Decided by the Press Ombudsman

The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint from a woman about an article published by Independent.ie in February 2024.  The article is a report about a sentencing hearing at which a businessman who had been convicted of fraud was jailed. The complainant is a member of the convicted man’s family.  She states that her relative has given his “written consent” to the complaint.  She also states that her complaint is about “the totality of the reporting” on her relative’s case by the publication.

The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint from Mr William Henry about a cartoon published by The Irish Times on its front page in March 2024.  Mr Henry complained that the cartoon breached Principle 8 (Prejudice) of the Code of Practice.

On 14 May 2024 the Press Ombudsman decided not to uphold a complaint by Dr Niall Meehan about an article published in The Irish Times in December 2023.

The Press Ombudsperson has decided not to uphold a complaint from a person who stated that Independent.ie had breached Principle 5 (Privacy) of the Code of Practice. The article concerned, published in April 2024,  was a court report which recorded that the person had pleaded guilty in the District Court to theft from a former employer.  They had no previous convictions. The judge applied the Probation Act.

The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint from Mr Simon van Beek against The University Observer over an article published in March 2024 about his candidacy for the role of Graduate Officer at the university’s Students Union.

The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint by Ms Teresa Esmonde about a report in  www.thesun.ie.

The Press Ombudsman has decided that an offer made by the Westmeath Independent to Mr John Gibbons was sufficient to resolve a complaint he made under Principle 1 of the Code of Practice.  She did not uphold other parts of his complaint.  

The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint by Dr William Ralph against the Irish Independent.

The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint by Dr William Ralph about the Irish Examiner.

The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint made by Dr William Ralph about an article published in the Irish Examiner in February 2024.