The Board of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission (BCC) met on 26 January to consider and/or adjudicate upon 18 complaints. Of these complaints, 1 was upheld and 17 were rejected.
The summaries of the 18 complaints on which full adjudications were made are accessible on this page in MS word format by clicking on the relevant link in the table below, or in the following word document: BCC Complaint Decisions Jan09
Upheld / Upheld in Part (ms word files)
Rejected (ms word files)
| No. |
Name |
Category |
Broadcast Item |
Station |
| 393/08 |
Mr. G. Mahon |
Fairness, objectivity & impartiality; unfair comments in discussion |
Tubridy Tonight (18 Oct 08) |
RTÉ One |
| 394/08 |
Mr. K. Herbert |
Inaccurate facts amounting to an attack on a persons reputation / honour |
The Apprentice (3 Nov 08) |
TV3 |
| 406/08 |
Ms. M. Collins |
Objectivity & impartiality in news; unfair reference in news report |
The Opinion Line/Neil Prendeville (7 Nov 08) |
Cork's 96fm |
| 408/08 |
Mr. G. Duggan |
Objectivity & impartiality in news; inaccurate facts in reports |
Newstalk News (13 Nov 08) |
Newstalk |
| 420/08 |
Mr. M. O'Malley |
Code of Programme Standards; offensive language |
Off the Ball (24 Nov 08) |
Newstalk |
| 423/08 |
Mr. D. White-Spunner |
Code of Programme Standards; offensive language & religiously offensive humour |
Late Late Show (14 Nov 08) |
RTÉ One |
| 451/08 |
Mr. M. O'Leary |
Code of Programme Standards; offensive language & religiously offensive humour |
Late Late Show (14 Nov 08) |
RTÉ One |
| 424/08 |
Mr. M. Rigney |
Code of Programme Standards; offensive mimickry / inappropriate humour |
Tubridy Tonight (22 Nov 08) |
RTÉ One |
| 429/08 |
Mr. M. Quinn |
Code of Programme Standards; offensive mimickry / inappropriate humour |
Tubridy Tonight (22 Nov 08) |
RTÉ One |
| 437/08 |
Mr. R. Fitzgerald |
Fairness, objectivity & impartiality; unfair investigative report, one-sided |
Prime Time (27 Nov 08) |
RTÉ One |
| 457/08 |
Mr. D. Murphy |
Fairness, objectivity & impartiality; unfair investigative report, one-sided |
Prime Time (27 Nov 08) |
RTÉ One |
| 442/08 |
Mr. S. Devine |
Code of Programme Standards; offensive bigoted comment |
Today with Pat Kenny (5 Nov 08) |
RTÉ Radio 1 |
| 445/08 |
Mr. J. Fogarty |
Fairness, objectivity & impartiality; unfair & inappropriate report on school competition |
news2day (19 Nov 08) |
Newstalk |
| 452/08 |
Mr. M. O'Leary |
Code of Programme Standards; offensive sexual content, demeaning of women |
Late Late Show (21 Nov 08) |
RTÉ One |
| 453/08 & 454/08 |
Mr. P. Drury, Associated Newspapers |
Fairness, objectivity & impartiality & Inaccurate facts amounting to attack on honour; unfair reporting, one-sided and unchallenged remarks permitted |
RTÉ news reports (20 Nov 08) |
RTÉ |
| 470/08 |
Ms. EA Buckley |
Code of Programme Standards; offensive & totally inappropriate use of female image |
Podge & Rodge (16 Dec 08) |
RTÉ Two |
