How do the Brits think we speak? 'Loike a bunch a ticks' apparently

Irish-British relations are at an all time high. So, an English travel site thought they'd cash in on the good will and published an advert ripping the p*ss out of our accent.

Expedia.com's effort to hock a few extra hotel rooms to the British public took an insulting twist when it came to the advert for Ireland. The text, written in Shamrock, reads "It cast nex tur nuttin an we ad a tap noight oyt*".

Just in case it wasn't outdated and patronising enough the website put an explanation of the Oirish accent below. The toffee nosed translation reads: "The hotel was a bargain and we had a splendid evening."

Dara O'Briain, one of the Irish entertainers the Brits just can't get enough of, told the Irish Sun: "I think what most locals will find most laughable about that Expedia ad is the idea that it costs 'nex ter nuttin' for a night out in Dublin."

He also suggested an alternative for Expedia: "Cum tah Dubbalin wid Expedia! Wher de points ar abow foive yo-yos, bu dere's lodes a taxees!"

A company spokesperson tried to pass the whole exercise off as a simple campaign based on the fact that people like to 'pick up the lingo' when they travel somewhere. So it's clear, there'll be a load tourists around Dublin soon talking like Quiet Man rejects.