BAI investigation flawed, says NUJ

The National Union of Journalists said yesterday it was not satisfied with aspects of the investigation process and did not accept many of the conclusions reached by investigator Anna Carragher in respect of its members, Aoife Kavanagh and Ken O’Shea.

NUJ’s Irish Secretary Séamus Dooley said: “We do not accept the claim made by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland in the statement of findings that the rights of individuals were not prejudiced by the publication of the unamended executive summary before our members had an opportunity to correct the draft report.

“We believe that the report of the investigation officer is incomplete because she did not seek to interview representatives of the RTÉ legal department who were central to the decision making process.