The Notre Dame ‘Fighting Irish’ leprechaun is a ‘stomach-turning’ piece of Paddywhackery, Lunchtime Live has heard.
Lunchtime LiveThe US college football team is coming to Dublin this weekend to face off against Navy in the Aviva stadium.
“I mean you talk about the American Football team – they can’t even pronounce their blooming name properly.”On the team’s leprechaun logo Margaret said: “God Almighty, the cringe factor.”“I don’t think my children or my grandchildren would know what they are even talking about and it’s peculiarly an American thing.
“This is the notion that some of the American’s have. For example, when they got off the plane, they kneel down and kiss the ground. I mean can you think of anything more cringeworthy than that?”
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