Belfast Telegraph
11 February 2012
Outspoken London mayor Boris Johnson has described the city’s St Patrick’s Day gala dinner celebrations linking them to Sinn Fein and branding it “lefty crap”.
The Irish community demanded Mr Johnson apologise for his remarks, claiming they were “lazy and stupid”.
In an interview to the ‘New Statesman’ newspaper he said: “. . . And I’ll tell you what makes me angry. . . spending £20,000 (€24,000) on a dinner at the Dorchester for Sinn Fein.” Irish community leader in London, Shelagh O’Connor, from Kerry, said Mr Johnson’s comments were extremely disrespectful.
“They reflect an era that we thought had passed and an era when Irish people in London faced discrimination and were the butt of jokes. We deserve more respect. It makes me very angry and I feel Boris should apologise,” she said.
Read more: Boris Johnson calls London St Patrick’s Day event ‘Lefty Sinn Fein crap’
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