Irish newspapers join forces in call to cut VAT levy on print as news body chairman warns ‘future of journalism at crossroads’
Local and national newspapers in Ireland are calling on the Irish Government to slash the VAT rate on newspapers to…
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Irish journalists given formal access to court documents for first time to facilitate ‘fair and accurate’ reporting
A change in the law which has given journalists the formal right to access documents of court record in Ireland…
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Irish opposition party proposes €30m state funding to ‘secure future’ of print journalism raised through online ad levy
Ireland’s biggest opposition party has proposed €30m state funding and a digital levy to “secure the future” of Irish print journalism.…
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Ireland’s Taoiseach declares free press ‘essential’ after reportedly supporting Donald Trump’s criticism of the media at private lunch
The leader of the Irish Government has said he “profoundly regrets” if anyone in the country believes he does not…
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Ireland’s Sunday Business Post editor stepping down after four years at the helm
The editor of Sunday Business Post in Ireland has announced that he is stepping down. Ian Kehoe, who has edited…
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Irish media facing two-pronged attack from web giants and defamation laws, says press council chief
The Irish press faces a two-pronged attack from the likes of Facebook and Google and the country’s own defamation laws,…
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Former journalist Ian Bailey denied full retrial in murder probe case against Irish state
Former journalist Ian Bailey has vowed to fight on despite being denied a full retrial in his civil case against…
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Ireland could get Save Our Sources law after claims police watchdog grabbed journalists’ phone records
The prime minister of Ireland, Enda Kenny, is reportedly considering changing the law in relation to journalists' phone records. It…
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