Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery made the comments while colleagues of hers discussed the golfer’s recent

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“He’s a leprechaun, I can’t stand him!” Montgomery said off camera.

The comment drew some criticism for its derogatory, anti-Irish overtones, although most found the remark too silly to be offensive.

Whether viewers were bothered by it or not, Montgomery isn’t sorry, and said so on air.

She feels her comment is justified by McIlroy’s treatment of Caroline Wozniacki, to whom he was engaged before ending the relationship.

“Yesterday at this time I used the word leprechaun to describe golfer Rory McIlroy,” Montgomery said. “I love sports, I love golf, but I am not a fan of Rory’s.”

To be fair, we’d already figured that out.

She continued: “Mostly for the way he treated tennis great Caroline Wozniacki and discarded her like a piece of chewed gum when he broke her heart and broke off their engagement in a short phone conversation.

“That’s worse than breaking up on a Post-it. I called Rory McIlroy a leprechaun and believe me I wanted to call him much worse.”

So there you have the reporter's lucid, well-reasoned explanation for calling McIlroy a leprechaun.

Oh, and she finished with this: “As you know, some of my best friends are leprechauns and they also have tremendous senses of humour. Thank you.”

H/T: balls.ie