Kieran

The ones I worry about are the Africans.

Michael, were you surprised at what Bertie had to say?

I agree with you on the Africans.

We can't be taking people in from the Congo and all these places.

I think there's too many from those places.

And it's not this generation I worry about.

It's the next generation and the kids growing up.

So said former Taoiseach Bertie O'Hearn on the door when he was on the canvas in the by-election in Dublin North Central, the by-election that is upcoming in that constituency.

He has since said that he has no problem with asylum seekers and people who come through the process and come to this country illegally.

and claim asylum.

Despite that, plenty of condemnation and plenty of people getting in touch on 51551 here on LiveLine as well, and quite a few getting in touch on the WhatsApp number 0874848888.

So we will come back to that, I suspect, a little bit later in the show.

First, though, Marie is on the line.

Marie, you're very welcome to LiveLine.

You were in Tesco last Friday when...

your phone rang.

Tell me what happened.

So when the phone rang and when it wasn't your son on it, when it was this strange woman, what were your immediate thoughts?

It's genuinely... But Michael, is your issue with the content of what Bertie said or just that he was foolish enough to get caught saying it?

So what were you thinking when you were travelling down?