Decisions - May 2006

The Board of the BCC met on 29th May 2006 to consider and/or adjudicate upon twenty-one complaints. Four complaints were deferred for further consideration. 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
70/06	Mr. R. Di Mascio	advertising codes; prohibited adverts	Irish Psychics Live	TV3	Upheld
71/06	Mr. R. Di Mascio	advertising codes; prohibited adverts	7th Sense	TV3	Upheld
81/06	Rev. Desmond	taste & decency; offensive religious content	The Unbelievable Truth	RTÉ 2	Upheld

 

Rejected

 

No.	Name	Category	Broadcast Item	Station	Decision
20/06	Mr. J. Whelan	taste & decency; offensive religious content	TV3 News	TV3	Rejected
23/06	Mr. J. O'Quigley	impartiality; biased reporting	Radio Kerry News	Radio Kerry	Rejected
31/06	Mr. A. O'Brien	impartiality; unbalanced interview	The Right Hook	News Talk 106	Rejected
49/06	Mr. N. Healy	taste & decency; discriminatory comments	You're a Star	RTÉ 1	Rejected
52/06	Col. J. Mortell	impartilaity, taste & decency; law & order	Éalu	TG4	Rejected
53/06	Mr. J. Mulligan	impartiality; unfair interview	Today with Pat Kenny	RTÉ Radio1	Rejected
55/06	Mr. A. Poole	advertising codes; time of broadcast	Murphy's Stout	RTÉ TV1	Rejected
59/06	Mr. R. Di Mascio	advertising codes; indecent content	Bank of Ireland	RTÉ TV1	Rejected
60/06	Mr. F. Connolly	impartiality, privacy, slander; unfair reporting	Prime Time	RTÉ TV1	Rejected
65/06	Mr. P. Swords	impartiality; unbalanced report	Five Seven Live	RTÉ Radio 1	Rejected
66/06	Ms. L. Dockery	taste & decency; offensive content	Podge & Rodge Late Late Show	RTÉ TV	Rejected
78/06	Mr. T. Byrne	taste & decency; inappropriate joke	The Strawberry Alarm Clock	FM 104	Rejected
89/06	Mr. M. Lennon	impartilaity; unfair comments	This Week	RTÉ Radio 1	Rejected
97/06	Mr. L. Matthews	taste & deceny; discriminatory comments	The Sunday Supplement	Today FM	Rejected