Irish underbelly

This is what happens when a flood of Irish heads south to escape the economic winter. The headlines from the Irish Echo are filled with stories of drunken altercations, car crashes and a litany of drunk, stoned and plain stupid backpackers and should-know-betters doing what comes naturally.

Ask yourself what news you’ve heard of the Irish antipodeans lately, and apart from Qantas head honcho Alan Joyce and the Irish cyclist in the Tour of Adelaide, it’s all rampaging pikeys and drunken affray.

Get it together, lads.

Read the full stories on the Irish Echo news blog here.