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Darragh Berry

Dublin Airport tell BBC to 'hang head in shame' after major history programme blunder

The person behind the social media account for Dublin Airport was not happy with the British Broadcasting Corporation last night after a blunder on their history documentary.

The normally funny guys behind the account were left fuming after coming across the BBC's programme called 'Reel History' telling the company to "hang your head in shame" after the mistake.

Host Melvyn Bragg was reporting on Bristol Airport when he dropped a bomb that would instantly infuriate every Irish person.

He said: [Bristol Airport is] one of Britain's top 10 airports outside of London, along with the likes of Dublin, Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh."

Eh, what.

As you can imagine the Dublin Airport social media manager released a scathing rant at the BBC and the presenter in question.

They said: "Say what now? Melvyn Bragg and BBC hang your head in shame. This from Reel History this evening.

"Big island on the right = Britain. Smaller island on the left = not Britain. We’re in Ireland. Thanks."

But it didn't stop there, they also posted a picture of Ireland and the UK explaining geography once again before wondering how such a gaffe could be made.

They continued: "As an airport we don’t know much about making shows. But we wondered that also.

BBC London control room (Getty Images)

"Presumably someone wrote the script, there was a script editor, a producer/director, a cameraman/woman, maybe a sound technician and Melvyn of course. And yet nobody stopped and said eh, no."

They added: "Hate to break it to you but Ireland has never been part of Britain. Britain is the next island over."

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