Tiernan defends ‘offensive’ act

CONTROVERSIAL comedian Tommy Tiernan faced down a barrage of angry Liveline callers to defend new material in which he mimics people with disabilities, saying it was “just a bit of craic”.

Following an appearance on last Friday night’s Late Late Show, on which he aired the sketch in conversation with Gerry Ryan, Mr Tiernan said he was sorry if some people didn’t like the material, but stopped short of apologising for it.

Answering a range of complaints from irate callers, Mr Tiernan said “it did no harm to anyone”.