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Aoife Kavanagh is a journalist with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), the Irish national radio and television broadcaster. She contributed to the RTÉ programmes Morning Ireland (RTÉ Radio 1) and Prime Time Investigates (RTÉ One). Kavanagh made national news headlines herself in 2011 when she was at the centre of a controversy surrounding the defamation of Fr. Kevin Reynolds.[1] Her defamation of Fr. Kevin Reynolds led to the suspension of the Prime Time programme, prompted an investigation and led to interventions by politicians as senior as the Taoiseach Enda Kenny.[2] She was also removed from on-air programming.[3]

In 2011, a defamation/libel suit was filed against RTÉ[4] following one of Ms Kavanagh's reports on Prime Time. The episode was entitled "Mission to Prey"[5][6] - about sexual abuse by Irish Catholic Missionary Priests in Africa, including one whereby the Priest (Fr. Kevin Reynolds) was falsely accused of child-rape and fathering a child while a missionary in Kenya. The suit against the national broadcaster was settled for an undisclosed sum.[7][8][9][10]

RTÉ later broadcast an apology to Fr Kevin Reynolds.[11][12] The head of the Irish Missionary Union said Kavanagh's continuing presence on Morning Ireland after being found guilty of defaming Fr Kevin Reynolds was “unfair and unjust” and a demonstration of “double standards” in the media.[13]

Kavanagh was previously tipped as a replacement for Charlie Bird as RTÉ's US Correspondent after he fled the States.[1] Director-General of RTÉ Noel Curran admitted the broadcasting of "Mission to Prey" was "one of the gravest editorial mistakes ever made" at RTÉ.[14]

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  1. ^ a b "Aoife Kavanagh: Journalist who made the headlines". Irish Independent. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Taoiseach cites 'grievous drop' in RTE standards over Fr Reynolds libel case". BBC News. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Aoife Kavanagh removed from on-air programming over Fr. Kevin Reynolds defamation". RTÉ News. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Priest takes action against RTÉ". The Irish Times. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  5. ^ "RTE Prime Time - Mission to Prey (excerpt via YouTube)". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ "RTE Prime Time - Mission to Prey (full version via YouTube)". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ "RTE boss to be quizzed by TDs over priest libel". Irish Independent. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Bitter lesson for RTE in Reynolds' libel case". Irish Independent. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  9. ^ "RTÉ to pay damages to priest over abuse libel". The Irish Times. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  10. ^ "RTÉ settles priest defamation case". The Irish Times. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  11. ^ "Apology - Fr Kevin Reynolds". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  12. ^ "(Audio) Morning Ireland: RTÉ apology to Fr Kevin Reynolds". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  13. ^ "Reporter's broadcasts in wake of libel finding 'unfair'". The Irish Times. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  14. ^ Cullen, Paul (23 November 2011). "RTÉ shelves investigative series and concedes 'grave mistake'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 November 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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