Decisions - December 2006

The Board of the BCC met on 8 December 2006 to consider and/or adjudicate upon nineteen complaints. The summaries of nineteen complaints on which full adjudications were made are accessible on this page (note, all complaint summaries are in MS word format).

 

Upheld

No.	Name	Category	Broadcast Item	Station	Decision
233/06	Mr. P. Bennett	Taste & Decency; inappropriate sexual content	Chicago Hope	TV3	Upheld

 

Rejected

No.	Name	Category	Broadcast Item	Station	Decision
183/06	Mr. P.Dunne	Impartilaity; unfair discussion	City Edition	Newstlak	Rejected
185/06	Mr. D. O'Sullivan	Impartiality; unbalanced discussion	Life with Orla Barry	Newstalk	Rejected
198/06	Mr. B. Griffin	Advert codes: inappropriate content for time of broadcast	Advert - Maltesers	RTÉ 2	Rejected
201/06	Ms. S. Harris	Taste & decency; offensive comments	Late Night Talk with Tom Brannigan	98FM	Rejected
210/06	Mr. P. Kavanagh	Impartiality; unfair & unbalanced interview	Late Late Show	RTÉ TV1	Rejected
221/06	Mr. N. Healy	Impartiality; unfair & unbalanced interview	Late Late Show	RTÉ TV1	Rejected
223/06	Mrs. U. Corcoran	Taste & decency; offensive content	Promotions for Nick Richards Show	Cork's 96&103FM	Rejected
224/06	Mr. T.F. Bourke	Advert codes; misleading content	Advert - Environmental Protection Agency	Mid West Radio	Rejected
225/06	Mr. T.F. Bourke	Advert codes; misleading content	Advert - Environmental Protection Agency	RTÉ	Rejected
226/06	Mrs. U. Corcoran	Advert codes; sexist & inappropriate content	Advert - Senokot tablets	Cork's 96&103FM	Rejected
232/06	Mr. A O'Riordain	Advert codes; discriminatory content	Advert - Top Security	Newstalk	Rejected
235/06	Mr. P. Norden	Taste & decency; inappropriate sexual content	Hector san Oz Down Under	TG4	Rejected
237/06	Mr. E. quinn, Unmarried & Separated Fathers'	Impartiality; unfair & unbalanced discussion	Liveline	RTÉ Radio 1	Rejected
240/06	Mr. M. Crotty	Impartiality; unbalanced discussion	Tonight with Vincent Browne	RTÉ Radio 1	Rejected
248/06	Mr. A. Hayes	Advert codes; misleading competition	Cork's 96&103FM Fugitive Competition	Cork's 96&103FM	Rejected
249/06	Mr. P. Feddis	Impartiality; unfair reporting	RTÉ TV1 Nine O'Clock News	RTÉ TV1	Rejected
252/06	Mr. D. Maguire, Bord Iascaigh Mhara	Advert codes; misleading	Advert - Birds Eye Frozen Salmon	RTÉ 2	Rejected
259/06	Mr. U. O Broin	Impartiality; unfair & unbalanced comments`	Seoige & O'Shea	RTÉ TV1	Rejected