Cork's Red FM star Neil Prendeville has had his knuckles wrapped after the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland partially upheld a complaint by a Traveller rights group who claimed a segment on his show was “offensive” and “harmful”.
Louise Harrington, on behalf of Cork Traveller Women’s Network, made a complaint to the BAI over a segment on his show on June 16, 2010 at 10:30am, in relation to an interview with Councillor Ken O’Flynn, of Cork City Council, regarding living conditions on the Spring Lane halting site and in the context of a report, ‘No End in Site’, from the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO).
The complainant is of the view the broadcast contained inaccurate and misleading information and was presented in a manner that was not objective or impartial.
