RTE presenter Emer O'Neill revealed how her family has been threatened after she spoke out against a racist joke made by Tommy Tiernan.
The Wicklow woman walked out of the comedian's Vicar Street gig after he began telling a joke about Dublin Zoo and taxi drivers. Tommy has since issued a private and public apology to Emer and has removed the joke from his set.
However, Emer has since been inundated with messages and posts full of vile racist abuse on social media. The abuse started with personal attacks against her career as a presenter which then went on to target entire communities.
