The Press Ombudsman has upheld a complaint that the Irish Examiner breached Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy) and Principle 2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment) of the Code of Practice of the Press Council of Ireland. On 1 June 2020, the Irish Examiner published an article reporting on a meeting of Kerry County Council which had taken place on 29 May. The complainant stated that the approved edited minutes of the County Council meeting on 29 May stated under Any Other Business that “Cllr. As the complaint could not be resolved by conciliation it was forwarded to the Press Ombudsman for a decision. Note: The complainant requested that the decision be reported in a manner which does not identify him.

Source: Irish Examiner October 08, 2020 16:45 UTC