IRELAND
Irish Independent
By JEROME REILLY
Sunday April 22 2012
The Communications Office of the Irish bishops has demanded a full apology and retraction from radio presenter Ray D’Arcy after he told listeners “the Catholic Church, in many ways, has fucked up this country”.
D’Arcy, regarded as Ireland’s most successful independent broadcaster, made the comments live on air during a review of the morning newspapers — a regular segment on his Today FM show which boasts 245,000 listeners.
Catholic communications chief Martin Long has demanded that the station and presenter retract the “insulting” and “offensive” comment on air tomorrow.
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