It turns out that, after oppressing them for a few centuries and laughing at them for a bit longer, Britain loves the Irish. At least as a theme, anyway. (BBC News)

While consigning the stereotypes to history, the Irish may find themselves saddled with a reputation built on theme pubs and squeaky-clean boybands.

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