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Irish Daily Mail Opinion Column Led to 'Landmark' Libel Case

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Irish Daily Mail Opinion Column Led to 'Landmark' Libel Case

By: Sydney Smith

March 09, 2013 06:00 AM EST

In what is being called a "landmark case," the Irish Daily Mail must pay Denis O'Brien, who controls Irish media group Independent News and Media, €150,000 in damages for libeling him in a 2010 article....

News International's Sun Apologizes, Pays $650K to X Factor Judge after Sexual Assault Report

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News International's Sun Apologizes, Pays $650K to X Factor Judge after Sexual Assault Report

By: Sydney Smith

December 01, 2012 05:45 PM EST

And yet another apology and financial settlement has been made in the UK by a news outlet over sex claims. As iMediaEthics has written, the BBC and ITV have apologized and paid libel settlements in the past month...

RTE Releases Report into Presidential Debate Standards, Irish Broadcasting Authority Calls for Full Report's Publication

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RTE Releases Report into Presidential Debate Standards, Irish Broadcasting Authority Calls for Full Report's Publication

By: Sydney Smith

November 30, 2012 06:00 AM EST

After the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland's Compliance Committee called for Irish public broadcaster RTE to publish its "internal report" about its handling of the 2011 Irish presidential debate, one of the...

Irish Daily Star Editor who published Topless Kate Middleton Pics Resigns

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Irish Daily Star Editor who published Topless Kate Middleton Pics Resigns

By: Sydney Smith

November 25, 2012 06:00 AM EST

Irish Daily Star editor Michael O'Kane resigned this past week, two months after the newspaper ran topless photos of Kate Middleton, NY Mag reported. The Daily Star's Irish edition published topless photos taken...

RTE Settles Libel Lawsuit over 2009 Story, Issues Clarification that Woman Not 'participant in or guilty of that fraud'

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RTE Settles Libel Lawsuit over 2009 Story, Issues Clarification that Woman Not 'participant in or guilty of that fraud'

By: Sydney Smith

November 22, 2012 06:00 AM EST

Kate Middleton, Prince William Get Injunction Against French Mag Republishing Topless Pics

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Kate Middleton, Prince William Get Injunction Against French Mag Republishing Topless Pics

By: Sydney Smith

September 18, 2012 02:00 PM EST

UK Newspaper Owner Calls to Close Irish Daily Star over Kate Middleton Topless Pics?

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UK Newspaper Owner Calls to Close Irish Daily Star over Kate Middleton Topless Pics?

By: Sydney Smith

September 16, 2012 06:40 PM EST

Newspaper owner Richard Desmond said he is "taking immediate steps to close down the joint venture" his company Northern and Shell shares with Independent News & Media in publishing the Irish Daily Star after...

Irish Daily Star Runs Topless Kate Middleton Photos, Parent Company Says it was a 'Serious Breach of their Contract'

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Irish Daily Star Runs Topless Kate Middleton Photos, Parent Company Says it was a 'Serious Breach of their Contract'

By: Sydney Smith

September 15, 2012 03:20 PM EST

As we wrote, Prince William and Kate Middleton sued the French magazine Closer for running the photos, which the couple called a ""grotesque and unjustifiable invasion of privacy." The UK edition...

UK Daily Telegraph Apologizes for Calling Irish Boxer British

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UK Daily Telegraph Apologizes for Calling Irish Boxer British

By: Sydney Smith

August 10, 2012 04:30 AM EST

The UK Telegraph apologized after erring in the nationality of an Olympics athlete, the Irish Independent reported. The Telegraph had mis-identified Irish boxer Katie Taylor as British, according to the Guardian's...

Irish Examiner says 'NO' to Fark Racial Stereotype

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Irish Examiner says 'NO' to Fark Racial Stereotype

By: London Shearer Allen

August 04, 2012 04:00 PM EST

Commentary Hilary Hanson's lede in The Huffington Post August 1 article "Body Painting World Record Attempt Leads to Thong Shortage in Cork, Ireland" read: “They may have the potato problem under...

