Irish actors to be labelled ‘British’ ahead of Oscars, confirms media

Media outlets in the UK have confirmed they will continue their longstanding tradition of incorrectly referring to Irish actors as ‘British’ in the run up to the Oscars. 

After Paul Mescal, Eve Hewson, Saoirse Ronan, Pierce Brosnan, Cillian Murphy and many others were all incorrectly described as British in the past, the UK media confirmed Golden Globe winner Jessie Buckley will be the latest person to be draped in a virtual Union Jack to sell newspapers.

“With the Oscar nominations revealed next week we feel it’s the right time to remind everyone that British and Irish are basically the same thing,” said entertainment reporter Simon Williams.

“Look, I know Jessie Buckley is technically Irish, but that’s not going to stop us from saying things like ‘British hopeful’ or ‘one of our own’.

“If she didn’t want to be labelled as British, she shouldn’t do such a convincing accent. 

“To be quite honest, I’m not sure what everyone’s problem is. Am I missing something? I always thought the UK and Ireland were really close to each other. Maybe there’s something historically between the two of them that I don’t know about?

“Oh and by the way, ‘Hamnet’ is about Shakespeare. Where is Shakespeare from? That’s right, the UK. So if you think about it, we should be allowed to claim any wins as our own. Besides, I’ve never heard of Ireland producing any great writers, have you? Well, apart from James Joyce. And Samuel Beckett. I suppose George Bernard Shaw was pretty good. Perhaps I should mention Yeats, Sally Rooney, Claire Keegan and Oscar Wilde as well?

“Damn, I forgot about Bram Stoker.”

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