'Neil Prendeville Show' criticised for segment on Traveller halting site 

BAI found interview with Cork City councillor Ken O’Flynn contained inappropriate and unjustifiable representation of the residents of Spring Lane halting site and of Travellers generally and the content amounted to stigmatisation of Travellers

Neil Prendeville: Complaint made by Cork Traveller Women’s Network was partially upheld by the BAI, which found 'the presenter had failed to sufficiently challenge the contributor’s views and the broadcast did not provide a wide variety of views on the subject'. Picture: Denis Minihane

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has partially upheld a complaint against RedFM’s Neil Prendeville Show for a segment it said could contribute to the stigmatisation of Travellers.

The broadcast that was the subject of the complaint was an interview by Neil Prendeville with Cork City councillor Ken O’Flynn in relation to the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) report on the dire living conditions for children at Spring Lane halting site.