Patrick Kielty’s ‘Sinn Fein Traitors’ remark was miles away from satire, says party TD

Sinn Fein has called on Ireland’s national broadcaster to apologise for the comedian’s comment in the opening monologue of Friday’s Late, Late Show

Host Kielty made the comment linking the republican party to the hit show The Traitors during the opening monologue of the RTE flagship entertainment programme on Friday.

He joked that the hunt was on for contestants for the Irish version of the reality show, before images of Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald and former party member Brian Stanley appeared on screen.

Ms McDonald and Mr Stanley have been embroiled in an exchange of claims and counter claims after he quit the party last weekend amid a controversy relating to a complaint made against him.

Before the images appeared, Kielty said: “If you haven’t actually seen the show, trust me, you’re in for a treat, folks. It’s so good. It’s full of deception, betrayal, everybody keeps changing their stories. Well, all we have to do is work out who’s telling the…