Greens complain over exclusion from RTE debate

Eamon Ryan has made representation to watchdog

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has made a complaint to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland about his party’s exclusion from election debates on RTE television and is seeking to have the BAI compel RTE to admit him to a planned televised debate involving seven party leaders on February 15.

RTE has rejected Ryan’s appeals, and and last Friday the Green leader lodged a complaint with the BAI. The body’s compliance committee meets on ...