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RTÉ Liveline caller claims she was misrepresented in trans debate

The complainant claimed a Morning Ireland report was unfair to those who ‘do not subscribe to gender identity theory’

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland found that RTÉ had not breached any broadcast standards. Picture: Rollingnews.ie

A caller to RTÉ’s Liveline claimed she was characterised unfairly in a subsequent report by the broadcaster about the show.

However, this was rejected in a finding by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), which found no evidence of a lack of impartiality and ruled that RTÉ had not breached any broadcast standards.

In June, Dublin Pride ended its media partnership with RTÉ after three Liveline broadcasts discussing transgender people. RTÉ Radio One’s Morning Ireland ...