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# FOR GOD'S SAKE
BAI upholds complaints made against RTÉ sketch about God being arrested for sex crimes
One complainant said she found the sketch “to be offensive in the extreme”.
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Jul 7th 2021, 12:59 PM
# upheld
Court of Appeal rules children must be returned to mother in France after father argues for stay in Ireland
Their father decided he would not return them to their mother over a masks requirement in French schools.
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May 4th 2021, 3:08 PM
# upheld
Complaint against topless influencer's ad for cocktails upheld due to alcohol laws and 'suggestive sexual content'
The ad watchdog said upheld a complaint on a number of grounds.
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Jul 30th 2020, 6:10 AM
# pets
Complaint upheld after Aer Lingus advert about cost for pet travel 'likely to mislead'
The ASAI determined that the advertisement should not reappear in the current format.
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Apr 25th 2019, 1:56 PM
# car ad
Kia ordered to change ad which showed man jumping off cliff while screaming
The complainant said it could be construed the man was trying to take his own life.
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Jun 26th 2018, 11:00 AM
# travel ban upheld
US Supreme Court upholds Trump's refugee restrictions in travel ban case
The order was not the court’s last word on the travel policy that President Donald Trump first rolled out in January.
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Sep 13th 2017, 7:05 AM
# Freedom of Expression
Independent Newspapers appeal over Monica Leech €1.2 million award upheld by European court
The judgement was given by a chamber of seven judges.
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Jun 15th 2017, 10:57 AM
# Dublin Talks
Woman subjected to 'grossly offensive comments' on fatal foetal abnormality on 98FM show
A caller into the Dublin Talks show was also said to have “made allusions to her complicity in what he considered to be murder”.
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Jan 31st 2017, 2:47 PM
# not on
Argos was offering these six items at half price, although they weren't actually available
The Advertising Standards Association of Ireland (ASAI) upheld a complaint made about the issue.
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Sep 23rd 2015, 6:10 AM
# Disciplinary Hearing
Diego Costa handed 3-match ban while Arsenal defender escapes punishment
What a mess.
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Sep 22nd 2015, 7:45 PM
# Dublin Talks
Radio station put underage caller on air, then used her voice as part of promotion
Dublin station 98FM was found to be in breach of two sections of the BAI’s Code of Programme Standards in its edition of Dublin Talks broadcast on 1 April.
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Sep 1st 2015, 3:27 PM
# upheld
Press watchdog says Indo got it wrong on Gerry Adams letter
The Press Ombudsman says the article breached the Sinn Féin leader’s right to a good name.
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Oct 17th 2014, 7:30 PM
# Mad Men
Newbridge ad deemed too sexy (not the Ronan O'Gara one)
The advertisement was deemed ‘overtly sexual in nature’ and ‘provocative’ by the ASAI.
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Sep 23rd 2014, 2:34 PM
# upheld
Jared Payne handed two-week ban for 'reckless act' against Saracens
The Kiwi is suspended until Ulster’s home clash with Leinster.
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Apr 9th 2014, 2:13 PM
# Equality Tribunal
Irish Prison Service to pay €85,000 to three employees over equality issues
The three cases were taken to the Equality Tribunal on gender discrimination grounds.
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Dec 16th 2013, 7:15 AM
# BAI COMPLAINT
'Racist and prejudicial' comments went unchallenged on 4FM show - BAI
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has upheld a complaint made against the The David Harvey Show on 4FM.
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Oct 18th 2013, 12:24 PM
# ooh matron
"What a bunch of cox sackers" - the BBC gets into trouble over innuendo
Oops.
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May 15th 2013, 3:22 PM
# Badvertising
Avonmore, Aer Lingus and Eircom breached advertising codes
The watchdog has found against a number of companies, according to its latest Complaints Bulletin.
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May 1st 2013, 7:56 PM
# no dice
Randolph ban upheld despite Motherwell appeal
The Ireland international has been charged with violent conduct following an incident in a game with Hearts.
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Nov 29th 2012, 12:51 PM
# Banned
Case closed: FA uphold Kompany red card
Manchester City’s captain will begin his four-match ban with tomorrow’s Carling Cup semi-final first leg against Liverpool.
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Jan 10th 2012, 3:33 PM