Speaking last week on RTE, Ireland's national broadcaster, Browne was asked if O'Sullivan's four-year deal would be honoured.

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Dr Ali Saleem said on RTE's Morning Ireland that for a Muslim, eating pork was "equivalent to taking drugs".

BBC: Dr Ali Saleem

The show, seen in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK on ITV, has been broadcast at the same time on RTE One for many years.

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