Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

According to the article, "The Irish Times and the Sunday Tribune are refusing to publish Press Council judgments that partially upheld complaints against stories written by their journalists". Professor Mitchell stated: "Failure to do so not only flies in the face of the articles of association under which the Press Council has been established, but also may fall to be considered under the Code of Practice, to which all newspaper editors have signed up".

The article made the point that, while the newspapers are not under a legal obligation, Professor Mitchell stated that the council "never compromises on the requirement that all publications must publish in full all decisions in relation to complaints that had been upheld". One of the newspapers made the point that it was unhappy that it must publish the entire findings, given the fact that two complaints were only partially upheld. It is necessary to have a review mechanism, as there will be media organs that may be unhappy with the council's rulings. Since this area is evolving daily, it is important that we keep everything under review.

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