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RTE, the Irish national broadcaster, has been forced to address what was described as utterly sick, perverse, degrading and anti-Catholic.
What was described as truly tasteless, crude and even sick, RTE was slammed for broadcasting an outrageous clip on New Year’s Eve of God allegedly sexually harassing Our Lady.
RTE received more than 600 complaints over the sick broadcast with the BAI (Broadcasting Authority of Ireland) also receiving many complaints.
Sexual abuse victims denounced the clip citing how serious of subject RTE have mocked that they’ve had to personally endure.
The vast majority of elderly people were sitting at home on New Year’s Eve night, more than likely watching what RTE had produced. These same people have not been able to attend Mass for much of the year, something that’s very dear to them on a personal level.
Archbishop hits out at RTÉ over ‘blasphemous’ New Years Eve skit Independent.ie 01/01/2021 Sarah Mac Donald
The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland is expressing shock over what he says is a “blasphemous” satirical clip broadcast on RTE’s New Year’s Eve Countdown Show, which he said was mocking and deeply offensive to Christians.
In two tweets this evening Archbishop Eamon Martin called for it to be removed “immediately from the national broadcaster’s online player.
He said the mock news clip, featuring former news anchor Aengus Mac Grianna and accusing God of rape, must be denounced. Read More
Maud Gonne MacBride describes witnessing evictions in her youth and her involvement in the Land War.
Maud Gonne became a supporter of Irish nationalism having witnessed the evictions which took place during the Land War.
Now at the age of 79, Maud Gonne MacBride rarely leaves her home and spends a great deal of her time in bed. Despite these challenges she tells Dr Eileen Dixon about her early memories of land evictions and how she went from dancing with the evictors to fighting them.
In her opening comments Eileen Dixon says,
I know well how much Ireland wants to hear Maud Gonne MacBride.
facilitate the licensing of rights in audiovisual works
to video-on-demand services
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response to the lack of EU audio-visual works available on
video-on-demand (
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growing popularity of on-demand services (such as Netflix and
Amazon Video). This is partly attributed to the fact that
agreements for online exploitation of such works can be difficult
to conclude due to certain territorial rightsholders not having
sufficient economic incentive to exploit a work online.
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The Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI), the organisation representing Ireland’s independent radio stations has welcomed an announcement this week by Minister Catherine Martin that an additional €2.5 million in funding for the sector is to be provided early next year through the Sound and Vision Scheme administered by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
Acknowledging the importance of independent radio to providing reliable news and information to citizens and bringing communities together during the pandemic, the Minister said that the fund is being allocated to ensure that independent radio can continue to deliver their services during these difficult times when advertising revenues have been reduced.