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Refine your search| IRIS 2017-3:1/20 [IE] Court of Appeal judgment of disclosure of journalists’ notes | |
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The Irish Court of Appeal has ruled that the discovery of journalist’s notes and other background material pertinent to an alleged defamatory publication concerning a former member of An Garda Síochána (Ireland’s National Police Service), Lynda Meegan, is to be refused on the grounds that it was not specific enough to be granted. The proceedings arose following an article which appeared in the Sunday Times newspaper on 14 September 2014. The article entitled “Convicted bomb maker was recipient of Garda intelligence” stated inter alia that a senior figure in the Continuity IRA had been identified... |
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| IRIS 2017-2:1/22 [IE] Advertising Authority decision on sports star appearance in alcohol advertisement | |
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On 30 November 2016, the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) issued its decision concerning a television alcohol advertisement featuring a mixed martial arts (MMA) star. The decision sets out the ASAI’s approach to determining whether a sports star may be considered to have “hero/heroine of the young status”. The advertisement for Budweiser beer featured MMA champion Conor McGregor, walking through a Dublin housing estate, with a voice over “Dream as big as you dare”, and accompanied by the Budweiser logo. The advertisement included the text “Dream Big - Enter at BudDreamBig.ie, ROI... |
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| IRIS 2017-2:1/21 [IE] BAI issues Warning Notice to broadcaster over abortion coverage | |
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On 21 December 2016, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) upheld a complaint concerning an interview on abortion, broadcast by the public service broadcaster RTÉ. The programme concerned a June 2016 edition of The Ray D’Arcy Show, a lifestyle and entertainment programme broadcast on weekday afternoons on RTÉ Radio 1. Notably, the BAI issued a Warning Notice to RTÉ as this was the “third occasion” on which complaints had been upheld concerning the programme’s coverage of abortion (see IRIS 2016-7/22, IRIS 2016-2/14 and IRIS 2014-2/23). The programme featured an interview with a couple on... |
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| IRIS 2017-2:1/20 [IE] Broadcaster’s prank call violated public official’s privacy | |
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On 21 December 2016, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) held that a prank call made by a broadcaster to a state agency employee violated Principle 7 of the BAI Code of Programme Standards on respect for privacy. The programme concerned was the Nick Richards Show, which is a music-driven show broadcast on weekday mornings. During a July 2016 broadcast, a prank call was made to an employee of the State Examinations Commission (SEC) by a member of the show, as part of a pre-recorded daily comedy spot featuring prank calls. The call usually ends with the presenter revealing the prank nature... |
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| IRIS 2017-1:1/21 [IE] Advertising Standards Authority upholds complaints against Sprite advert as being “exploitative of sexuality” and “causing grave offence” | |
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The Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) has upheld a number of complaints regarding an advertisement that was part of (Coca Cola) Sprite’s “#BrutallyRefreshing” campaign. The advert appeared on two Irish websites, Joe.ie, a men’s lifestyle website, and WaterfordWhispers, a popular Irish satirical news website. The ASAI received ten complaints in relation to the campaign. The advert featured bottles of Sprite Zero and regular Sprite alongside the following captions; “she’s seen more ceilings… than Michelangelo” “you’re not popular…you’re easy” “a 2 at 10 is a 10 at 2”. All of the complainants... |