Eight separate complaints against RTÉ One’s NYE Countdown 2020 programme were upheld by the Compliance Committee of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI).

The complaints related to a satirical news sketch concerning God being convicted of sexual crimes.

An apology from RTÉ Director General Dee Forbes had already been published on 7 January and RTÉ made a voluntary disclosure of non-compliance to the BAI and did not contest the complaints received.

The BAI also upheld complaints related to discussions and interviews regarding the repeal of the Eighth Amendment on either Newstalk Breakfast or Newstalk’s The Hard Shoulder, or both on 10 December 2020.