Rory Montgomery appointed as new chair of Press Council

Retired diplomat served for 36 years in Departments of Foreign Affairs and Taoiseach

Press Ombudsman upholds complaint against The Irish Times

Media critical to Ireland’s democracy, says Taoiseach

Micheál Martin comments came as Future of Media Commission held first meeting

‘Real crisis’ in newsroom resources a concern, says press ombudsman

Press Council reiterates dismay in delay to Defamation Act review

Press ombudsman received 464 complaints in 2018

Objections to ‘rosarectomy’ cartoon, not upheld, caused surge on previous year

Press Council and Press Ombudsman have made it ‘easier to get redress’

Concerns raised about word ‘junkie’ and images of rough sleepers to illustrate homelessness

Press Council chief critical of social media firms

Vital that governments and EU act on unaccountable power of tech giants, says Donlon

NUJ calls for ‘unacceptable secrecy provisions in Judicial Council Bill to be revisited

Journalists’ union says proposed penalties for publishing details of hearings ‘draconian’

Credit to Netflix for a gut-wrenching picture of teen suicide

‘13 Reasons Why’ captures the problems teenagers face. Don't ban it – discuss it

Should journalists always protect their sources?

Garda whistleblower tribunal to highlight thorny issue of journalistic privilege

Former diplomat appointed chair of the Press Council

Seán Donlon to replace Daithi O’ Ceallaigh as chair for three years

Is ‘sorry’ the hardest word? It’s certainly one of the most flexible

When they are used appropriately and with the right motivations, apologies can be a powerful healer

Ireland must play a daring role in debate on British membership of EU

‘The greatest damage of a UK exit would be to the close relationship built up between Dublin and London’

Newspaper editor and columnist with a great sense of fun

Paul Drury: July 24th, 1957 - March 8th, 2015