Forget The Craic. Modern Ireland is sanctimonious, angry - and addicted to grievance and playing the historical victim: DAVID PATRIKARAKOS

Daily Mail - Sep 30, 2026

The Guinness. That effortless warmth. 'The Craic'. A nation of poets and storytellers, irreverent but fundamentally decent. That's the Irish for you - at least according to benevolent stereotype.

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