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Wed 09 Sep 2009Remarks on Holocaust offensive, says archbishop
THE ARCHBISHOP of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has expressed concern about remarks reportedly made by Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan, which he described as “offensive to the Jewish community”.
Speaking at the end of a Mass for teachers last night, the archbishop said the comments allegedly made by Tiernan at the Electric Picnic festival in Co Laois were “offensive to all who feel revulsion concerning the Holocaust, one of the most horrific events in human history”.
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