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| On January 11th, 2014 Irish drag performer ] a.k.a. Rory O'Neill, appeared on ] with |
On January 11th, 2014 Irish drag performer ] a.k.a. Rory O'Neill, appeared on ] with O'Connor . Comments made by O'Neill on the topic of ], during the interview, mentioned individuals involved in Irish journalism, including O'Brien, and the conservative lobby group The ]. O'Neill's view was that those mentioned displayed homophobic behaviour due to their opposition to homosexual equality on issues like gay marriage and gay adoption. Those mentioned, in-turn, threatened ] and O'Neill with legal action.<ref> Irish Central retrieved January 26, 2014</ref> RTÉ subsequently removed that section of the interview from their online archive.<ref name="indo-tsns">{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/rte-cuts-part-of-show-after-legal-complaint-from-waters-29921034.html|title=RTE cuts part of show after legal complaint from Waters|last=Byrne|first=Brian|publisher=]|date=16 January 2014|accessdate=16 January 2014}}</ref> The legality of Waters' display of support for censorship was subsequently questioned since he was a member of the ].<ref> retrieved January 26, 2014</ref> Two weeks after the initial incident on The Saturday Night Show, Waters resigned from his post at the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.<ref> retrieved January 26, 2014</ref> There was further comment on the lack of coverage of the event by ] who regularly publish Waters' articles.<ref> retrieved January 26, 2014</ref> | ||
| On the January 25th episode of the RTÉ Saturday Night Show |
On the January 25th episode of the RTÉ Saturday Night Show O'Connor issued a controversial public apology to O'Brien on behalf of RTÉ for comments made by O'Neill in the interview held two weeks previously. Even though RTÉ censored O'Neill's statements from their online archive, O'Connor ended his RTÉ apology with the contradictory insistence that "It is an important part of democratic debate that people must be able to hold dissenting views on controversial issues."<ref> retrieved January 26th, 2014</ref> The fact that the Irish State broadcaster (RTÉ) censored a citizens opinions, and then was rumoured to have offered compensation to those promoting the censorship, became a controversial issue, discussed by members of government.<ref> retrieved January 30th, 2014</ref><ref> retrieved January 30th, 2014</ref><ref> retrieved January 30th, 2014</ref><ref> retrieved January 31st, 2014</ref> | ||
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Breda O'Brien (born in 1962) is an Irish teacher, journalist and pro-life feminist. She founded Feminists for Life of Ireland in 1992 and is a leader in the Irish pro-life movement. She writes a column for The Irish Times.
Early life and education
Born in Dungarvan, County Waterford, O'Brien was educated at the Convent of Mercy, Dungarvan and later at the Mater Dei Institute of Education, Dublin. In 1987 she was awarded a diploma in audio visual production from the Crex Avex, Lyon, France. In 1988, she was awarded a diploma in video production from Lumen Video Production School, Dallas, Texas.
Later life
O'Brien taught at Muckross Park College, a public Catholic girls' school, between 1983 and 1987. She later returned to this post in 1992, and has remained there since. She has worked as a video producer and communications trainer in the Catholic Communications Centre (founded by the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference), Booterstown, Dublin from 1988 to 1991. She worked as a researcher for RTE from 1991 to 1992. Her career as a columnist began with The Sunday Business Post from 1997 to 2000 and continued with The Irish Times.
O'Brien is a patron of the Iona Institute, a conservative Irish think tank, and appears regularly in the Irish media as a contributor, supporting the teachings of the Catholic Church.
O'Brien supported the right to Muslim women to wear the hijab in Ireland.
RTÉ Censorship / Homophobia Controversy
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On January 11th, 2014 Irish drag performer Panti a.k.a. Rory O'Neill, appeared on The Saturday Night Show with O'Connor . Comments made by O'Neill on the topic of homophobia, during the interview, mentioned individuals involved in Irish journalism, including O'Brien, and the conservative lobby group The Iona Institute. O'Neill's view was that those mentioned displayed homophobic behaviour due to their opposition to homosexual equality on issues like gay marriage and gay adoption. Those mentioned, in-turn, threatened RTÉ and O'Neill with legal action. RTÉ subsequently removed that section of the interview from their online archive. The legality of Waters' display of support for censorship was subsequently questioned since he was a member of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Two weeks after the initial incident on The Saturday Night Show, Waters resigned from his post at the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. There was further comment on the lack of coverage of the event by The Irish Times who regularly publish Waters' articles.
On the January 25th episode of the RTÉ Saturday Night Show O'Connor issued a controversial public apology to O'Brien on behalf of RTÉ for comments made by O'Neill in the interview held two weeks previously. Even though RTÉ censored O'Neill's statements from their online archive, O'Connor ended his RTÉ apology with the contradictory insistence that "It is an important part of democratic debate that people must be able to hold dissenting views on controversial issues." The fact that the Irish State broadcaster (RTÉ) censored a citizens opinions, and then was rumoured to have offered compensation to those promoting the censorship, became a controversial issue, discussed by members of government.
See also
References
- ^ Bourke, Angela, ed. (2002). The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing: Irish Women's Writing and Traditions, Volume 5. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814799079.
- Personnel And Patrons, the Iona Institute, retrieved 10 April 2009
- O'Brien, Breda (5 May 2008). "It is better to avoid making hijab a major issue". The Irish Times. Dublin: The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- Irish Central Irish Central retrieved January 26, 2014
- Byrne, Brian (16 January 2014). "RTE cuts part of show after legal complaint from Waters". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- Broadsheet retrieved January 26, 2014
- Independent retrieved January 26, 2014
- Our Man In Stockholm retrieved January 26, 2014
- The Journal retrieved January 26th, 2014
- The Journal retrieved January 30th, 2014
- Youtube retrieved January 30th, 2014
- The Journal retrieved January 30th, 2014
- Clare Daly TD retrieved January 31st, 2014