BBC refuses to touch upon Stephen Nolan allegations
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he BBC has refused to touch upon allegations made about star Northern Ireland presenter Stephen Nolan
Quite a few claims have been made about Nolan in The Irish News on Tuesday, together with that he had despatched a sexually express picture of a public determine to a different member of employees.
Nolan is the fifth-highest paid expertise with the BBC, incomes between £400,000–£404,999.
He appeared on his BBC Radio Ulster programme as typical this morning, with no point out of the allegations.
There are vital issues of equity and confidentiality concerned within the dealing with of any workplace-related criticism
The Irish News additionally mentioned {that a} former member of employees had made a declare of bullying and harassment in opposition to Nolan which was not upheld, and that messages between crew members on programmes related to the star presenter included abusive remarks about politicians.
In a press release, BBC Northern Ireland’s director Adam Smyth mentioned: “There are important considerations of fairness and confidentiality involved in the handling of any workplace-related complaint.
“We take these obligations seriously – and in the interests of everyone involved.
“It is for these reasons that we cannot comment on the specifics of any individual case, who/what it may have involved or its outcome.”
BBC News NI mentioned Nolan refused to touch upon the matter when requested via the organisation’s press workplace.
A DUP MP mentioned the reporting had highlighted “significant multi-layered issues” that deserve a full response from the BBC.
Gregory Campbell mentioned: “This ultimately is an issue of how public money is used in Northern Ireland and it deserves the same level of scrutiny and questioning, both from the BBC and other sections of the media.”