‘Drunken Irish’ clothes criticised

Senior US politicians have contacted clothing retailer Urban Outfitters over a fashion range which plays on the stereotype of the ‘drunken Irish’.

Urban Outfitters launched the clothing line last month, with T-shirts and hats riffing on our reputation for enjoying a few pints — and the rest — in advance of St Patrick’s Day.

The clothing line, which can be bought online, features slogans such as ‘Kiss me I’m Irish, or drunk, or whatever’, and ‘Irish Yoga’ over a picture of a drunk man vomiting.