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Graham Linehan on RTÉ’s airing of Father Ted over Eurovision

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan rejects RTÉ’s showing of the Father Ted episode ‘A Song...

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15.37 12 May 2026


Graham Linehan on RTÉ’s airing of Father Ted over Eurovision


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Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan rejects RTÉ’s showing of the Father Ted episode ‘A Song For Europe’ in place of the Eurovision final. He calls it “an antisemitic political gesture” and wants RTÉ’s Director General Kevin Bakhurst to resign.

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