War of words erupts over RTE’s Eurovision slot plot as Father Ted star blasts show co-creator over boss sacking call

FATHER Ted star Joe Rooney says the show’s co-creator Graham Linehan has “lost the run of ­himself” after he called for RTE boss Kevin Bakhurst to be sacked immediately. And Rooney, who played Fr Damo Lennon in the Old Grey Whistle Theft episode, told The Irish Sun: “That’s nuts. Down with this sort of thing!”...