Ms Geraldine Kennedy:

No, I did not. I did not feel strongly enough about it because there was a case for diversifying in The Irish Timesand property was a big revenue stream for the newspaper. I certainly would have been very conscious of how dangerous it would be to the future of The Irish Timesif The Guardianwere to succeed in buying the main property website in Ireland at a stage when newspapers were in transition and in a move to a digital world.