Claim 173

Channel 4's head of news, on the ban being lifted, called it one of the most embarrassing attempts to censor coverage.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Channel 4's head of news, on the ban being lifted, called it one of the most embarrassing attempts to censor coverage.
Field: status
Value: Ban called an embarrassing failure
About: incident 1988-uk-broadcasting-ban-sinn-fein
Source: When Gerry Adams was played by an Oscar nominee, and the IRA weren't allowed talk about sausages
Publisher: TheJournal.ie
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2018-01

Quotation from the source

one of the most embarrassing attempts to censor coverage.