The world-renowned Fodor’s travel guide has removed content about Belfast murals after it was described as “highly inaccurate and offensive.”
Professor Peter Shirlow, head of Irish Studies at Liverpool University said he found some of the content to be offensive as it plays upon sectarian myths of identity and culture in Northern Ireland, and has failed to deal with the murals in ways that is either balanced, appropriate or ultimately fair.
In a statement to BBC News, Fodor’s Travel said the content has been removed from their website and would be removed from the ebook version of its guide to Ireland within the week.