'There's no English blood in us' - How Noel Gallagher has embraced his Irish roots

Former Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher has always been proud of his Irish roots and seems to remind us of that whenever the opportunity arises.

Earlier this week, Noel was filmed by the BBC celebrating Manchester City's fourth Premier League title in a row at the Etihad Stadium , and left no doubt about where his allegiances lie away from his hometown.

Praising Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden, who scored two on the day in the game against West Ham, Gallagher was then asked by the interviewer if he cares "how he plays for the England in the Euros this summer?"

"I'm not an England fan, I'm Irish," Gallagher replied. "Good night!"

Gallagher also opened up about his heritage in his memoir Supersonic, in which he said he and his estranged brother Liam consider themselves to be Irish.

The brothers were raised in the UK but their mother Peggy hails from Mayo, while their Father Tommy is originally from Meath.

In the book, Noel says,

"We are Irish, me and Liam.

"There is no English blood in us, and anybody who knows that will know there is drinking and then there is Irish drinking. Irish drinking can be endless.

"Oasis could never have existed, been as big, been as important, been as flawed, been as loved and loathed, if we weren't all predominantly Irish."

Noel has also been very vocal about how he felt "demonized" as part of the Irish community while growing up in the UK at the height of IRA and The Troubles in Ireland.

In an interview back in 2023 with the Sunday Independent, Gallagher said he was aware of the anti-Irish sentiment in the UK at the time and even recalled a time when his family's car was searched by British soldiers upon returning to England after a trip home to Mayo to see his grandmother.

He said,

"When you're with your parents, you feel safe. But when they're taking your uncle Paddy out of the car, and then you go off into a room and the sniffer dogs come out and they'd have mirrors underneath the car?

"I didn't really realize then what they were searching for...I was old enough to hear it on the news but young enough not to completely understand it.

"Obviously, I know more about it now than I did then, like the Birmingham Six and all that."

The Gallagher brothers have both embraced their heritage and have often said how emotional and proud it makes them performing in front of Irish audiences.