Graham Linehan has accused the Irish state broadcaster of being anti-Semitic over its decision to boycott Eurovision due to Israel‘s participation – and play Father Ted instead.
RTÉ will air the sitcom’s iconic 1996 episode ‘A Song For Europe’ on Saturday night, in which priests Ted and Dougal enter the ‘Eurosong’ contest, a parody of Eurovision, to represent Ireland.
Mr Linehan, who co-created Father Ted, said he objected ‘in the strongest possible terms’ to the decision.
He claimed RTÉ, which is one of five public channels to pull out of Eurovision’s 70th anniversary show in Vienna, was using his show as a ‘tool of anti-Semitic harassment’.
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