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Irish Times
30-07-2025
- Politics
- Irish Times
High Court refuses Gript's application for stay on publication of Press Council decision
The High Court has refused to stay an obligation on conservative news website Gript to publish a Press Council of Ireland decision upholding a complaint against the outlet. Lawyers for Gript Media Ltd, which operates the Gript site, on Wednesday sought the stay as part of judicial review proceedings it wants to bring against the Press Council. Gript wants to quash a recent decision of the Press Council, which upheld a Press Ombudsman finding that the outlet breached the council's code of practice in publishing two articles in October 2024. The articles relate to a diploma course run for secondary school teachers by Dublin City University (DCU) on Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) and Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE). The articles reported on the purported material contained on the course, according to Gript's court documents. READ MORE DCU subsequently filed a complaint with the Press Ombudsman over the articles. The Press Ombudsman, in a May 1st decision, held that Gript, in publishing the articles, breached the Press Council's code of practice in three respects – truth and accuracy, fair procedures and honesty, and privacy. Gript is a member of the Press Council, and is obliged to abide by the council's code of practice. Gript unsuccessfully appealed the Press Ombudsman's decision to the Press Council. In a June 18th decision, the council upheld the finding of the ombudsman. Arising from this, Gript is obliged to publish the Press Council's decision on DCU's complaint on its website, and annotate the offending articles with a reference to the decision. In the High Court on Wednesday, Conor Rock, barrister for Gript, sought a stay on this obligation, pending the outcome of his client's judicial review proceedings against the Press Council. Mr Rock made the application on an ex-parte basis, with only Gript represented in court. Mr Rock noted that the Press Council had published its decision, and the stay application was a question of whether or not his client should be sanctioned – that is, through publication of the decision on the Gript website – pending the outcome of the proceeding. Mr Rock said his client took issue with having to include a specific reference in the articles in question, 'effectively saying' that the reports weren't truthful or accurate, breached privacy, and weren't honest. He said this could result in a breakdown in trust between Gript and its readers. Even in the event his client is successful in quashing the Press Council decision, this trust cannot be easily quantified in damage, Mr Rock said. 'It's that independent trust with the readership that's at stake here,' he said. Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty refused the application for a stay. She noted that Gript agreed that the decision is already available publicly, and in those circumstances, she said she did not believe it was prejudicial to Gript to have to publish it. She said the matter could be addressed in terms of damages. The case returns in October.
BreakingNews.ie
30-07-2025
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Court refuses Gript's application for stay on publication of Press Council decision
The High Court has refused to stay an obligation on conservative news website Gript to publish a Press Council of Ireland decision upholding a complaint against the outlet. Lawyers for Gript Media Ltd, which operates the Gript site, on Wednesday sought the stay as part of judicial review proceedings it seeks to bring against the Press Council. Advertisement Gript wants to quash a recent decision of the Press Council, which upheld a Press Ombudsman finding that the outlet breached the council's code of practice in publishing two articles in October 2024. The articles relate to a diploma course run for secondary school teachers by Dublin City University (DCU) on Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) and Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE). The articles reported on the purported material contained on the course, according to Gript's court documents. DCU subsequently filed a complaint with the Press Ombudsman over the articles. The Press Ombudsman, in a May 1st decision, held that Gript, in publishing the articles, breached the Press Council's code of practice in three respects – truth and accuracy, fair procedures and honesty, and privacy. Gript is a member of the Press Council, and is obliged to abide by the council's code of practice. Advertisement Gript unsuccessfully appealed the Press Ombudsman's decision to the Press Council. In a June 18th decision, the council upheld the finding of the ombudsman. Arising from this, Gript is obliged to publish the Press Council's decision on DCU's complaint on its website, and annotate the offending articles with a reference to the decision. In the High Court on Wednesday, Conor Rock, barrister for Gript, sought a stay on this obligation, pending the outcome of his client's judicial review proceedings against the Press Council. Mr Rock made the application on an ex-parte basis, with only Gript represented in court. Mr Rock noted that the Press Council had published its decision, and the stay application was a question of whether or not his client should be sanctioned – that is, publication of the decision on the Gript website – pending the outcome of the proceeding. Advertisement Mr Rock said his client took issue with having to include a specific reference in the articles in question, 'effectively saying' that the reports weren't truthful or accurate, breached privacy, and weren't honest. He said this could result in a breakdown in trust between Gript and its readers. Even in the event his client is successful in quashing the Press Council decision, this trust cannot be easily quantified in damage, Mr Rock said. 'It's that independent trust with the readership that's at stake here,' he said. Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty refused the application for a stay. She noted that Gript agreed that the decision is already available publicly, and in those circumstances, she said she did not believe it was prejudicial to Gript to have to publish it. She said the matter could be addressed in terms of damages. The case returns in October.
Irish Times
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Times
Ruth Coppinger apologises for calling journalists ‘very pathetic' in late night tweet
People Before Profit TD Ruth Coppinger has apologised for calling journalists 'very pathetic' after they supported the right of Gript journalists to ask questions at a press conference last week. Speaking to journalists on the plinth at Leinster House on Tuesday afternoon, Ms Coppinger and fellow TD Paul Murphy defended their decision not to accept questions from Gript, a right-wing online news outlet, and said they would continue to boycott them. Subjected to intense questioning from other journalists, Ms Coppinger eventually apologised for calling journalists 'very pathetic' for standing up for Gript's entitlement to ask questions, in a tweet sent in the early hours of Saturday morning. Ms Coppinger and Mr Murphy said Gript was not a normal media outlet, insisting it was a 'propaganda arm of a violent right-wing extremism'. READ MORE Ms Coppinger said she was subjected to 'relentless trolling, vile misogyny and serious threats' online in the past week, including death threats to the gardaí. Asked directly if Gript was to blame for this, Mr Murphy replied: 'Yes.' In a statement issued earlier this morning, Ms Coppinger said Gript did not have an Oireachtas pass and was facilitated by right-wing parties in the Dáil . In fact, Gript does have an Oireachtas pass. She also said Gript was 'not a good-faith actor' and 'spreads misinformation and hate', along with a number of allegations about the publication. In a statement, Gript editor John McGuirk said: 'Gript Media is a fully regulated member of the Press Council and bound, as all other member publications are, by its code of practice which specifically prohibits under principles one and eight respectively the 'misinformation and hate' deputy Coppinger accuses us of promoting.' He pointed out that the Press Council had 'never found against Gript Media under the relevant principle (principle eight) prohibiting incitement to hatred'. 'Deputy Coppinger is of course within her rights to decline to answer a question, but it is borderline absurd to blame this publication for the hostile public reaction to her decision and the reasoning behind it. Gript Media is not responsible for the views of Conor McGregor, or any other person. If her declining to engage with us provokes a negative public reaction, that is a matter for deputy Coppinger. Our reporter asked deputy Coppinger a perfectly reasonable question about her views on deportations, which I note she continues to decline to answer,' he said. Mr McGuirk added: 'We make no secret that our journalism has a conservative, right-leaning editorial disposition – we are nothing other than transparent about that. However, we are committed to the principle that it is journalism and that it contributes to much-needed media diversity.'
