Decided by the Press Ombudsman

The Press Ombudsman has decided that the Irish Independent has made an offer of remedial action sufficient to resolve a complaint by the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland that three articles published in that newspaper on 12 October 2010 breached Principles 1 (Truth and Accuracy) and 2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines.

The Press Ombudsman has decided that the Irish Examiner made an offer of sufficient remedial action to resolve a complaint by a man that two articles in the newspaper were in breach of Principles 1 (Truth and Accuracy) and 4 (Respect for Rights) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. A number of other complaints were not upheld.

The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a complaint made by Ms Patricia McCafferty that an article published in the Donegal Democrat on 9 September 2010 breached Principles 1 (Truth and Accuracy) and 2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines.

The Press Ombudsman has decided that the Irish Daily Mail made an offer of sufficient remedial action to resolve a number of complaints made by the Rev. Guy and Mrs Heather Chave-Cox about breaches of Principles 1 (Truth and Accuracy), of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines in articles published on 23, 24 and 27 August 2010. A number of other complaints were not upheld.

The Press Ombudsman has decided to uphold a complaint by the Rev. Guy and Mrs Heather Chave-Cox that a number of articles in the Irish Independent about a property in Co Sligo in which Mrs Chave-Cox has an interest were in breach of Principles 1 (Truth and Accuracy) and 4 (Respect for Rights) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. A number of other complaints were not upheld.

The Press Ombudsman has upheld a complaint by the Rev. Guy Chave-Cox that an article about him in the Irish Mail on Sunday on 29 August 2010 was in breach of Principles 1 (Truth and Accuracy), 2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment) and 4 (Respect for Rights) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. A number of other complaints about the article were not upheld.

The Press Ombudsman has upheld a complaint by the Rev. Guy Chave-Cox that statements about him in an article in The Sunday Times on 29 August 2010 about property in Rosses Point, Co. Sligo, in which his wife has a beneficial interest, were in breach of Principles 1 (Truth and Accuracy), 2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment) and 4 (Respect for Rights) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. A number of other complaints were not upheld.

The Press Ombudsman has decided to uphold a complaint by the ESB that an article in the Irish Independent of 21 October 2010 was in breach of Principle 2 of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines because it reported, as a fact, that a person had taken his own life because of his concern about an unpaid electricity bill. A second complaint about the same article was not upheld, and it was not possible to make a decision on a third complaint about it. He did not uphold complaints about a second article, published on 22 October.

The Press Ombudsman has decided to uphold a complaint by the ESB that an article in the Evening Herald of 21 October 2010 was in breach of Principle 2 of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines because it reported, as fact, that a person had taken his own life because of his concern about an unpaid electricity bill. A second complaint about the article was not upheld, and it was not possible to make a decision on a third complaint about it.

The Press Ombudsman has decided to uphold a complaint by the ESB that an article in the Carlow Nationalist of 26 October 2010 was in breach of Principle 2 of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines because it reported, as fact, that a person had taken his own life because of his concern about an unpaid electricity bill. A second complaint about the article was not upheld, and it was not possible to make a decision on a third complaint about it.