Ireland: : Programme featuring instructions on contraceptive use did not violate broadcasting code

• Autores: Ronan Ó Fathaigh
• Localización: IRIS: Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory, ISSN-e 1023-8565, Nº. 10, 2015, págs. 17-18
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • On 1 September 2015, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) held, by a majority, that showing a model of an erect penis having a condom put on it did not violate broadcasting rules on offence, harm, or the protection of children. The decision arose following a complaint made about an "Ireland AM" programme broadcast by TV3. Ireland AM is a morning programme with a range of content, broadcast between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m., and during a discussion on contraception, a model of an erect penis was shown having a condom put onto it