Irishman wins cash settlement for “Paddy” jokes told by comedians on cruise ships - POLL

I'm glad this man got some money out of them. I, for one, am sick and tired of the Irish drinking jokes. It's one thing to laugh at one's self; it's something else altogether to continue to present an entire nation as a bunch of drunks. I know some Irish-Americans who have just that opinion of the Irish and I find that pitiful. They know nothing of the history of this country, nor have they ever visited...yet they participate in this negative line of thinking.

The measure should be - would they push their bile on a Jew \full stop\ squirmy posting noodnicks.

I can understand this Irishman's bitterness. While in high school, Italian jokes went around, which didn't please me either. We all know about such negative elements as the Mafia, but there is no need to villify a whole nationality, over the doings of a small minority. I am generally against "political correctness", as followers of this board are aware. Yet, we should all be sensitive to the well being of other ethnic groups, whichever they may be.

Every nation gets stereotyped.

If these incidents are agains the law where the ship docks and they take place in international waters, let the courts find them undesirable to dock and they can try selling tickest on cruises that depart and return to uninhabited islands.

you are a bigoted racist bogsidebunny..... you are the one who needs to get a life....

Jaysus, what a bollix

And I would have settled for a free pint

well bogsidebunny, everyones at it now, PC UP UP AND AWAY.

Come on the Mick is a money hungry chancer. he saw the €-signs, the gears in his thick head started to turn and BANG, the Political Correct button was pushed. That's an app on his mobile which connects him directly to his Ballsbidge based Solicitor, who happens to specialize in "defamination of the Irish by employees of rich enterprizes". The register when "cha-ching" before the first joke's punch-line left the comedian's lips. These people oughta get a life.