A prominent Dublin rugby club has reportedly stopped broadcaster George Hook from presenting a speech at its annual dinner over the weekend following opposition from some members of the club.
It was arranged that Hook, a leading rugby union pundit who formerly hosted the radio shows The Right Hook and High Noon on Newstalk, would give a speech at an annual dinner which took place in the club on Saturday, the Irish Independent reports.
However, reports have emerged that when some members of the Dublin rugby club heard of the scheduled speech they objected, allegedly as a result of his controversial comments regarding a rape case in the UK. His comments resulted in a suspension from Newstalk where he conducted a radio show.
