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Welcome to  the website of the Press Council of Ireland and  Office of the Press Ombudsman. Established in 2008, we consider complaints about newspapers (print and online), magazines and online-only news publications - view our full list of member publications.

We are independent of government and the press.

There is no charge for making complaints.

The standards our members commit to can be found in the Code of Practice of the Press Council.

We cannot consider complaints about publications that are not members of the Press Council of Ireland, or complaints about broadcasting or advertising.

We also promote press freedom and the right to freedom of expression.

Recent Decisions and News

A Woman and Independent.ie

The Press Council of Ireland has decided to uphold an appeal from the Newspaper against a decision of the Press Ombudsman.   Read on

A Woman and the IrishSun.ie

The Press Council of Ireland has decided to uphold an appeal from the Newspaper against a decision of the Press Ombudsman.  Read on

Ryanair and The Irish Times

The Press Ombudsman has decided that The Irish Times took sufficient remedial action to resolve a complaint made by Ryanair under Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy) and Principle 2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment) of the Code of Practice of the Press Council of Ireland. Read on