remember a story of a guy refusing to pay his licence when the inspector called to the door he said he was refusing to to pay because of section 31 of the broadcasting act where rte refused access to sinn fein on the airwaves, the inspector just shrugged his shoulders and left without arguement
From http://www.emigrant.ie/article.asp?iCategoryID=200&iArticleID=22480
The Irish Emigrant - October 23, 1988
A Dublin woman has been jailed for fourteen days for failing to buy a television licence in 1984. She refused to pay because she disagreed with Section 31 which bars Sinn Fein members from being interviewed on radio or television.