Anger at newspaper cartoon of Irish nurses

A cartoon about Irish nurses has been widely criticised online after it was published in The West Australian newspaper.

The satirical piece of art shows Irish nurses dancing alongside a leprechaun in front of hospital patients.

Cartoon depicting Irish #nurses as dancing Leprechauns provokes anger Down Under http://t.co/DirzmaAVex #Irleland #Australia

— Eoin Hahessy (@hahessy) August 12, 2014