The Government is "taking seriously" a request to review the role of a former editor of The Guardian newspaper on the Future of Media Commission. Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, said that Ms Cahill's experience "goes to the heart" of media ethics in Ireland. “I was contacted by Máiría Cahill on the evening of March 4 in relation to Alan Russbridge’s appointment to the commission and I have written directly to Máiría Cahill in response," Ms Martin said. "Like many abuse victims, her suffering was amplified by criticism and judgement by others," Ms Martin said. “It is critically important that society is properly served by a well-functioning media and Máiría Cahill’s experience goes to the heart of ethics in journalism.

Source: Irish Examiner March 07, 2021 13:03 UTC