Let's get rid of this idea that because he did work for charity that made it OK to tell racist jokes.

If I deal in hard drugs and then give half the money to charity it doesn't make the drug dealing any better. It is the way he earned his living that is in question.

I remember a girl said to Frank Carson of being racist because he told Irish Jokes, and he said but I'm Irish, so how can he racist by telling jokes about his own kind, and himself.

Of course it is not OK to tell jokes that depend on crude stereotyping whatever your nationality.

Ireland is one of the "tiger" economies of Europe and one of the reasons is because (in general) it has such a highly-educated and young workforce. Ever heard an Irish joke that relies on the fact that the Irish are well-schooled, and have an economy based on electronics and high levels of skills? Or is the stereotyping nearly always based on how unintelligent the Irish are - which is a travesty of the truth?

As Brendan Behan once said "The Irish were an educated nation when the English were still running around in woad"

And that's stereotyping too.......