Sharon Murphy complained to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, on behalf of Galway One World Centre. She claimed there were, what she believed to be, racist comments made on Classic Hits 4FM, namely on The David Harvey Show, above.

In her complaint, Ms Murphy stated the comments expressed were clearly offensive, cruel and had a negative impact.

The BAI upheld the complaint.

It found:

In his submission to the BAI committee, Mr Harvey said his show is specifically targeted at RTÉ’s Liveline listeners.

Also, when explaining his use of the term ‘black babies’, the BAI noted that Mr Harvey described the term as “a colloquialism, which was a part of the language used in Irish schools and general conversation throughout the country during the 1960’s – 1980’s. Clergy, teachers, parents and pupils to collectively describe the work of Irish missionaries, usually in Africa, used the phrase ‘Black Babies’.”

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