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Welcome to the website of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman. Established in 2008, we consider complaints about newspapers (print and online), magazines and online-only news publications - view our full list of member publications.

We are independent of Government and the press.

There is no charge for making complaints.

The standards our members commit to can be found in the Code of Practice of the Press Council.

We cannot consider complaints about publications that are not members of the Press Council of Ireland, third-party comments posted below online articles, broadcasting, advertising, defamation or copyright. Neither can we consider complaints about social media such as Facebook or Twitter, unless the Facebook or Twitter account is operated by a member publication of the Press Council and the publication has editorial oversight.

We also promote press freedom and the right to freedom of expression.

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Recent Decisions and News

Ms Denise Breen and Gript.ie

The Press Council of Ireland has upheld in part an appeal received from Gript.ie on a decision by the Press Ombudsman to uphold a complaint about an article it published. Read on

A Family and the Sunday World

The Press Council or Ireland has upheld an appeal from the editor of the Sunday World on a decision of the Press Ombudsman to uphold a complaint made by a family under Principle 1 and Principle 5 of the Press Council’s Code of Practice. Read on

SAOL Project and the Sunday Independent

The Press Council of Ireland has overturned a decision of the Press Ombudsman to uphold a complaint by SAOL Project that an article published by the Sunday Independent breached Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy), Principle 3 (Fair Procedures and Honesty) and Principle 5 (Privacy) of the Press Council’s Code of Practice. Read on