RTE has said it is "disappointed" with the decision of the organisers of the Dublin Pride festival to terminate their media partnership.
In a statement this morning, RTE said that although public discussion is "sometimes uncomfortable, difficult, and contentious" it is central to their purpose as a national broadcaster.
Dublin Pride organisers took the decision on Tuesday after they were "angered" by "unacceptable, triggering and extremely harmful anti-trans" discussions on Joe Duffy's Liveline on RTE Radio One.