Results 3,741-3,760 of 15,555 for speaker:Eoghan Murphy
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: What impression did making such an acquisition while also publishing articles in the paper which ran contrary to the consensus at the time make on the readership of The Irish Times? They were reading the views of Professor Morgan Kelly on a complete crash in the property sector while at the same time, The Irish Timeswas making a major property-related acquisition.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: Did anyone in The Irish Timespublish an article criticising the purchase of myhome.ie?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: It was announced as news but did anyone write any critical comment on it?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: I thank Ms Kennedy for that clarification.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: The website myhome.iehas its own business interests. How are they managed, separate from the newspaper?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: myhome.iehas its own business interests in terms of-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: Yes, but it also sponsors particular events, television programmes-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: I take it that synergies on the sales side means that sales staff are working for both myhome.ieand The Irish Times.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: One thing I should have put on the record, but completely forgot to, is that my brother sold advertising for The Irish Timesfrom the London office.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: I am not going to comment on that, but I think perhaps it was around 2002 or 2003. I had completely forgotten about it.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: My question relates to Ms Kennedy's response to Senator D'Arcy when he was asking questions about contacts Ms Kennedy had received. Ms Kennedy talked about someone contacting her about an advertisement. It related to the movement or placement of an ad. I was a little unsure.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: Why did Ms Kennedy pull the ad in the first instance?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: The witness mentioned it. I was interested because it was about the placement of advertising.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: I gather Ms Kennedy also said in her earlier remarks that The Irish Timesdoes not do advertorials.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: Why not?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: Let us consider the property supplement of a newspaper. Another newspaper was before the committee. The representatives said that their property supplement was a commercial vehicle by which to sell advertising, which made up 65% of the supplement. Can the same be said for The Irish Timesproperty supplement? Is it a commercial vehicle to sell advertising?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: Does Ms Donovan believe a person reading the property supplement can make the distinction between editorial and advertorial when there is a paid-for ad on the back page for a property that is for sale and a front-page glowing description of that same property, its unique features and why it is worth the value that it is worth?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: Is Ms Donovan referring to the quality of content versus content elsewhere?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: Does Ms Donovan believe similar content in other publications verges towards advertorial?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Eoghan Murphy: The placement of a particular property-----