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Tuesday 29 September 2020
The decision was taken after a continuing decline in circulation and advertising revenue in the sector.
Webb, the former CEO of INM Ireland, was one of the so-called #INM19 who allegedly had their emails accessed by an external company.
A number of different companies had been rumoured to buy the media group.
The man previously launched legal action against other newspapers including the Irish Times.
The NUJ said it is concerned about “the threat to confidential sources of information and the privacy of INM staff”.
Costs of the proceedings were also awarded to the ODCE against INM.
The State’s corporate watchdog had first sought to appoint inspectors to Independent News and Media in March.
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The State’s corporate watchdog will finally learn if it can appoint inspectors to Independent News and Media this afternoon.
The ODCE is seeking to appoint High Court inspectors to investigate issues concerning corporate governance at Ireland’s largest media company.
The ruling was made this morning.
It was announced in April that he would leave as soon as a replacement was found.
The company holds its AGM today.
The High Court had been hearing the second day of INM’s judicial review action against the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE).
The High Court has been hearing day one of Independent News and Media’s judicial review of the application by the ODCE for High Court inspectors to be appointed to the company.
It comes after a court ruling in favour of an agreement reached between INM and the ODCE.
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The Sinn Féin president has no truck with Minister for Communications Denis Naughten’s speech to the Dáil yesterday.
Pressure has been mounting on the minister today to clarify the situation, with the opposition claiming that the minister misled the Dáil.
Minister Denis Naughten is to make a speech on what he told INM about the media merger being referred to the BAI.
Micheál Martin said any violation of a journalist’s data should be a criminal offence.
The ODCE was due to make its application to have inspectors appointed to Independent News and Media at the High Court this afternoon. Things didn’t go entirely to plan however.
It comes on the back of an alleged significant data breach at the media group.
Earlier this week, INM wrote to the individuals who may have had their data searched.
“For a democracy to function, we need an independent press,” the Taoiseach said in Galway today.
The letter also details former chairperson of INM Leslie Buckley’s involvement in the breach.
Details of the ODCE affidavit have leaked through media outlets.
Many journalists’ confidential sources may have been compromised.
Today commentators pointed out that even people who are not connected to the media group may be impacted by the breach.
He said that confidentiality needed to be restored quickly at the newspaper.
An alleged significant data breach at Independent News and Media has come into the public domain.
There are now fears that journalists’ protected sources could have been compromised.
The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement is to apply to the High Court next month.
Buckley will exit the company at its EGM on 1 March.
The study sees the country drop from ninth last year to 14th this year.
The businessman claimed the dossier was part of a campaign to damage his reputation.
INM issued a statement this evening announcing Pitt’s departure.
Company chairman Leslie Buckley said traditional publishers should ‘demand payment’ from the online duopoly.
The newspaper group will put over €50 million into the retirement funds between now and 2023.
The company’s annual report was released today.
Ireland’s largest newspaper group has been asked “to produce books and records” about the reported bid.
ENGLAND HAS INTRODUCED new rules that could see people receive fines of up to £10,000 if they fail to self-isolate.
This means that anyone who has tested positive or has been a close contact of a Covid-19 case and fails to quarantine could receive a hefty penalty.
There have been some calls for a similar system here too, to prevent the spread of the virus and to stop any flouting of rules.
So today we want to know: Should people who fail to self-isolate be fined?
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