L’evidence : This article from the Irish Independent:

RTE, the state broadcaster, received up to a dozen complaints for failing to break into its schedule to broadcast the funeral of Senator Ted Kennedy. The funeral was broadcast live on Sky News and BBC News 24, but a number of people felt it was “disgraceful” that RTE failed to cover the event, at which Taoiseach Brian Cowen was present.

Firstly, Ted Kennedy was an American politician. AMERICAN. Yeah, his pretty boy, Marilyn Monroe fucking President of the USA (which you can only be if you’re an AMERICAN) brother was a big favourite with the Irish, until he got his head shot off. Sure, he had links with Ireland but so, seemingly, does every single candidate for the US Presidency.

Secondly, it’s a fucking funeral. Who wants to watch a funeral instead of the Sunday Game Live or even an omnibus of Fair City? Anyone who complains that a funeral is not being televised live is a sick, twisted individual who needs to closely re-examine their life. I would certainly not let these people babysit my children because they would probably rape the ever loving shit out of them.

Television is about entertainment. Not watching a funeral mass. If you’re that into funerals you can go to one any day of the week in real life, leave TV for mindless, brain numbing diversion.

Le Verdict : The kind of people who would want a funeral on TV are the kind of people who read Peig for fun, the gloomy, wallowing in their own misery, trying to ruin TV for everyone else Le Cunts.