WATCHDOG TO CONSIDER PRIMETIME DEFAMATION OF AHASCRAGH PRIEST

Date Published: 21-Mar-2012

The Broadcast Authority of Ireland will next week consider the findings of an investigation into the RTE programme that wrongly accused an Ahascragh priest of fathering a child in Kenya.

A paternity test established there was no basis for the allegation.

The Prime Time Investigates programme 'mission to prey' falsely accused Fr.Kevin Reynolds of fathering the child while he was a missionary priest in Africa.

RTE has since apologised for the defamation and late last year the state broadcaster settled with the Ahascragh priest for an undisclosed sum.

The Irish Times reports that the BAI has now scheduled a meeting for early next week to consider the findings of investigating officer Anna Carragher.