The Board of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission (BCC) met on 7 May 2009 to consider and/or adjudicate upon 36 complaints. The Commission had to defer a number of complaints (15 of which related to the same broadcast) due to quorum issues and /or for further consideration.
The summaries of 16 of the 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 May 2009
Rejected (ms word files)
| No. |
Name |
Category |
Broadcast Item |
Station |
| 53/09 |
Mr. R. Murtagh |
24(2)(e) General Advertising Codes, 3 general principles & rules - inappropriate sexual content |
City Babes & Party People (Feb 09) |
City Channel |
| 77/09 |
Mr. J. O'Brien |
24(2)(d) COPS, due care, protection for children & violence - inappropriate violent content for time of broadcast |
Promo for Lawless |
TV3 |
| 86/09 |
Ms. A. Mahony |
24(2)(a) fairness, objectivity & impartiality; partial presentation |
Today with Pat Kenny (6 Mar 09) |
RTÉ Radio 1 |
| 94/09 |
Mr. M. Keating |
24(2)(e) General Advertising Codes; discriminatory content |
No Nonsense Car Insurance (Feb 09) |
TG4 |
| 95/09 |
Mr. S. Boyle |
24(2)(b) law & order; inappropriate comments by presenter |
Gerry Ryan Show (4 Mar 09) |
2FM |
| 100/09 |
Mr. L. Sweetman |
24(2)(d) COPS, 3.2, sexual conduct, 3.3 coarse & offensive language and 3.4 persons & groups in society; inappropriate vulgar and lewd content |
Tommy Tiernan Live in Chicago (29 Dec 08) |
RTÉ 2 |
| 102/09 |
Mr. M. Costello |
24(2)(a) fairness, objectivity & impartiality; unfair treatment of subject matter and presentation |
Today with Pat Kenny (14 Nov 08) |
RTÉ Radio 1 |
| 103/09 |
Mr. M. Costello |
24(2)(a) fairness, objectivity & impartiality; unfair treatment of subject matter and presentation |
Today with Pat Kenny (13 Feb 09) |
RTÉ Radio 1 |
| 110/09 |
Mr. F. Gallagher |
24(2)(a) fairness, objectivity & impartiality; one-sided discussion, unfair, inaccurate and unsubstantiated claims |
Today with Pat Kenny (13 Mar 09) |
RTÉ Radio 1 |
| 129/09 |
Mr. M. Long |
24(2)(a) fairness, objectivity & impartiality; one-sided discussion, unfair & inaccurate |
This Week (22 Feb 09) |
RTÉ Radio 1 |
| 291/09 |
Ms. M. Guinan |
24(2)(a) fairness, objectivity & impartiality; language used in report was insidious and inaccurate. |
RTÉ TV News: Six One (2 Apr 09) |
RTÉ TV1 |
| 185/09 |
Mr. P. Shanahan |
24(2)(a) objectivity & impartiality; apology for reporting on the hanging of caricatures displayed partiality |
RTÉ TV News: Nine O'Clock (24 Mar 09) |
RTÉ TV1 |
| 266/09 |
Dr. C. O Criodain |
24(2)(a) objectivity & impartiality; apology for reporting on the hanging of caricatures displayed partiality |
RTÉ TV News: Nine O'Clock (24 Mar 09) |
RTÉ TV1 |
| 200/09 |
Mr. T. Loomes |
24(2)(d) COPS, 3.5 factual programming; inappropriate content - demeaning, distasteful and unjustifiable |
RTÉ TV News: Nine O'Clock (23 Mar 09) |
RTÉ TV1 |
| 201/09 |
Mr. S. Ruane |
24(2)(d) COPS, 3.5 factual programming; inappropriate content - demeaning, distasteful and unjustifiable |
RTÉ TV News: Nine O'Clock (23 Mar 09) |
RTÉ TV1 |
| 253/09 |
Mr. H. Boland |
24(2)(d) COPS, 3.5 factual programming; inappropriate content - demeaning, distasteful and unjustifiable |
RTÉ TV News: Nine O'Clock (23 Mar 09) |
RTÉ TV1 |
