Minister criticises 'cavalier' programme as BAI fines RTÉ

Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte has criticised RTÉ's 'Mission to Prey' programme today, calling it a "shoddy, unprofessional, cavalier, damaging piece of work".

Minister criticises 'cavalier' programme as BAI fines RTÉ
Fri, 04 May, 2012 - 19:21

Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte has criticised RTÉ's 'Mission to Prey' programme today, calling it a "shoddy, unprofessional, cavalier, damaging piece of work".

RTÉ was hit with a €200,000 fine over its defamatory programme which libelled a Catholic missionary priest.

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