RTÉ’s Liveline was the subject of a complaint to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BA) after one listener alleged that presenter Joe Duffy had “criticised and denigrated President Trump”.
The person complained about the June 4 broadcast of the Radio 1 show, which featured an interview with former US Ambassador to the UN and member of the US Democratic Party Samantha Power.
He said that the segment amounted to a “party-political broadcast on behalf of the Democratic Party which lasted for 45 minutes without interruption.”
He also claimed that “the presenter criticised and denigrated President Trump by showing his obvious dislike of the president, bordering on hatred. The complainant states that he would not expect the presenter of Liveline to reveal his biased opinion during an interview.”
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RTÃ have confirmed it will remove a sketch, which was intended as satire, from the RTÃ Player following the decision of the broadcaster’s Editorial Standards Board.
As part of RTÃ’s New Year’s Eve Countdown, a segment was aired showing a mocked-up news report featuring former RTÃ news presenter Aengus Mac Grianna claimed God had been arrested over âsexual harassment scandalsâ.
The sketch prompted outrage from some members of the public, with many calling it offensive and blasphemous.
RTà and Mr Mac Grianna apologised for any offence caused by the segment, yet the clip remained on the RTà Player prompting Fianna Fáil spokesperson for Arts and Culture Niamh Smyth to call for it to be removed.
Updated / Thursday, 7 Jan 2021
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RTÉ will carry a public statement and apology
A sketch about God on the RTÉ New Year s Eve Countdown Show, intended as satire, did not comply with RTÉ s own standards and broader regulations, the organisation said today.
In a statement, RTÉ said its Editorial Standards Board found that the sketch did not comply with several provisions.
These included Section 39 (1) (d) of the Broadcasting Act 2009 and the BAI Code of Programme Standards in relation to material that causes undue offence .
It also did not comply with provision of Principle 5 in the above Code (Respect for Persons and Groups in Society) regarding due respect for religious beliefs.
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