http://www.pressombudsman.ie/ Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Decided by the Press Ombudsman RSS 2.0 Feed. Please visit http://www.pressombudsman.ie/ for more information. en-gb Copyright 2012 Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:54:59 GMT 60 http://www.pressombudsman.ie/images/pageElements/logoRSS.gif http://www.pressombudsman.ie/ http://www.pressombudsman.ie/decided-by-press-ombudsman/clarke-and-the-irish-independent-.2252.html The Press Ombudsman has decided to uphold a complaint by Ms Maeve Clarke that an article in the Irish Independent on 17 September 2011 about the findings of an OECD Report on teachers' pay and conditions breached Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines because it stated inaccurately that the number of hours worked by Irish secondary teachers was “significantly lower” than the OECD average. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:32:19 GMT http://www.pressombudsman.ie/decided-by-press-ombudsman/watkins-and-the-irish-sun-.2251.html The Press Ombudsman has decided that there was insufficient evidence for him to make a decision that a statement in an article published in the Irish Sun on 22 August 2011 breached Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. He decided that an offer made by the newspaper represented an offer of sufficient remedial action to resolve another part of the complaint under the same Principle. A further complaint under Principle 4 (Respect for Rights) was not upheld. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:06:21 GMT http://www.pressombudsman.ie/decided-by-press-ombudsman/coughlan-and-the-irish-mail-on-sunday-.2250.html The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint by Mr Kieran Coughlan that the taking and publishing of a photograph of him in the Irish Mail on Sunday on 11 September 2011 was a breach of Principle 5 (Privacy) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:48:43 GMT http://www.pressombudsman.ie/decided-by-press-ombudsman/scanlon-and-farrell-and-the-news-of-the-world-.2245.html The Press Ombudsman has decided to uphold a complaint by Michael Scanlon and Rosanna Farrell that an article in the News of The World on 10 April 2011 about the couple's return, with their second child, to the house where their first child had died tragically two years earlier, was in breach of Principle 5 (Privacy) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:12:25 GMT http://www.pressombudsman.ie/decided-by-press-ombudsman/creedon-and-waterford-news-and-star.2244.html The Press Ombudsman has decided that the Waterford News & Star took sufficient remedial action to resolve a complaint made by the President of the Waterford Council of Trade Unions (WCTU) that an article it published on 12 April last breached Principles 1 (Truth and Accuracy) and 2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. He decided not to uphold a complaint that the article breached Principle 4 (Respect for Rights) of the Code. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:35:31 GMT http://www.pressombudsman.ie/decided-by-press-ombudsman/rehab-and-the-irish-examiner.2243.html The Press Ombudsman has decided to uphold a complaint that an article about Rehab and its Chief Executive, Ms Angela Kerins, in the Irish Examiner breached Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines because it contained a number of significant inaccuracies and misleading statements. A complaint under Principle 4 (Respect for Rights) was not upheld. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:21:51 GMT http://www.pressombudsman.ie/decided-by-press-ombudsman/sullivan-and-the-sunday-independent-.2246.html The Press Ombudsman has decided to uphold a complaint by Ms Jerrie Ann Sullivan that an article in the Sunday Independent on 19 June 2011 about events at Shell to Sea protests in County Mayo was a breach of Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines because it associated a protest in which she was involved with events that took place on another, later, occasion in a manner that could reasonably be considered as significantly misleading. He also decided that as there was no verifiable evidence to corroborate a statement reported as fact in the headline, the article was in this respect also in breach of Principle 2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment) of the Code. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:20:22 GMT http://www.pressombudsman.ie/decided-by-press-ombudsman/dunne-and-the-enniscorthy-guardian-.2248.html The Press Ombudsman has decided that an article published in the Enniscorthy Guardian on 13 April 2011 reporting on an inquest into the death of a local woman did not breach the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:26:03 GMT http://www.pressombudsman.ie/decided-by-press-ombudsman/mcd-productions-and-the-sunday-times-.2242.html The Press Ombudsman has decided that an offer made by The Sunday Times to publish a clarification of a headline in an article it published about the financial arrangements for the staging of a concert for President Barack Obama in College Green was sufficient to resolve a complaint by MCD Productions, a company involved in the work done in preparation for this event. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:28:25 GMT http://www.pressombudsman.ie/decided-by-press-ombudsman/price-and-the-sunday-times.2231.html The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint by Mr Brendan Price that an article published in The Sunday Times on 3 July 2011 breached Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy), Principle 2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment), Principle 3 (Fairness and Honesty), Principle 4 (Respect for Rights) and Principle 5 (Privacy) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:25:10 GMT http://www.pressombudsman.ie/decided-by-press-ombudsman/cahill-and-the-sunday-world-.2232.html The Press Ombudsman has decided to uphold a complaint by Mrs Frances Cahill that some statements in an article published in the Sunday World on 17 April 2011 were in breach of Principle 2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines, because they were rumours or unconfirmed reports reported as fact. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:27:42 GMT http://www.pressombudsman.ie/decided-by-press-ombudsman/clerk-of-dail-éireann-oireachtas-service-and-the-irish-mail-on-sunday.2236.html The Press Ombudsman has decided to uphold a complaint made by the Parliamentary Legal Adviser to the Houses of the Oireachtas on behalf of the Clerk of Dáil Éireann, Mr Kieran Coughlan, and the Oireachtas Service, that an article published in the Irish Mail on Sunday on 20 February 2011 breached Principle 2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. A number of other complaints about the article were not upheld, and it was not possible for him to decide on one of the complaints made about the same article under Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy). Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:17:30 GMT http://www.pressombudsman.ie/decided-by-press-ombudsman/mcginley-and-the-university-times-.2233.html The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint made by Dr Kieran Jack McGinley and other staff of the library in Trinity College Dublin about a report published in the University Times on 23 March 2011. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:30:42 GMT http://www.pressombudsman.ie/decided-by-press-ombudsman/mac-aviation-limited-and-the-sunday-times-.2238.html The Press Ombudsman has decided that The Sunday Times made an offer of sufficient remedial action to resolve a complaint made by solicitors representing Thomas and Sean McGuinn, t/a Mac Aviation Limited, that an article published on 30 January 2011 breached Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. A further complaint that the article breached Principle 3 of the Code (Fairness and Honesty) was not upheld. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:25:22 GMT http://www.pressombudsman.ie/decided-by-press-ombudsman/sullivan-and-the-irish-news-of-the-world-.2240.html The Press Ombudsman has decided that the taking of a photograph published to illustrate an article in the News of the World on 17 April last breached Principle 5 of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. A number of other complaints were not upheld, and it was not possible for him to decide, based on the evidence before him, on a number of other complaints made under Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy) of the Code. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:31:54 GMT