An Irish Muslim leader who Tommy Tiernan once asked about "blowing up" while on his chat show has defended the comedian following controversy over a joke he made.
Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri, a prayer leader, Islamic scholar and sheikh based in Ireland, appeared as a guest on Tommy's chat show on season two, in January 2018.
Dr Al-Qadri has now come to the defence of the Navan comedian, who is embroiled in a controversy over a joke he made about taxi drivers at one of his comedy gigs in Vicar Street.
