Decided by the Press Ombudsman

The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold two complaints by Mr Danny O’Reilly that the publication of photographs of him in the News of the World on 14 November 2010 were in breach of Principles 1 (Truth and Accuracy) and 4 (Respect for Rights) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. No decisions could be made about a number of other complaints about the article.

The Press Ombudsman has decided that there is insufficient evidence to make a decision on a complaint by Mr James Gantley that an article published in the Irish News of the World on 21 November that described him as a drug trafficker was in breach of Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy) of the Code of Practice.

The Press Ombudsman has upheld a complaint by Ms Jackie Kelly that references to her in an article in the Sunday Independent of 24 October 2010 were in breach of Principles 1 (Truth and Accuracy) and 4 (Respect for Rights) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines.  Two other complaints about alleged breaches of the Code were not upheld.

The Press Ombudsman has decided that an article published in the Irish Daily Star Sunday was in breach of Principle 5 (Privacy) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines.

The Press Ombudsman has decided that there is insufficient evidence to allow him to come to a decision that three articles in the Evening Herald about an individual who was murdered were in breach of Principles 1 (Truth and Accuracy), 4 (Respect for Rights) and 5.3 (Privacy) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines.

The Press Ombudsman has decided that there is insufficient evidence to allow him to make a decision about a complaint that an article in the Irish Sun about a deceased person was in breach of Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines.

The Press Ombudsman has decided that there is insufficient evidence to enable him to make a decision about a number of complaints from a family member that an article published about a murder victim in the News of the World was in breach of Principles 1 (Truth and Accuracy), 3 (Fairness and Honesty) and 4 (Respect for Rights) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines.

The Press Ombudsman has decided that a number of inaccuracies in an article in the Sunday World about a man who had been murdered amounted to a breach of Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy) and 4 (Respect for Rights) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines.

The Press Ombudsman has decided that the Irish Daily Mirror made an offer of sufficient remedial action to resolve a complaint made by Mr Jerome Gibson about a breach of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines in an article published on l7 July 2010.

The Press Ombudsman has decided that the Irish Independent made an offer of sufficient remedial action to resolve a complaint by Mr Ramon O’Reilly that an article published by the Irish Independent on 21 July 2010 referring to his role in an industrial dispute was in breach of Principles 1 (Truth and Accuracy), 4 (Respect for Rights) and 5 (Privacy) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines.