Griffin was booed in Dublin, Ireland because she made the dastardly mistake of assuming that Ireland was part of the United Kingdom, which is home to four countries – Britain, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
During the performance, Griffin claimed that it must be nice for Ireland “being in the United Kingdom,” which drew a lot of boos from the crowd. Ireland is staunchly anti-United Kingdom and does not want to be looped into the country that is actually a mix of four countries.
Irish Central published: “(Griffin) seemed genuinely shocked when the friendly crowd suddenly turned to her booing and catcalling. Griffin became so startled she had difficulty continuing with her routine, The New York Times reported. Most of the Irish people at the show in Vicar Street clearly believed Griffin, an Irish American, should have known better.”
The Irish publication, Irish Central, added that “She has been a frequent visitor there and visited her grandmother’s hometown of Drogheda in Co. Louth in 2007 with a TV camera in tow. Her Irish escapades were filmed for her Bravo series My Life on the D List.’ She was given a civic reception.”
If Griffin thought her status as a comedian could not sink any lower, she learned her lesson after assuming that Ireland was part of the United Kingdom.
Griffin should have known better than to joke about how Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. But she missed the mark. She is often known for making controversial statements – hence the picture of her holding the decapitated head of the former Republican president.