Director Lenny Abrahamson responds to Normal People's 'porno movie' comparison

The debate then sparked more discussion on various social media platforms, causing ‘Liveline’ to trend on Twitter.

Normal People director Lenny Abrahamson says there has been a "strong positive response" to the sex scenes in the new series depsite Liveline backlash.

Last week on RTÉ Radio One's Liveline listeners called into Joe Duffy to complain about the sex scenes in the new series.