Tony O'Donoghue has revealed himself and his crew were interrupted by police while filming in Qatar ahead of the World Cup.
RTE's football correspondent is in the desert state for the tournament, which kicks off on Sunday when hosts Qatar face Ecuador at 4pm Irish time. Speaking on RTE Two's coverage of Ireland v Norway on Thursday evening, Tony told how he was interrupted by police while trying to film a piece to camera.
But the broadcaster put the incident down to bad communication between organisers and local security instead of evidence of an “oppressive regime”. The incident comes after a Danish TV crew were threatened by Qatari officials as they were doing a live broadcast - with one even saying he would smash the camera.
