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Fri 03 Mar 2007BCI ban on Trócaire ad 'surprising' - MinisterThe Broadcasting Commission of Ireland's (BCI) ban on a Trócaire advertisement opposed to violence against women was "surprising" and "in an ideal world" should be lifted, Minister of State for Development Conor Lenihan has said.Speaking during a conference in the RHA Gallery in Dublin yesterday to mark International Women's Day, Mr Lenihan told The Irish Times that the advertisement was a "positive campaign".