Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 17 February 2022

Committee on Public Petitions

Annual Reports of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman: Press Ombudsman

Photo of Cormac DevlinCormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Feeney mentioned the Southern Starand regional and local newspapers. All of us on the committee are aware of the lack of local newspapers, particularly from my perspective as a Dubliner. Only two remain in the city. I often think of the advertising revenue. Mr. Feeney said 85% of advertising revenue now goes to online platforms. Of course this presents challenges for local newspapers. I am not sure how we can get around this. As people have said, it is about targeting the message to individuals. Campaigns have moved very much online. I was struck by a comment Mr. Feeney made at the end of his opening statement about the complaints he received. Complaints were about articles and not general claims about the press. The time limit of three months is quite short. Does this include appealing it to the Press Council? Does the three months cover the whole time period?

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