IRELAND
The Journal
THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY of Ireland (BAI) has published its final report into the RTÉ Prime Investigates Mission to Prey programme which libelled Fr Kevin Reynolds.
An investigation by the former BBC executive Anna Carragher has examined the programme which defamed the Galway priest, wrongly accusing him of fathering a child while a missionary in Africain the 1980s.
The broadcaster has subsequently apologised to the priest and paid undisclosed damages. Carragher’s investigation has examined how the Prime Time Investigates team complied with broadcasting rules and standards.
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