Liveline: Thread with no name, Host with no shame

Joe was so poor today...he barely challenged Anne on anything, then cut off pretty rapidly the one really decent caller Mary who spoke a bit of sense.

But it is pointless lodging a complaint.

I lodged one after that bizarre Riverdance the movie show.

Response below

Dear gmisk,

I refer to your email of June 1st regarding the segment on Liveline on RTÉ Radio 1, broadcast on May 31, 2021.

I will respond to each of your complaint headings:

Section 48 (1) (a) –

This provision relates to news: Liveline is not news; it is a caller-driven magazine programme that has a wide and diverse range of content. This provision does not apply to the programme.

The item in question, a discussion about reviews of the animated film version of Riverdance do not constitute current affairs and the relevant provisions for current affairs are not applicable.

The discussion featured a wide range of callers and views and was not in breach of any of the regulatory or statutory provisions.

Harm & Offence

In connection with this heading, you cite a reference the presenter made, asking the film reviewer if she wanted to lie on the “therapists couch.” There is a well-established audience expectation for the presenter’s style which can be robust, provocative, challenging, witty and laconic.

In this context, a caller said the film reviewer should have watched the movie from the standpoint of a child and asked what kind of children’s films the reviewer had watched. This prompted the presenter’s remark which was light-hearted and taken in that spirit.

Offence is entirely subjective and varies from person to person and no one has a right not to be offended. There was no undue offence.

Privacy

There was no breach of these provisions.

Commercial Communications

There was no breach of the provisions in this regard.

If any member of the public is of the opinion that a programme or segment of a programme broadcast on RTÉ has breached a provision of Section 39(1)(a), (b), (d) or (e) of the Broadcasting Act 2009 or failed to comply with a provision of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Codes and is not satisfied with RTÉ’s response they are entitled to make a complaint to the BAI. Submissions to the BAI should be made within 14 days of receipt of the reply from RTÉ. Information on codes and on the complaints procedure can be found on the BAI website at http://www.bai.ie/en/viewers-listeners/complaints/.

Kind Regards

xxxxx

Head of Editorial Standards and Compliance

Ceannasaí um Chaighdeáin Eagarthóireachta agus Comhlíonadh

Admin Building, RTÉ, Donnybrook, Dublin D04 P297

just saw the new thread on the front page

The news site is a little frustrating!

Hmmmm …. In fairness The Dufficer did not support Anne.

Had to pull back, but did make it clear he thought she was an arsehole of the highest order.

Listening back.

Anne just comes across as utterly delusional....the banner....the screwdriver and the torch...she saw them all and thought nothing of them.

The banner was a slogan...ha ha.

Joe didn't really challenge her enough.

300 plus convictions "so they say"...come on..."dey committed their crimes they done their times"

Is there a ''Head of Janitorial Standards and Compliance'' or a ''Chief Inspector of Toilet cisterns'' one wonders.

I watched it on Prime Time, you would swear it was going to take 5 helicopter gunships to go in to catch the dealers in downtown Mogadishu Ballymun.

I agree with this from RTE!

Nice to have something to fallback on when they invariably ignore that stance in certain circumstances.

Also, a pillar of how forums should operate! 😋

I sense Joe will be getting a few calls from Malta today, outraged tourists moaning about HSE not being an acceptable proof of Vacination (there's a surprise) and being forced into mandatory quarantine and no pool facilities. Maybe Joe might touch base with Frank in Marbella :)

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six of them who thought the cards you got on the days of your vaccination would be acceptable. They either didn't bother looking this up in advance, or thought it would not apply to them. Which ever it is, it's their own fault

Some hehh dat day Joe.

Liveline: Jeffrey Dahmer, terrible death, terrible death, God rest him

Joe is sounding very calm and relaxed after his hols, hopefully it wont last too long.

Boorgulrey.

We're you social distancing Linda Anne??, your burglars clearly where

He's off again framing the deaths as just driving down the wrong way into a truck and that they should still be alive.

So many tangents to avoid saying what they were up to, what they did, how low they were.

Nada mention of effect on the innocent truck driver.

"My late husband" - Joe grunts in response.

Bring that wagon on from yesterday and force her sit on the line listening to a parade of victims of people like her darling nephew.

No, Durban in Mayo Joe.

Loads of looting there last week.