Former Dublin Lord Mayor brands RTÉ 'a disgrace' for airing 'toxic' Kin

The eight-part series which was shot in Dublin is being aired at the prime time broadcasting slot of 9.30pm on Sundays. Picture: Patrick Redmond/AMC+

A former Lord Mayor has blasted RTÉ’s new crime drama Kin saying that the national broadcaster is “a disgrace to allow such toxic material” to be aired.

Christy Burke, the former Dublin Lord Mayor and Independent Councillor for the north inner city, an area blighted by drug use and crime, wants RTÉ management to take the series off-air immediately.