Irish Press Ombudsman at Leveson Inquiry: Complaints Process Has 'Demystified the Power of the Press'

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Irish Press Ombudsman at Leveson Inquiry: Complaints Process Has 'Demystified the Power of the Press'

By: Sydney Smith

July 20, 2012 02:00 PM EST

Ireland's Press Ombudsman, John Horgan, spoke July 13 at the UK Leveson Inquiry into press standards and practices about Ireland's media regulation system. During his testimony, Horgan addressed Ireland's...

Irish Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday Apologize for Wrong 'Drug Dealer' Label

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Irish Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday Apologize for Wrong 'Drug Dealer' Label

By: Sydney Smith

July 13, 2012 04:35 PM EST

The Irish Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday settled a libel lawsuit by apologizing to a man they wrongly called a "convicted drug dealer" in two 2010 stories, the Irish Times...

RTE Pays Reporter for Resigning after Father Kevin Reynolds Libel

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RTE Pays Reporter for Resigning after Father Kevin Reynolds Libel

By: Sydney Smith

July 04, 2012 05:45 PM EST

Irish public broadcaster RTE paid its former reporter Aoife Kavanagh "in the region of €25,000" for resigning after a segment she reported cost the Irish public broadcaster a hefty libel payout, lengthy...

1/3 of Complaints to Ireland's Press Council over Truth & Accuracy, According to Annual Report

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1/3 of Complaints to Ireland's Press Council over Truth & Accuracy, According to Annual Report

By: Sydney Smith

June 02, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Ireland's press ombudsman ruled in 42 cases last year, according to Ireland's Press Council's recently released annual report. One-third of the complaints to the press council last year were over "truth...

More Libel Claims against RTE for Mission to Prey Program

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More Libel Claims against RTE for Mission to Prey Program

By: Sydney Smith

May 20, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Kenyan bishop Philip Sulumeti is suing Irish public broadcaster RTE for its claims in the 2011 Prime Time Investigates "Mission to Prey" program, the Irish Independent...

Irish Broadcasting Authority Fines RTE € 200,000, RTE Calls Libel '1 of the Most Significant Errors' in RTE History

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Irish Broadcasting Authority Fines RTE € 200,000, RTE Calls Libel '1 of the Most Significant Errors' in RTE History

By: Sydney Smith

May 06, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Irish public broadcaster RTE's 2011 libel of Catholic priest Father Kevin Reynolds prompted a huge libel settlement, a noteworthy apology, resignations and at least three investigations into RTE, as we have...

Updates on Complaints to Irish Broadcasting Authority over RTE's Sex Abuse Claims on Deceased Brother Gerard Dillon

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Updates on Complaints to Irish Broadcasting Authority over RTE's Sex Abuse Claims on Deceased Brother Gerard Dillon

By: Sydney Smith

May 02, 2012 04:25 PM EST

Irish public broadcaster RTE's 2011 program "Mission to Prey" prompted a host of problems for the broadcaster -- namely over the broadcaster's claims that priest Father Kevin Reynolds raped and impregnated...

Irish Businessman Owning 22% of Independent News & Media Claims it's Biased Against Him

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Irish Businessman Owning 22% of Independent News & Media Claims it's Biased Against Him

By: Sydney Smith

April 27, 2012 03:55 PM EST

Irish businessman Denis O'Brien sent a letter to Independent Newspapers claiming it has "one of the most concerted and biased campaigns ever waged against any individual" in Ireland, as well as engaging in...

Irish Broadcasting Authority report on RTE Libel Leaked, Finds RTE Unfair, Invasive of Privacy of Priest

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Irish Broadcasting Authority report on RTE Libel Leaked, Finds RTE Unfair, Invasive of Privacy of Priest

By: Sydney Smith

April 11, 2012 05:00 AM EST

As we have written, RTE's libel of Irish priest Father Kevin Reynolds last year prompted a libel payout, a few investigations into RTE, public apologies, and new guidelines, among other things. In the libel, RTE wrongly...

Priest Libeled by RTE: 'I don't want to see anyone losing jobs from this.'

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Priest Libeled by RTE: 'I don't want to see anyone losing jobs from this.'

By: Sydney Smith

April 10, 2012 01:45 PM EST

Father Kevin Reynolds, who was libeled by Irish public broadcaster RTE, addressed the case and the broadcaster's reaction in an interview with the Irish Independent. Father Reynolds told the...

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