Decisions - January 2008

The Board of the BCC met on 28th January to consider and/or adjudicate upon eighteen complaints, seven of which related to the same advertisement.

 

The summaries of the eighteen complaints on which full adjudications were made are accessible on this page, (note, all complaint summaries are in MS word format):-

 

Upheld / Upheld in Part

No.	Name	Category	Broadcast Item	Station
343/07	Mr. P. Cassidy	Taste & decency; Code of Programme Standards - due care, protection of children, violence and imitative behaviour	The Bill (4 Dec 2007)	RTÉ One

 

Rejected

No.	Name	Category	Broadcast Item	Station
306/07	Mrs. M. Gillespie	General Advertising Code: offensive to women and sexual discrimination	Advert - Remus UOMU (9 Nov 07)	RTÉ One
308/07	Mr. J. Byrne	Taste & decency; Code of Programme Standards - general community standards & coarse & offensive language	Late Late Show (16 Nov 07)	RTÉ One
324/07	Mr. J. Ward	General Advertising Code:inaccruate/misleading & gender discrimination/stereotyping	Advert - Women's Aid (25 Nov 07)	RTÉ One
329/07	Mr. J. Byrne	Taste & decency; Code of Programme Standards - general community standards & coarse & offensive language	Late Late Show (23 Nov 07)	RTÉ One
334/07	Mr. S. O'Connor	Taste & decency; Code of Programme Standards - protection of children	Late Late Toy Show (30 Nov 07)	RTÉ One
336/07	Dr. N. Fitzpatrick	General Advertising Code:gender discrimination/stereotyping	Advert - Women's Aid (5 Dec 07)	Newstalk
337/07	Mr. S. Carroll	General Advertising Code:gender discrimination/stereotyping and detrimental to children	Advert - Women's Aid (28 Nov 07)	RTÉ Radio 1
339/07	Mr. C McPhillips	Law & Order and Taste & decency; Code of Programme Standards - drug, alcohol and substance abuse	Adrian Kennedy Phone Show (5 Dec 2007)	FM 104
340/07	Mr. C. O'Sullivan	Fairness, impartiality and objectivity in current affairs; one-sided discussion	The Last Word (6 Dec 2007)	Today FM
346/07	Umarried & Separated Fathers	General Advertising Code:gender discrimination/stereotyping and detrimental to children	Advert - Women's Aid (7 Dec 07)	RTÉ Radio 1
348/07	Mr. S. O Longaigh	Taste & decency; Code of Programme Standards - factual programming, religious offensive reference	Six O'Clock and Nine O'Clock News (9 Dec 07)	RTÉ One
355/07	Ms. F. Boylan	Taste & decency; Code of Programme Standards - sexual conduct, inappropriate sexual content	Tubridy Tonight (1 Dec 07)	RTÉ One
356/07	Mr. J. Walsh	General Advertising Code:gender discrimination/stereotyping	Advert - Women's Aid (6 Dec 07)	Kfm
357/07	Mr. J. Walsh	General Advertising Code:gender discrimination/stereotyping	Advert - Women's Aid (6 Dec 07)	Today FM
358/07	Mr. J. Walsh	General Advertising Code:gender discrimination/stereotyping	Advert - Women's Aid (6 Dec 07)	RTÉ Radio 1
362/07	Mr. U. O Broin	Taste & decency; Code of Programme Standards - discriminatory comments	Marian Finucane Show (9 Dec 07)	RTÉ Radio 1
368/07	Mr. P. O'Brien	General Advertising Code - inappropriate scheduling	Promo Podge & Rodge DVD (9 Nov 07)	RTÉ One