Eamonn Dunphy apologises for World Cup f-bomb live on air

RTÉ’s controversial pundit Eamon Dunphy was forced to apologise to viewers after swearing on live TV last night.

Dunphy dropped the f-bomb when Bill O’Herlihy asked him about the level of expectation Brazilian players are facing. Describing the demeanour of Neymar before he scored a penalty in their opener against Croatia last Thursday, Dunphy said: “When Neymar was shaping up to take that penalty, I thought he was fucking dreading it.”

Dunphy seemed unaware that he was on air, as did fellow panelist Dietmar Hamann who was casually texting alongside him.

However, before RTÉ began coverage of the Brazil v Mexico game, O’Herlihy said: “Sorry about our hiccup there, it was entirely accidental.”

At half-time, Dunphy apologised: “I’d just like to apologise to anybody; I thought we were on an ad break and I used a four-letter word. I’m very, very sorry for the offence I’m sure I caused to some people. It won’t happen again.”

Just for any of you who were offended, here's Eamon Dunphy's apology: https://t.co/PcpvcGCYTU

— Alan Carr (@_Alan_Carr) June 17, 2014

RTÉ said last night they won’t be able to collate the number of complaints from viewers before today.