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Sandra Mallon

Tommy Tiernan apologises to RTE star after controversial zoo joke

RTE star Emer O'Neill has revealed Tommy Tiernan has apologised to her and removed his controversial joke from his set.

Last week, the Bray native told the Irish Mirror she walked out of the comedian’s Vicar Street gig last Friday week after becoming upset over a controversial joke he told about taxi drivers. The mum-of-two said her “heart sank” as he began telling the audience a joke about Dublin Zoo and taxi drivers, forcing the Today Show host to walk out of the gig.

After publicising her upset, Emer has now revealed that Tommy has since apologised to her for the "hurt" he caused her.

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