There was a parallel thread about some mudcatters being anti-irish, now where would one get such an idea ?.

Wrong, JimmyC. I started that thread. I know what it was about. I started it because of a comment by one of the 'Tirs' that the average Brit was anti-Irish. I think it was proven without reasonable doubt that there is no such thing as the 'average Brit' and that in general the people of England are not anti-Irish. Incidentaly, I find it odd that we have seen neither of the Tirs recently but Divis Sweeney seems to have be giving an identical message. Not saying there is anything sinister. Just odd;-)

What I have also noticed is that in any thread mentioning the Irish, and probably some that don't, a lot of Irish and Irish/American mudcatters take the opportunity to slag off ther English. If we look at some of the recent threads I think you will find that anti-English comments are in far greater abundance than anti-Irish ones.

But, as I said on the anti-English thread, us English are a bit thicker skinned (and yes, before you say it, a bit thicker!) than some others and I, for one, couldn't care lass about petty vindictiveness on an internet discussion forum. I have a more interesting life outside the mudcat where people of all races sing folk music, get on with each other and don't get off on scoring political points:-)

Cheers

DtG