BAI partially upholds complaint over Newstalk Gay Pride Parade show

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has partially upheld a complaint against Newstalk in relation to a broadcast about Dublin’s Gay Pride parade which referenced same-sex marriage.

The complaint claimed that two panellists on the station’s June 27 Breakfast Show were given “free rein” to talk about the importance of passing the same-sex marriage referendum.

It also said that the presenters were “completely sympathetic” to the arguments of the panellists, allowing their views to go unchallenged.