In The Dead by James Joyce, is there anything ironic about the substance of Gabriel's speech?

Two ironies exist in Gabriel's speech in "The Dead," by James Joyce.

First, Gabriel praises the tradition of Irish hospitality.  The lavish table his aunts have set is worthy of praise, but Gabriel's praising of it is ironic, because he generally does not think much of Irish tradition.  He is more continental Europeon, than traditional Irish.  He praises his aunts' hospitality, while at the same time he thinks of them as old and ignorant.

Second, Gabriel criticizes the new generation of intellectuals.  This is ironic because he considers himself as somewhat of an intellectual.  He worries most of the night that his speech will be too intellectual for his listeners, whom he views as his intellectual inferiors.