BRITISH JOURNALIST RACHEL Johnson has apologised for what she called “a moronic reference” to the Irish language in a tweet about the Eighth Amendment referendum.
Johnson, who regularly features on British media and is also the sister of Boris Johnson, said last night that she “fecked up” in her use of language.
Many international broadcasters were in Ireland for Saturday’s result and Johnson wanted to thank Sky News for its coverage. In a now-deleted tweet she said:
Her tweet prompted a swift reaction online with many not only confused with exactly what she meant, but also frustrated with more substandard commentary from Britain about Irish affairs.
In her tweet last night, Johnson sought to clarify things and apologised for her use of the word “Gaelic”.
Her tweet did not clear up exactly why she felt Sky News could be speaking Irish, however.
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