# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/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. https://www.thejournal.ie/broadcast-ban-uk-30-years-3816443-Jan2018/
- 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.

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/173. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.