If a resolution to the complaint cannot be achieved through conciliation, the Press Ombudsman will consider the complaint and make a decision.
If the Press Ombudsman finds a breach of the Code of Practice, the complaint will be upheld, and the publication will have to publish that part of the decision upholding the complaint.
18 August 2010
The Press Ombudsman has decided that the Irish Sunday Mirror made an offer of sufficient remedial action to resolve a complaint made by Dr James McDaid TD about a breach of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Periodicals in an article published on 11 April about a traffic accident in which he was involved.
18 August 2010
The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint made by Mr Evert Bopp that an article published in the Irish Mail on Sunday about a charitable organization with which he was associated breached the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Periodicals.
18 August 2010
The Press Ombudsman has decided that the Irish Daily Mail made an offer of sufficient remedial action to resolve a complaint made by a doctor about two articles published on 10 April 2010 following the Annual Conference of the Irish Medical Organization.
18 August 2010
The Press Ombudsman has decided that the Evening Herald made an offer of sufficient remedial action to resolve a complaint made on behalf of Mr Thomas Dumbrell about an article published in the Evening Herald on l6 February, which he complained breached Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy) and Principle 2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Periodicals.
18 August 2010
The Press Ombudsman has decided to uphold a complaint made by Mr James Gantley that a statement published in an article in the Sunday World breached Principle 2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Periodicals. However, on the basis of the information available, there is insufficient evidence available to him to make a finding on Mr Gantley’s complaint that the statement was untrue in breach of Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy).
30 July 2010
The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint made on behalf of Mr Keith Fahy that an article published in the Evening Herald on 6 February 2010 was in breach of his privacy under Principle 5 of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Periodicals.
30 July 2010
The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint made on behalf of Ms Jean Treacy that an article published about her in the Evening Herald during the course of a high-profile murder trial was in breach of her privacy under Principle 5 of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Periodicals.
13 July 2010
The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint made on behalf of Ms Jean Treacy that an article in the Irish Daily Mail on 30 January 2010 was in breach of her privacy under Principle 5 of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Periodicals.
13 July 2010
The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint made on behalf of Ms Jean Treacy that an article in the Sunday Independent on 31 January 2010 was in breach of her privacy under Principle 5 of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Periodicals.
13 July 2010
The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint made on behalf of Ms Jean Treacy that articles published in the Irish Independent on 25 January 2010 and 6 February 2010 were in breach of her privacy under Principle 5 of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Periodicals.