Belfast columnist expresses outrage over ‘Irish Car Bomb’ pies

@Clancey - you hit the nail on the head. It's more a matter of ignorance than anything else. Heck, when I visit the US, many Americans still think we have snow 365 days of the year here in Toronto and on a recent visit a group of Floridians thought Toronto was located in the North Pole. It's a very insular society. Sad, really.

I know more about Dublin and walked its streets when your Ar#ce was the size of a shirt button.

I am really not offended by this, it's just a name, it's not referring to any particular event or loss of life. Similarly I would not be offended by pie named British military rifle. God knows why a pie would be named that like, but my point stands. There are plenty of things to get upset about in todays world but this is not one of them.

who cares it a classic case of the tail wagging the dog , any way its no were as vile as the anti irish bile we have to put up with from the orange order and their friends

ciara: Most kids from The U.S. or the U.K., or Australia would have much in common with the Irish kids, as the Irish kids all very much love U.S./U.K. pop culture.

Ms.Gall is right,a new name is called for-How about an Brit Get Out!

I saw a local cupcake shop selling "Irish Car Bomb" cupcakes and asked why they had named one of their products after terrorism. The young woman owner looked stupefied, and said "It's not terrorism, it's after a drink." I gave her a short history lesson," and she just repeated "It's after a drink." I said "You can't think for yourself?" Same thing when a local coffee place was serving "Black and Tan" drinks on St. Patrick's Day (some of my relations were burned out of their homes by the Tans). At least they had the decency to change the name. People are absolutely without a clue about history.

Sean, I dont hate Yanks, just the dumb ones of which theres a majority on this site. Youre more Aussie than the Aussies! Youve lived there longer than you ever did here!Ah sure Im only in Connemara at the weekends. My house is in Connemara but I rent in Dublin. And you live where and holiday where? You pay taxes where? How long have you lived there and how long did you live here? Your kids are very much Aussies too. Theyd have nothing in common with irish kids. 20k further and Id just be in Mayo! Sirp, youre dead right! Few commented on the case of the American raping the Irish girl in japan or about the yanks wearing tricolour cleats at this ND game! ''Oirish'' when it suits, wha!? Well done on the football yesterday by the way.

Ciara sure hates Irish Americans and Irish living outside of Ireland. You moved to Connemara Ciara!! you should have gone 20 kilometers further.

As usual our Irish American brothers/sisters go into hiding when it comes to an article about some stupid American.Only eleven Comments!!

How disrespectful can you lot be?...Very. Unfortunately, the same people who would get the most upset over something named after 9/11 are most likely the people who would never understand why this bothers people in Ireland. How revealing is that?

its not the best of names, what response would i receive if I sold a saudi hijacker cocktail or a bin laden bagel or a jedward salad

I might start selling 9/11 burgers. I can pretend the bits of bacon and cheese sticking out the sides are dead people. How disrespectful can you lot be?

I agree that a new name is more appropriate. I understand there was an uproar when Devil's Food Cake joined the ranks of desserts and it was as offensive to people of it's time as this is to ours. Like the idea of renaming instead of becoming more jaded. Wouldn't mind an Irish Mead Honey Pie.

One thing is for sure, Irish Central weren't outraged or offended (for once) when they published the original story. It was in their Food & Drink section and they gave it a wonderful review... Quote:"IrishCentral.com nabbed the last slice. The bitterness of the Guinness worked especially well in the chocolate ganache, adding real sophistication.".