RTE listeners have hit out at host Joe Duffy after comments he made during a Liveline discussion on Russia and the controversy surrounding their boats in recent days.
Concerns have been raised over the Russian Navy's plans to conduct military exercises 240km off the Cork coast next month.
The artillery drills, which are due to start in February, will be held in international waters but will remain in Irish controlled airspace and Ireland's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
