause it is the Irish. Good thing we don't take ourselves as seriously as many groups. LOL.

I hate that the Irish have such a reputation for drink...especially when I hear comments from others of Irish descent. I can't speak for today, but 10 years ago, Ireland had the lowest consumption of alcohol per capita in Europe. There are many more of us who drink sparingly, or not at all, than there are those who use drink to sustain them. I have educated many Irish-Americans who knew absolutely nothing about the Irish except that they drink. I have educated many of my African-American friends as to how the Irish were enslaved for centuries. I educate everyone as to how Irish literature, music and courage has enriched the world. They usually come away from these conversations humbled by everything they didn't know about the Irish!

Don't sweat the comments. They are ill conceived at best.

My beloved Grandfather Longan; a tough, brave fighter (in two World Wars), hard drinking (boiler-makers) who becmae a materials engineer on an 8th grade education in the twenties. He pulled no punches; he constructed working toys for my brother and me when money was tight in the late 40's...even with a serious war injury.

Especially picked up on hanlon's comment about punch and potato, what an idiot and an inept 'journalist'. Plenty of Germans, Greeks (ancient and modern),Norse, etc, etc. who have 'sterling reputations for roaring drinking...Vik (viking) beserkers and Alexander's Macedon army come to mind, with the adrenelin pumping in spite of the alcohol. Irish aren't alone in getting painted with tar brush on drinking. Navy Seal Dick Marcenko said he recruited men (he could trust) in PA coal-mining Czech's working men's bar at 6:00 in the morning..who could be trusted as the then (late 60's) motley, talented guys, how well could they hold their liquor, bearing in mind they could party after hard battle. Just like ancient and modern Celts, WITH or WITHOUT alcohol.

Australians are lazy, drink too much Castlemaine XXXX and don't give a toss about anything. Never mind the sheelas!!!!!!

aussies think poorly of themselves something that nigh all of us can appreciate. Tie me kangaroo down maite gimme a Foster's do whacca a doo lot.

It just occurred to me that this was an Australian...that's rich. Aussies and drink are polar bears and cold.

Katie going for gold on Thursday.

Stupid piece of lazy stereo-typing journalism... I wonder does he work for Irish Central on the side!?

Australia accusing the Irish of being drunks? That's a good one. The only country with drive-up liquor stores "Want that bottle opened, Mate?" Australia is a backward country with a chip on its shoulder--they hate Americans, Brits and anyone they deem below that. Only 20 million strong, thank God. Eerything is overpriced, men dominate. Think all the women look like Nicole Kidman? Spend some time in in a place like Brisbane--talk about obese women. Couldn't wait to get out of there.