The National Union of Journalists has written to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland expressing concern at the BAI Compliance Committee’s decision to uphold a complaint against RTÉ presenter Derek Mooney for "making several statements implicitly and explicitly supporting same- sex marriage".

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has been criticised by a gay rights group for upholding a complaint against RTÉ Radio’s Mooney show which accused presenter Derek Mooney of "making several statements implicitly and explicitly supporting same-sex marriage".