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Anita McSorley & Anna Catherine Martin

UNBELIEVABLE: List of irish people wrongly labelled british as bbc issues fresh apology over paul mescal blunder - The Untold Story

The BBC has issued a correction and apology after labelling Paul Mescal British following this week’s Oscar nominations.

Kildare man Paul is up for Best Actor for his role in Aftersun. This is one of a record 14 Irish nominations for the 2023 awards show.

Reporting on this, the BBC wrongly said: “British actors Paul Mescal and Bill Nighy are nominated for leading role.”

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