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John Waters has resigned from the Broadcasting Authority

The Irish Times writer was appointed to the watchdog in September 2009.

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More than 100 complaints about Panti appearance and RTÉ apology

The vast majority were from people complaining about the broadcaster’s apology to a number of newspaper columnists and the Iona Institute.

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Get your telly ready: UTV Ireland to begin broadcast in early 2015

The Broadcasting Authority announced today that contract negotiations have begun.

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BAI flicks the switch on for UTV Ireland

The station will begin broadcasting in January of next year.

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BAI says that Bryan Dobson wasn’t being biased when he called protestors...

The BAI did acknowledged that Dobson “could have handled the situation in a better manner”.

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Candidates submit official complaints over RTÉ poll coverage

European elections candidate Bríd Smith believes that RTÉ “deliberately” cut her from a news report.

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RTE is looking for members of the public to join its board

Here’s your chance…

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Opinion: Gay people have been given a chilling message about discussing their...

The BAI has ruled that discussions by gay people about their status and aspirations as Irish citizens must be directly challenged on the same programme at the same time.

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RTÉ scolded over ‘unnecessarily sexual dance’ on The Voice

However, the BAI decided that the dance was “editorially justified”.

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Love old ads? A whole load of them are set to be archived

Several organisations have been awarded funds from the BAI to archive old programming, music and advertisements.

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‘Exaggerated and inaccurate’: RTÉ denies bias in election coverage as...

Nessa Childers wasn’t happy with a feature on the Six One News.

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‘There’s no ruling on marriage equality’ – BAI denies censorship claims

The authority says that there is no automatic requirement to balance a discussion.

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Is there a ban on Irish broadcasters showing this cover? In short, no

The BAI has revised its programming code.

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Is ‘jealous little b***h’ an acceptable insult to use on radio?

Yes, under certain circumstances.

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The radio licences held by Newstalk and TXFM will be up for grabs next year

The two stations are likely to re-apply to stay on the air.

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TV and radio watchdog reject complaints that Chris Donoghue was ‘rude and...

TV and radio watchdog busy with complaints about same-sex marriage

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Press watchdog rejects complaint over ad for ‘overstuffed’ Subway sandwich

Viewer Peter Thomas submitted a complaint to the BAI over an ad showing a sandwich filled with what he felt was a misleading number of chicken breast slices.

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Dad angered by ‘offensive’ Love/Hate clip on 2FM

The BAI rejected listener Seán Carty’s complaint that the clip infringed its code of programme standards.

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George Hook – and other hosts – will have to be careful about tweets during...

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has released guidelines for broadcasters during next year’s election.

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Presenter did not break broadcasting rules with ‘c**k socket’ comment

The radio station held a competition for the best name for female genitalia – and one listener did not approve.

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