Media
# media - Today’s News
10 great products to make more of your garden
Say no to gnomes this summer with IKEA garden furniture.
# media - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Breifne O’Brien to sit trial despite ‘negative publicity’
The businessman has failed in his bid to have a theft and deception case thrown out of court because of adverse publicity in the media.
# media - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
# media - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
TV3 unveils major expansion of its news website – including rolling news
TV3′s news website will now have a rolling live stream of news as well as hourly bulletins presented by its news anchors.
# media - Thursday 2 May, 2013
Column: I’m a pro-choice TD and I’ve never pretended to be anything else
Labour TD Anne Ferris says a Sunday Independent article ‘revealing’ her beliefs about abortion is irrelevant because she has gone on public record expressing her pro-choice beliefs.
Labour TD says newspaper ‘sting’ job on abortion beliefs was intended to mislead
A Sunday newspaper published transcripts from taped conversations between Anne Ferris and another Labour TD regarding their views on abortion legislation – but Ferris says the supposed ‘sting’ adds nothing new to her public position on the matter.
# media - Thursday 25 April, 2013
# media - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
# media - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Column: Decisions in the family courts will be open to scrutiny now the veil has been lifted
Until now, family court proceedings have been heard ‘in camera’ but new legislation will bring more transparency – and more confidence – to the system, writes solicitor Emma Heron.
# media - Sunday 31 March, 2013
Myanmar prepares for new era of uncensored daily newspapers
Burmese law will change from tomorrow – ending a regime where only state-run papers were allowed to issue daily editions.
# media - Monday 25 March, 2013
Column: It’s been an emotional upheaval but at least Cypriots are standing united
The people of Cyprus are no strangers to losing their belongings, as history has shown, writes Yiota Demetriou – who questions why her country is getting the short end of the stick.
# media - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
# media - Sunday 10 March, 2013
# media - Thursday 7 March, 2013
Interim examiner appointed to ‘Sunday Business Post’ newspaper
Mick McAteer of Grant Thornton is tasked with finding a viable business plan for the paper, which employs 76 people.
Examiner to be appointed to Sunday Business Post
The newspaper will apply to the courts for examinership later today.
# media - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
‘Irish Examiner’ and local papers sold in complex restructuring
The ‘Sunday Business Post’ will ask the High Court to appoint an examiner as the previous parent company enters receivership.
# media - Monday 25 February, 2013
NY Times to rebrand Herald Tribune in its own image
The 125-year-old offshoot of the defunct New York Herald Tribune will be rechristened sometime this fall as the ‘International New York Times’.
The Onion apologises for ‘offensive’ tweet about young actress
The newspaper described nine-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis with an expletive.
No surprises: Raul Castro re-elected president of Cuba
This is the second five year term for the 81-year-old Raul Castro who officially took over from his brother Fidel in 2008.
# media - Sunday 24 February, 2013
Column: Croke Park talks show there is no ease up on austerity
Trumpeting their success with the promissory note last week, up against the unions this week. We are not out of the woods yet, not by a long shot, writes Kieran Allen.
# media - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
What is Lily Allen on about?
We couldn’t possibly tell you.
# media - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Denis O’Brien awarded €150k in damages in defamation case against newspaper
Businessman Denis O’Brien has been awarded damages following his defamation case against the Irish Daily Mail.
# media - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
10 most insane headlines about Kate Middleton’s baby bump
All those questions you didn’t ask? They’ve been answered in these obsessive news stories.
# media - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
Game On? RTÉ to take on Off The Ball with new one-hour evening sports show
It’s a goodbye for Sport At 7, as Game On is introduced to 2fm listeners from next week.
# media - Friday 25 January, 2013
10 things we learned at Digital Biscuit today
The future of film, TV and video is being discussed at an event run by the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland: it has thrown up some interesting conclusions…
# media - Thursday 24 January, 2013
Fewer than one in ten people trust business and government leaders
Levels of trust in media of 45 per cent and NGOs of 63 per cent both rose by 10 percentage points in 2012.
# media - Tuesday 22 January, 2013
Here’s how the world reacted to the Kerry drink-driving story
The story of how Kerry County Council voted for a plan to allow rural drivers to have ‘two or three drinks’ has made a lot of headlines today. Here’s just a sample.
Report recommends giving EU power to protect media freedom
A report commissioned by the European Commission also suggests each country should borrow Ireland’s model for media regulation.
# media - Friday 18 January, 2013
Column: Yes, the media should report bad news, but cynicism mustn’t blind us
Of course journalists must hold politicians to account, writes Seamus Conboy – but Ireland needs confidence too.
# media - Friday 11 January, 2013
Dublin radio station hopes suicidal caller is getting ‘appropriate support’
A man called Dublin radio station FM104 yesterday evening and threatened to jump off a bridge at Loughlinstown.
# media - Thursday 10 January, 2013
Irish Daily Star re-appoints former editor and moves to Independent HQ
Ger Colleran back in the editorial hot seat as Star moves to Talbot Street – and Sunday World MD doubles up his role to take over managing director job there too.
# media - Monday 7 January, 2013
Newspaper licensing body issues statement on “paying for links”
Newspaper Licensing Ireland has issued a 64-word statement on its position on paying for links following much discussion online.
# media - Sunday 6 January, 2013
This is the week’s news… skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: Employed people get the Pat Kenny jitters; newspapers to save the interweb; Irish people want to be Swiss.
Ireland’s Deaf community feels neglected by media
With over 92,000 people in Ireland who are Deaf or have a hearing disability, are we ignoring an large proportion of our society?
# media - Friday 4 January, 2013
NNI: No objection to newspaper content “being used for personal use”
Statement from National Newspapers of Ireland does reiterate stance that “display and transmission of links does constitute an infringement of copyright” unless for personal use.
# media - Thursday 3 January, 2013
Unemployed Adam, 24, replicates ‘Jobless Paddy’ billboard stunt to find work
Adam Pacitti, 24, wants a job in the media – and has spent his last £500 on a billboard to attract some offers.
Al-Jazeera buys struggling US cable channel, launches push into America
The international broadcaster has bought Current TV in a deal aimed at allowing it to expand in the US market.
# media - Friday 28 December, 2012
Burma to allow daily private newspapers
It will be the first time since 1964 that non-state media will be allowed to publish news in the country.
RTÉ admitted ‘massive blunder’ over BBC arrangement during Falklands conflict
The Government was worried that an arrangement between RTÉ and BBC could lead to a national embarrassment.
# media - Monday 24 December, 2012
Can you spot the biggest Photoshop fails of 2012?
The ads in which legs and arms go missing – and some people grow extra fingers.























































