Childers alleges bias in coverage

Independent candidate Nessa Childers has lodged a formal complaint with RTÉ alleging bias in its reporting of the European Election campaign.

She took issue with a segment on the Six One News on Wednesday, where she felt the Green Party’s Dublin candidate was featured prominently.

“The RTÉ Six One News report, in my opinion, aired what was, in effect, an un- contested interview with only one Dublin European Parliament candidate, the Green Party’s Eamon Ryan. No other Dublin European Parliament candidate featured prominently in this news item,” she said.