by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2018
Irish Independent sent reporter to child’s funeral after parents asked for privacy
An Irish family's four-year-old daughter, Georgia Anne Callan, drowned in a pool during a family vacation. The girl's parents told...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 19, 2017
Irish Independent published ‘excessive detail’ about car accident
The Irish Independent reported on a car accident that killed a Roscommon pedestrian. But, in doing so, the Independent included...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 13, 2017
Irish Independent Ends Online Comments over ‘Draconian Libel Awards’
The Irish Independent will no longer allow online comments because of Ireland's "draconian libel awards system," the Irish Times reported....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 26, 2016
Irish Independent Retracts, Donates $ after Column Critical of its own Columnist
The Irish Independent published a lengthy retraction for a defamatory article about Joe Brolly, a former soccer player and current...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2016
Irish Reporter Gemma O’Doherty Sues Sunday Independent for Misleading Documentary Claims
Irish newspaper the Sunday Independent claimed former Irish Independent journalist Gemma O'Doherty misled viewers with her documentary on the longest...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2012
Irish Businessman Owning 22% of Independent News & Media Claims it’s Biased Against Him
Irish businessman Denis O'Brien sent a letter to Independent Newspapers claiming it has "one of the most concerted and biased...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2012
Irish Court: No Injunction over Video Misidentifying Taxi Fare Skipper
An Irish judge ruled that the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Evening Herald, Irish Examiner and Irish Daily Star can report...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2010
Irish Film Institute Discovers News Photo Really a War Film Still
The Irish Film Institute has discovered that a long-used news photo is not a documentation of a 1920 event, but...