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Updated: 16:20, 12 Jun 2021 THE Irish Ambassador to the United States has written to the New York Times to complain about a columnist s name calling and use of the word leprechaun . The paper published a column by Paul Krugman entitled Yellen s New Alliance Against Leprechauns . 2 2 Irish ambassador to the US Daniel MulhallCredit: PA:Press Association Mr Krugman originally coined the phrase “leprechaun economics” to describe Ireland’s tax policies with multinational companies. Writing in the American newspaper, he said: On paper, Ireland’s gross domestic product suddenly jumped 25 per cent, even though nothing real had changed – a phenomenon I dubbed ‘leprechaun economics’, a term that has stuck. (Fortunately, the Irish have a sense of humour.)” ....
The Irish Ambassador to the United States was right to criticise a New York Times columnist who used the word “leprechaun” when referring to Ireland, according to a journalist. Daniel Mulhall said the use of the phrase “leprechaun economics” in an article about Ireland s tax policy on multinational companies was an “unacceptable slur”. The phrase was coined by Paul Krugman, a Nobel Prize-winning economist who wrote a piece titled ‘Yellen’s New Alliance Against Leprechauns’ last week. Advertisement In a letter to the New York Times, Ambassador Mulhall said “derogatory references in a leading newspaper like yours are no laughing matter”. ....
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