 Joe Duffy thought about resigning from RTÉ in 2007 after the broadcaster forced him to give Justice Minister Michael McDowell a platform on "Liveline" to make a "party political broadcast".Duffy considered it "direct party-political interference" in "Liveline".Whilst presenting "Liveline" as a stand-in host for regular presenter Joe Duffy in February 2007, Evelyn O'Rourke found herself playing host to a debate on gay adoption.