Kenny: BAI should deal with ‘Frontline’ claims

Allegations that RTÉ “attempted to gun down” Sean Gallagher should be dealt with by the broadcasting watchdog, the Taoiseach told the Dáil after the cabinet discussed the controversy.

Enda Kenny said the editorial process on the evening of the Frontline debate is being examined by RTÉ, and the station’s bosses are likely to be pressed on the issue when they appear before an Oireachtas committee in the coming weeks.

He said if, in the view of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, “there is anything new that warrants further comprehensive detailed analysis” it will happen “expeditiously”.