Should the Irish ambassador claim to speak for Ireland over “anti-Irish” comment?

Was it appropriate for  Adrian O’Neill the Irish ambassador to Great Britain ( sic) to complain publicly about an article in the Spectator at all, and specifically because he  thought it was “anti-Irish?” I can’t reproduce it  but article complained of by Robert Hardiman, made an ironic point about the Republic’s decision to join the Francophone commonwealth at this time of shifting relationships, rather than what used to be called the British Commonwealth. ( No please don’t  get  diverted to …

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