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Tue 03 Mar 2010Newstalk presenter censured for calling Susan Boyle a 'freak'
A COMPLAINT against Newstalk Breakfast Showpresenter Claire Byrne for calling singer Susan Boyle a “freak” and “not right in the head” has been upheld by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
In a finding published yesterday the authority said Ms Byrne’s comments were “inherently offensive”, “disrespectful” and “not editorially justified”.
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