Strong backlash to Times article which disparages Ireland's 'tenuous claim to nationhood'

The Irish Ambassador to Britain was quick to reject the claim.

There has been a strong backlash to an opinion piece printed in The Times, a UK newspaper, which disparaged Ireland’s “tenuous claim to nationhood”.

The article, entitled “Britain is the authentic nation in this battle”, was penned by Melanie Phillips, who has previously opposed the “scam” of global warming and the “propaganda” of the gay rights lobby in the education system, among other socially conservative views.