IRELAND
The Irish Times
HARRY McGEE
BACKGROUND: Four members of ‘Mission to Prey’ team argued over findings on journalistic standards
SUBMISSIONS MADE by the team involved with RTÉ’s Mission to Prey to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland made detailed defences of its journalistic standards and some key editorial decisions, while conceding the programme had seriously defamed Fr Kevin Reynolds.
Four members of the production team made submissions following the completion of a draft report by investigating officer Anne Carragher in February and took issue with some of its findings. The submissions were made by reporter Aoife Kavanagh; producer Mark Lappin; executive producer Brian Páircéir; and head of current affairs Ken O’Shea.
The submissions were not released by the authority but the details strongly defended key decision-making processes and challenged conclusions reached by Ms Carragher’s draft reports. None of the submissions altered the final report or findings, save for a brief paragraph summarising what was said.
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