Finlay slams BBC coverage

Ballymoney DUP councillor John Finlay has written to the head of BBC Northern Ireland expressing his “disgust” at the broadcaster’s coverage of discussions following the death of Ian Paisley, particularly a Spotlight programme.

Mr Finlay said: “Like many people in Northern Ireland, I have been mourning the passing of my good friend Dr Ian Paisley, and I have been utterly disgusted by some of the media coverage of his death.

“An example was the BBC1 “Spotlight” programme broadcast on Tuesday 16 September. The panel consisted of Alex Kane, Danny Morrison and Fionnuala O’Connor along with Peter Hain by TV link. Some of the comments were not only inaccurate but grossly offensive to Dr Paisley’s family and friends.