Radio host Byrne criticised for Boyle comments

Newstalk anchor Claire Byrne was today criticised by the broadcasting watchdog for branding troubled singer Susan Boyle a freak.

Radio host Byrne criticised for Boyle comments

Newstalk anchor Claire Byrne was today criticised by the broadcasting watchdog for branding troubled singer Susan Boyle a freak.

The breakfast time radio host sparked controversy last November when she said on air that the Britain’s Got Talent star was “not right in the head”.

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