This has offended a lot of Irish people living and working down under.
The Minister for Consumer Affairs in Australia, Marlene Kairouz has caused a stir after she stated ''If anyone knocks on your door that has an Irish accent, automatically ask them to leave,'' in a recent press conference broadcast on TV network 'Channel 9.'
The comment was made in relation to a spate of con-man incidents, where people have posed as repairmen, charging extortionate rates for fake home repairs.
In the video, the reporter also states that men with Irish accents ''are a common feature of a lot of these scams.''
The extremely broad comment has sparked outrage, and rightly so:
You can listen to the comments yourself via the player below (skip to 1:27):
