The finance minister said journalism that makes people uncomfortable is “essential” and there should be “strong diversity” in Irish broadcasting. Mr Donohoe was speaking exclusively to Dion Fanning for a new episode of Ireland Unfiltered. This week, a new subscription news website called The Currency was launched by Ian Kehoe and Tom Lyons – the […]

7 years ago

Denis O’Brien’s Independent News and Media is set to be sold. The Irish Independent has confirmed that its parent company has agreed a sale to Belgian newspaper group Mediahuis for €145.6million. INM is the media company behind the Irish Independent, Independent.ie, Sunday Independent, Sunday World, The Herald, Belfast Telegraph and several regional newspapers. These titles include […]

7 years ago

The High Court has rejected a defamation claim by Denis O’Brien. The court has found in favour of Irish newspaper The Sunday Business Post following a suit taken against them by businessman O’Brien. The case referred to an article published by the newspaper in 2015 which named O’Brien. This afternoon, the newspaper issued a statement welcoming […]

7 years ago

‘The Story So Far’ airs next week… Controversial businessman Denis O’Brien is set to be the subject of a new RTÉ documentary, one that will feature contributions from both admirers and critics. The feature-length doc will look at the divisive O’Brien’s childhood growing up in Dublin to his early ventures in business, including a home […]

8 years ago

Donald Trump has released an attack on Hillary Clinton’s business ties, specifically mentioning Irish businessman Denis O’Brien. As part of a new strategy, Trump has released a series of emails to his followers entitled ‘Follow The Money’ which provide details on those who have donated to Hillary Clinton’s campaign or the Clinton Foundation, which she […]

10 years ago