The Government has renewed Section 31 of the Broadcasting Act and added Republican Sinn Féin to the list of organisations forbidden air time on RTÉ.

Report shows to camera Caroline Erskine on the renewal of Section 31.

RTÉ workers, members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Federated Workers' Union of Ireland (FWUI), protesting against Section 31 outside the Department of Communications.

Interview with Vincent Finn, Director General, RTÉ.

Photographs of Fianna Fáil leader Charles Haughey and Minister for Communications Jim Mitchell.

The reporter is Caroline Erskine.

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