When a well-known Journalist tweets a message beginning with 'You Irish...', people are going to have something to say about it.
Social media has erupted after Sky News presenter Adam Boulton posted a message which said that Irish people need to 'get over themselves' after he was criticised for an interview he conducted with Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney.
Bored now. Some of you Irish need to get over yourselves. Interviewing is about challenging the interviewee not respecting.
— Adam Boulton (@adamboultonSKY) December 9, 2017
On Friday, Boulton asked Coveney if he felt guilty over Ireland’s approach to Brexit negotiations. “Do you think that this week’s kerfuffle has been necessary? Do you feel slightly guilty that perhaps the Irish government over-briefed what had been achieved as a victory over the British for the European Union?,” Boulton asked Coveney.
Some people weren't happy with the presenter's line of questioning and he issued the 'You Irish..' tweet in response. Naturally, his choice of words didn't go down to well with people, provoking a strong reaction on twitter.
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The greatest interviewers always show respect to their interviewees @adamboultonSKY Even when challenging them. That’s the difference I suppose.
— Finn (@finnoconnell) December 10, 2017
Challenging an interviewee is your job - but maybe an issue pertinent to the Good Friday Agreement deserves a rather more serious term than "kerfuffle"?
— Annette Neary (@feline_charm) December 9, 2017
Can't let this go, Adam I thought were intelligent but boy did I get it wrong
— Mark Exshaw (@MarkExshaw) December 10, 2017
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Adam, as unofficial spokesperson for "you Irish" I'd like to apologise for the behaviour of my countrymen. From now on we'll applaud imperious, small-minded hectoring of us Irish by heavyweight analysts such as yourself.
— Ricky (@rickybutcher_) December 10, 2017
We Paddies promise to remember our place from now on
— Helen Joyce (@HJJoyceEcon) December 10, 2017
PADDIES - KNOW YOUR LIMITS!
— Michael Rathmichael (@TheMerseyEminem) December 10, 2017
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Can you ever imagine a world where this Boulton mess would tweet out “Some of you Jews need to get over yourselves”?
Nawh, us neither.— Winter WonderLAD (@LADFLEG) December 10, 2017
Usual British latent racism towards the Irish.It is ALWAYS there just beneath the surface.
— FREDDIE THE FISH (@deirbhilesdaddy) December 10, 2017
“You Irish....” charming. I think we Irish have exercised a great deal of restraint in the past couple of weeks in the face of old-colonial style comment about Ireland (as well as incredibly stupid ill-informed comment) thought Coveney acquitted himself v well in that interview
— Mary G McG (@MaryGMcG) December 10, 2017
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“Some of you Irish”? @adamboultonSKY doing his best Cromwell impression. He demands respect and deference, yet disrespects and offends with his imperial Brit superiority complex.
— Caragh Nolan (@CCKear) December 10, 2017
Substitute ‘Irish’ for blacks. Is it acceptable now Adam?
— Rudolph? (@weebuns05) December 10, 2017
The Irish have been bored of some of you English for centuries, pal.
— acronym (@AcronymWTF2) December 10, 2017
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“You Irish” - just about sums this tweet up. Embarrassing
— Conall Ó Fátharta (@ococonuts) December 10, 2017
Wonder if Boulton will issue a 'I'm okay hun, pm me' style response to this tweet.
U OK HUN?
— Adrian Shanahan (@adrianshanahan) December 10, 2017
Sometimes words aren't even necessary.
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Happy Christmas... pic.twitter.com/0eEEo14Cst
— Shame-us (@_shame_us) December 10, 2017
put down the wine.....
— John Sullivan (@nanasthoughts) December 10, 2017
One person had a straightforward enough solution.
Maybe we should boycott sky in Ireland
— Robert Gillespie (@redbob999) December 10, 2017
Watch the interview below:
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney answers Adam Boulton's "do you think this week's kerfuffle has been necessary?" pic.twitter.com/PkoJ0VgZ9y
— Robert ☃️ (@RobDunsmore) December 8, 2017
