Press Council Of Ireland
19 results

Media critical to Ireland’s democracy, says Taoiseach
- Media & Marketing
- October 29, 2020, 22:52
The media is critical to Ireland’s democracy, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said after the inaugural meeting of a group which will advise the governme(...)

‘Real crisis’ in newsroom resources a concern, says press ombudsman
- Media & Marketing
- May 29, 2019, 15:29
A “real crisis” in news media is contributing to errors in coverage, according to press ombudsman Peter Feeney. Mr Feeney said there was “a constant (...)

Press ombudsman received 464 complaints in 2018
- Media & Marketing
- May 29, 2019, 00:01
The Office of the Press Ombudsman received 464 complaints in 2018, up from 330 the previous year, according to its annual report published on Wednesda(...)

Press Council and Press Ombudsman have made it ‘easier to get redress’
- Social Affairs
- October 23, 2018, 18:18
Press Ombudsman Peter Feeney has upheld nine press complaints this year and, on average, receives 300 such complaints annually, he said on Tuesday. “A(...)

Press Council chief critical of social media firms
- Media & Marketing
- May 24, 2018, 12:00
The unaccountability of social media companies is a specific threat to press freedom in the State, the chairman of the Press Council has said. Speaki(...)

NUJ calls for ‘unacceptable secrecy provisions in Judicial Council Bill to be revisited
- Crime & Law
- August 26, 2017, 11:21
The National Union of Journalists has called on the Government to redraft “unacceptable secrecy provisions” in new legislation which will protect the (...)

Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why is the latest teen show on our screens and, while its portrayal of suicide and rape has been criticised for being either too (...)

Should journalists always protect their sources?
- Opinion
- March 13, 2017, 01:08
At the opening of the Garda whistleblower tribunal, the tribunal chairman Mr Justice Peter Charleton, said he wanted to know if the media was being “u(...)

Former diplomat appointed chair of the Press Council
- Irish News
- August 31, 2016, 01:00
Former diplomat Seán Donlon has been named as the new chair of the Press Council of Ireland. Mr Donlon, pictured, was appointed following a public c(...)

Is ‘sorry’ the hardest word? It’s certainly one of the most flexible
- Culture
- May 25, 2015, 11:00
It has become almost de rigueur for people involved in public controversies nowadays to demand public apologies from people they regard as having c(...)