RTE receive just nine complaints about Kin
More than half a million watch show
A TOTAL of nine people complained to RTE about the violence in its new gangland series Kin.
The Irish Mirror can reveal the national broadcaster received the “negative feedback” from viewers after the first episode aired on Sunday night.
Kin – starring Clare Dunne, Emmett Scanlan and Aiden Gillen – centres around crime family The Kinsella’s who become embroiled in a feud with rival gang the Cunninghams, after innocent teenager Jamie Kinsella gets shot outside a gym.
An RTE spokesman said nine people have called the station to give negative feedback on the show, which was watched by more than half a million people.
It comes in the wake of former Mayor of Dublin Christy Burke claiming he’s been “inundated” with texts and calls from families who said it was too true to life of the Kinahan/hutch feud in Dublin.
The councillor fumed it was a “total disgrace” and the show should immediately be taken off air.
He said on Monday: “If all RTE can provide is a young guy, then a woman using cocaine, then a 17-year-old
drinking alcohol in front of his mother and a guy with a very fake Dublin accent again using drugs, what kind of message is this sending out about Irish society?
“They need to understand families all over Ireland have lost loved ones through drug use along with young people being shot dead due to crime.
“The national broadcaster needs to ask itself what this series stands for.
“[Dublin] city is awash with cocaine and anti-social behaviour and deaths of so many involved in crime feuds.
“It doesn’t need any further glamorising which without a doubt impacts on young people’s behaviour.”
Cllr Burke said at the time he has been “inundated” with texts from families, not only from those directly affected by drugs, but also from others who are “sickened by the glamorising” of such crime and the “vulgar” use of violence.
He added: “Not only is this bad enough but there was also a smart remark about Alcoholics Anonymous but they should realise people attend this extremely important organisation to help them to recover.”
Cllr Burke did not respond for comment when contacted by the Irish Mirror yesterday.