Decisions - October 2007

The Board of the BCC met on 15th October 2007 to consider and/or adjudicate upon fourteen complaints. One complainant submitted a request for anonymity which was not granted. The summaries of the thirteen complaints on which full adjudications were made are accessible on this page (note, all complaint summaries are in MS word format).

 

Rejected

No.	Name	Category	Broadcast Item	Station
202/07	Mr. Les Matthews	Taste & decency; Code of Programme Standards: persons and groups in society (sexual orientation)	Adrian Kennedy Phone Show	FM104
203/07	Mr. Eoin O' Mahony	Taste & decency; Code of Programme Standards: violent & sexual content, protection of children	Gerry Ryan Show	2FM
214/07	Ms. Eileene McLoughlin	Taste & decency; Code of Programme Standards: protection of children (violent content)	Cartoon: 'Justice League'	TG4
217/07	Mr. Anthony John O'Brien	Taste & decency; Code of Programme Standards: factual programming (violent content)	6.01 News	RTÉ 1
219/07	Ms. Áine Ní Chonaill	Fairness, impartiality & objectivity in current affairs - biased discussion	Prime Time	RTE 1
224/07	Mr. Eamonn Power	Fairness, impartiality & objectivity in current affairs - biased discussion	Liveline	RTE Radio 1
226/07	Mr. Colm Hefferon	General Advertising Code - protecting the individual & society (use of language)	Advert - Halifax	RTE Radio 1
228/07	Mrs. Shelia Crowley	Taste & decency; Code of Programme Standards: persons and groups in society (religious beliefs)	Reeling In The Years	RTE 1
229/07	Mr. Fergus Flanagan	General Advertising Codes: protecting the individual & society (misleading)	The Weekend Blend	Newstalk 106 - 108
233/07	Mr. Jim Power	Fairness, impartiality & objectivity in current affairs - biased discussion	Prime Time	RTE 1
235/07	Mr. Robert Sinnott	Fairness, impartiality & objectivity in current affairs - inaccurate & unfair reporting	Lunchtime with Eamonn Keane	Newstalk 106 - 108
236/07	Mrs. Maria Therese Leslie Flores	General Advertising Code: protecting the individual and society (scheduling)	Advert - Bank of Ireland 'Bogeyman'	RTÉ 1
237/07	Mr. David Conroy	Taste & decency; Code of Programme Standards: protection of children (violence)	Cartoon: 'Max's Secret'	RTÉ 2