Kerry priest questions whether Catholics should pay for TV licence after 'disturbing, inaccurate' Fair City episode

Kerry priest questions whether Catholics should pay for TV licence after 'disturbing, inaccurate' Fair City episode

In last Sunday's episode of 'Fair City', the character of Ger (played by Tina Kellegher) made the shock revelation to Fr Liam (Phelim Drew) that he is the father of her daughter Hayley.

A Kerry priest has questioned whether Catholics should continue to pay their TV licence fee after a “disturbing, inaccurate and disrespectful” storyline on RTÉ's Fair City.

And according to Fr Kevin McNamara, parish priest of the north Kerry parish of Moyvane, it is not the first time the long-running soap has inaccurately reflected Confession.

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