The show, which is expected to launch sometime in April, promises “to help people stay healthy, in mind and body” while they “deal with the reality of isolation.”

Four households will reportedly be chosen from among the applicants, each of which will receive an appearance fee. The RTE production team will install unmanned cameras, and will follow “strict social distancing guidelines” in avoiding any contact with the “household members.”

No sooner had the state broadcaster tweeted a call-out for applications, than a torrent of complaints, outrage and ire was unleashed by the Irish taxpaying public, who described the show idea as “sick and wrong on so many levels,” and “insensitive, outrageous, blatantly opportunistic.”

Some invoked scenes from their favorite TV shows to more accurately convey the “peak crass” of the pitch, citing the death tolls from countries across Europe as reason enough to cancel the show before it had even begun.