Decided by the Press Ombudsman

The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint against the Kilkenny People by Mr Luke O’Connor.  Mr O’Connor complained that an article published in February 2023 breached Principle 3 (Fair Procedures and Honesty) of the Press Council’s Code of Practice because of the “unfortunate conduct” of the newspaper’s journalist in her engagement with him, and also that he had been “misrepresented and quoted out of context”.  The Kilkenny People denied any breach of the Code of Practice.

The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint against the Meath Chronicle. The complaint was made by the victim of an assault about a court report published in the newspaper in January 2023 with the headline, “Trim man found guilty of hitting bus driver avoids prison term”. 

On 22 December 2022 the Press Ombudsman decided not to uphold a complaint by Mr Adrian Doyle about an article  published by the Wexford People.

The Press Ombudsman decided not to uphold a complaint made about an article published online by the Irish Examiner on 25 August 2022 in its opinion section.  The complainant asserted his right to anonymity.

The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint made by MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace that the Irish Daily Mirror breached Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy) and Principle 2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment) of the Code of Practice of the Press Council of Ireland. 

The Press Ombudsman upheld a complaint made by an individual on behalf of the Safety BeforeLNG group that the Irish Examiner breached Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy) and Principle 2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment) of the Press Council’s Code of Practice.

The Press Ombudsman has decided to uphold a complaint by Mr Brian McDermott that the Sunday World breached Principle 5 (Privacy) of the Press Council's Code of Practise when it published a photograph which included his taxi with visual details that could be used to identify him.  He said that the newspaper had breached Principle 5.1 and 5.2 of the Code.

On 2 November 2022 the Press Ombudsman has decided to uphold a complaint by Mr Brian McDermott that the Sunday World breached Principle 5 (Privacy) of the Press Council's Code of Practise when it published a photograph which included his taxi with visual details that could be used to identify him.  He said that the newspaper had breached Principle 5.1 and 5.2 of the Code.

The Press Ombudsman has not upheld a complaint that The Irish Times breached Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy) and Principle 3 (Fairness and Honesty) of the Code of Practice of the Press Council of Ireland).

The Press Ombudsman has not upheld a complaint that the New Ross Standard breached Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy), Principle 2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment), Principle 4 (Respect for Rights) and Principle 5 (Privacy) of the Code of Practice.