From invaders to Walkers in 800 years

I KNOW that the re-Anglicisation process has been going on for several decades but I never thought I would see the GAA taking the shilling. Or, in this case, the crisps.

From invaders to Walkers in 800 years
Wed, 30 Apr, 2003 - 01:00

The sight of two leading players, Dara Ó Sé and Ciarán Whelan, participating in an advert shot at Croke Park, shows just how far we have re-integrated back into Britain.

The advert is for Walkers crisps which are being sold in direct competition with similar Irish products. So much for Irish jobs.

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