Decisions - July 2006

The Board of the BCC met on 17 July 2006 to consider and/or adjudicate upon nineteen. Two complaints were deferred for further consideration.The submissions made by two complainants for anonymity were considered, but not granted. The summaries of the 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
18/06	Mr. Walsh, HSE	Impartiality; unfair interview & unfair right of reply	Breakfast Show with Eamon Dunphy	NewsTalk 106	Upheld
21/06	Ms. C. Clancy	Impartiality; unfair discussion	Shannonside Today with Seamus Duke	Shannonside	Upheld
127/06	Mr. P. McDonagh	Advert Codes; misleading content	Senator Windows	NewsTalk 106	Upheld

 

Rejected

No.	Name	Category	Broadcast Item	Station	Decision
17/06	Mr. C. MacSamhrain	Impartiality; unfair discussion	The Wide Angle	NewsTalk 106	Rejected
33/06	Mr. N. Brennan, Respond!	Impartiality; unfair discussion	Morning Focus	Clare FM	Rejected
72/06	Ms. E. Birdthistle	Advertising Codes; inappropriate content given time of broadcast	Lucozade (Zombie dance)	RTÉ TV1	Rejected
82/06	Mr. B. McSweeney	Advertising Codes; misleading	Eircom Broadband, weather sponsorship stings	RTÉ TV1	Rejected
86/06	Mr. P. Bane	Invasion of privacy	FM 104 Mobile Money Game	FM104	Rejected
87/06 88/06	Mr. G. Shipley	Taste & decency; offensive language	Morning Ireland Today with Pat Kenny	RTÉ Radio 1	Rejected
104/06	Mr. M. Long	Impartiality, taste & decency, law & order, slander; unfair and inappropriate comment	Prime Time	RTÉ TV1	Rejected
108/06	Mr. P. McEvoy	Impartiality, taste & decency; unfair and inappropriate discussion	Round Midnight	RTÉ Radio 1	Rejected
109/06	Mr. A. Fullam	Taste & decency; offensive language & humour	Tubridy Tonight	RTÉ TV1	Rejected
114/06	Mr. T. Owens	Advertising Codes; offensive content	Moro chocolate	RTÉ TV1	Rejected
117/06	Mr. K. Conry	Taste & decency; offensive comment	Gerry Ryan Show	RTÉ 2FM	Rejected