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Conan O'Brien insults his Irish heritage, says TV critic

A prominent Irish commentator has strongly criticized Conan O' Brien for abusing his Irish roots on "60 Minutes."

John Doyle, from The Globe and Mail, believes O'Brien is running down the Irish by blaming all his problems on his Gaelic heritage.

Doyle was enraged when he watched Conan O’Brien’s whiney interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes.”

“On behalf of the people of Ireland, the Irish-born everywhere and descendants of Irish emigrants around the world, I hereby issue a plea: Conan O’Brien, shut up,” said Doyle....
Read entire article at Irish Central