An editorial in last Tuesday’s edition, concerning a survey of consumer prices, incorrectly stated that CSO figures for a sub-index (food and non-alcoholic beverages) of the consumer price index rose by 6.3 per cent between 2008-2012. During that period, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages fell by 6.3 per cent.
The analysis of the opinion poll in last Monday’s edition was accompanied by the wrong methodology panel.
The article in last Tuesday’s edition, concerning the Church of Ireland’s view of Pope Benedict’s reign, was written by Archbishop Clarke of Armagh and not Archbishop Jackson of Dublin as stated.