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BBC forced to apologise after Tommy Tiernan’s ‘inappropriate’ behaviour

BBC were forced to apologise after Tommy Tiernan told an inappropriate joke on air.

The Irish comedian made the offending remarks on Tuesday, while on the Mark Patterson show on Radio Foyle.

He made the jokes about Arlene Foster, who is a Northern Irish politician.

The Co. Down native said, “If she wasn’t in politics I can see her working single handedly on a tiny little farm in south Fermanagh driving cattle up some country lane”.

Inappropriate: The comedian was slammed for an inappropriate joke | VIPIRELAND.COM

Then, apparently imitating Mrs Foster, he said,  “Go on you pups, you fenian ba****ds ye, go up you fenian…”

Then, answering himself he said, “Friesian Arlene, they are called Friesian Arlene.”

And imitating Arlene Foster again, “I’ll call them what I want.”

The BBC apologised and said the language used was “clearly inappropriate”. The broadcaster has since removed the section of the programme from its catch-up services.

A spokesman added, “The language used by our guest was clearly inappropriate. We unreservedly apologise for its use and any offence caused. This section of the programme has been removed for our catch up services.”

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