War of words over threat to one of country’s most successful radio stations

AS Eamon Dunphy and Pat Kenny prepare to go head-to-head in a battle for viewers on Friday night, a war of words has broken out over the threat to one of the country’s most successful community radio stations.

Radio Kilkenny faces the threat of being knocked off the air within a month.

Yesterday, station bosses told a local senator to stop trying to make a political football out of the matter at this late stage.