Peter Vandermeersch, former chief executive of Mediahuis Ireland, has been suspended by the company. Mediahuis, publisher of the Irish Independent and Sunday Independent, has suspended one of its most senior journalists after he admitted putting “words in people’s mouths” when using artificial intelligence (AI) software in some of his work. Peter Vandermeersch took up the post of Fellow “Journalism and Society” five months ago after a period as Ireland chief executive from 2022 to 2025. Altogether, this involves dozens of quotes.”In a statement, Mediahuis group chief executive Gert Ysebaert said “this should never have happened”. “I summarised reports using AI tools and worked from those summaries, trusting they were accurate,” he wrote on Substack.

Source: The Irish Times March 19, 2026 20:38 UTC