The brief appearance of a naked woman on Sunday afternoon television so shocked one viewer that they lodged a strident complaint with the broadcasting regulator.<\/p>\n
However, in what might be a reflection of Ireland\u2019s transformation since the mere mention of bishops and nighties in the same sentence on The Late Late Show scandalised the nation, the objection was dismissed.<\/p>\n
Details of the complaint in which a person said \u201cparents should be able to turn on the television on a Sunday afternoon without encountering adult material, particularly when trying to protect children from offensive content\u201d were contained in Coimisi\u00fan na Me\u00e1n<\/a>\u2019s first complaints insights report.<\/p>\n The commission said the unidentified film was \u201cwell-known and included a \u2018parental supervision\u2019 rating on screen, setting the audience expectation for the film and indicating that parents might wish to restrict their children\u2019s viewing\u201d.<\/p>\n It also pointed out its decision was based on its consideration of the contextual factors and complaints regarding the depiction of non-sexual nudity during pre-watershed programming \u201cshould be carefully considered on a case-by-case basis\u201d.<\/p>\n A separate complaint was made about a presenter who appeared to make light of stolen bottles of urine, speculating about how said bottles might have been filled and what might happen if the thief took a swig believing the contents to be more palatable. <\/p>\n Although the person complaining may have found the material to be offensive, the commission said, it did \u201cnot appear to have caused widespread undue offence\u201d.<\/p>\n The commission added that although the \u201cbroadcaster shares responsibility with parents for the protection of children\u201d, the unidentified programme \u201cwas not a children\u2019s radio programme and there is a well-established audience expectation regarding the nature and tone of the content featured\u201d.<\/p>\n It added that the exchange \u201cwas lighthearted and not one in which children listening would reasonably have been adversely affected\u201d.<\/p>\n The report highlights how RT\u00c9 radio and television were the most complained about media platforms over a period between March 2023 and December 2025. Liveline and Morning Ireland attracted the most radio complaints, while RT\u00c9\u2019s Nine O\u2019Clock news and an RT\u00c9 Investigates programme focusing on abortion services in Ireland were the most complained about television programmes.<\/p>\n The high level of complaints about the national broadcaster \u201cmay indicate that public service broadcasting is of great importance to audiences and that they hold them to a higher standard across all types of content but particularly in relation to news and current affairs programming\u201d.<\/p>\n