Seriously.
News reporter Josh Massoud, who is based in Australia, has p*issed a lot of people off with a comment referring to Irish people who live in Sydney.
Josh took to Twitter to show how the area of Coogee, which is a popular destination for Irish people in Sydney, had been devastated by storms over the weekend.
Coogee demolished over the weekend and for a pleasant change the Irish aren’t to blame. @ Coogee… https://t.co/c7jUSREZll
— Josh Massoud (@josh_massoud) June 5, 2016
Spotted on JOE.ie, Josh shared an Instagram picture of how the area was “demolished” and remarked that for “a pleasant change the Irish aren’t to blame”.
It’s though that Coogee’s Surf club, a local landmark suffered extensive damage after dangerous waves pulled part of the building into the ocean.
Josh. who works for Australian network 7 news Sydney, has annoyed a lot of people with the comment and it’s not hard to see why.
@josh_massoud stay classy!
You condone a tweet like this from your employees @7NewsSydney, do you?
— Rob Smith (@robsmithireland) June 6, 2016
@josh_massoud Shame on you. As an Irish Australian this is offensive and unrelated to the news. If this is a joke you’ve missed the mark.
— Fiona Barry (@fionab555) June 6, 2016
@josh_massoud That awkward moment when you’re Irish and work for Channel 7 #LookingForwardToTomorrowsOpenForumMeeting
— Lorraine Murphy (@lorsmurphy) June 6, 2016
@josh_massoud Pull your head in mate, would u make similar inflammatory comments towards other nations? Ireland will be expecting an apology
— Andrew Reilly (@Reillyhead32) June 6, 2016
@josh_massoud what a comment. U absolute lemon.
— Eugene Hutchinson (@eugenehutch) June 6, 2016
@josh_massoud Missing adverb Josh: the Irish get demolished IN Coogee….
— Andrew Brown (@abroninvestor) June 5, 2016
@josh_massoud considering your profession that was a poorly thought out comment. Please join the rest of us in the 21st century
— James Sweeney (@bejaysus33) June 6, 2016
