Decisions - May 2007

The Board of the BCC met on 28 May 2007 to consider and/or adjudicate upon twenty complaints, two of which cocnerned a broadcast which was also assessed at the Commission's April meeting. In relation to one complaint, a submission for anonymity was considered.  The request was not granted.

 

The summaries of the 19 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
115/06	Mr. M. O'Byrne	Impartiality; unfair discussion	On the Record	KCLRfm
66/07	Mr. H. Rea	Impartiality; unfair discussion	Liveline (same as decision made at April meeting)	RTÉ Radio 1
84/07	Mr. D. O'Sullivan-Latchford	Impartiality; unfair discussion	Liveline (same as decision made at April meeting)	RTÉ Radio 1
89/07	Mr. F. Burke	Impartiality; unfair discussion	Marian Finucane Show	RTÉ Radio 1
90/07	Fr. Toner	Impartiality; unfair discussion	Marian Finucane Show	RTÉ Radio 1
103/07	Ms. C. Duffy	Advert codes; general standards, honesty and truthful	Advert - Stena Line	RTÉ
110/07	Mr. A. Canny	Code of Programme Standards; generally accepted community standards	Gerry Ryan Show	2FM

 

Rejected

No.	Name	Category	Broadcast Item	Station
49/07	Mr. P. Murphy	Impartiality; unfair reporting	Lunchtime with Eamon Keane	NewsTalk
68/07	Mr. S. Lynam	Ministerial Advertising codes; invokes fear	Advert - Eircom Phonewatch	RTÉ
70/07	Mr. N. Kelleher	Ministerial Advertising codes; invokes fear	Advert - Eircom Phonewatch	NewsTalk
76/07	Mr. L. Winter	Impartiality; unfair reporting	Highland News	Highland Radio
91/07	Mr. T. Geraghty	Ministerial Advertising codes; misleading	Advert - BreastCheck	RTÉ
95/07	Ms. E. Breslin	Ministerial Advertising Codes; inappropriate schedule for alcohol advert	Advert - Malibu	RTÉ2
100/07	Ms. E. Finn	Taste & decency; demeaning song lyrics	Song Lyrics - 'Horse it into ya Cynthia'	Galway BayFM
104/07	Mr. R. Smyth	General Advert Codes; physical prowess associated with alcohol	Advert - Budweiser	RTÉ2
113/07	Ms. Á. Griffin	Codes of programme standards; portrayal of persons in society	The Late Late Show	RTÉ TV1
115/07	Mr. B. Horgan	Codes of programme standards; portrayal of persons in society	The Late Late Show	RTÉ TV1
116/07	Mr. D. Reynolds	Codes of programme standards; portrayal of persons in society	Comedy Sketches in Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show	2FM
117/07	Mr. Daniel Reynolds	Codes of programme standards; portrayal of persons in society	Comedy Sketches in Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show	2FM