Decisions - March 2006

The Board of the BCC met on 10th March 2006 to consider and/or adjudicate upon 12 complaints. The Commission closed one complaint due to the lack of the relevant audio material. Consideration of one complaint was was deferred as the Commission was still awaiting the submission of the relevant audio material. A submission for anonymity on one complaint was 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 complaints/ in breach :

 

No.	Name	Category	Broadcast Item	Station	Decision
166/06	Mr. J. Davis	slander	'The Breakfast Show'	Galway Bay FM	No audio; breach of Section 26
192/05	Mr. P. Weigl	sponsorship codes; advertising	Eircom Broadband; weateher reports	RTÉ	upheld
234/05	Mr. T. Higgins	impartilaity; unfair interview	'Today with Pat Kenny'	RTÉ Radio 1	upheld
269/05	Ms. S. Pemberton	impartilaity; unfair interview	'Today with Pat Kenny'	RTÉ Radio 1	upheld

 

Rejected complaints :

 

No.	Name	Category	Broadcast Item	Station	Decision
03/06 & 04/06	Mr. M. McLoughlin	Advert codes; alcohol	Adverts for beer products	RTÉ2	rejected
06/06	Ms. A.M. Feeney	taste& decency; discriminatory content	Fair City	RTÉ TV1	rejected
07/06	Mr. P. Walsh	taste & decency; offensive joke	'Tonight with Vincent Browne'	RTÉ Radio 1	rejected
11/06	Ms. P. Ward	taste & decency; offensive report	6.01 News	RTÉ TV1	rejected
13/06	Mr. M. Fitzgerald	impartiality, taste & decency; law & order	'Joy in the Hood'	RTÉ TV1	rejected
16/06	Mr. D. Marlborough	taste & decency; offensive language	Rattlebag	RTÉ Radio 1	rejected