Watchdog dismisses 13 complaints

BROADCASTER RTÉ was yesterday cleared of upsetting viewers during coverage of the Rachel O’Reilly murder trial during the summer.

Viewer Anthony John O’Brien and his grandchildren were watching RTÉ One’s 6.01 news when the programme gave a graphic account of how Dublin housewife Rachel O’Reilly was killed.

RTÉ’s coverage was graphic and inappropriate for the time of day the report was broadcast, Mr O’Brien told television standards watchdogs about the July 22 broadcast.