Unit: Press Council of Ireland

Press Council of Ireland

Tuesday 6th of November 2007 - still active

Independent press regulation body; prior to 2006, similar functions were exercised by the Press Industry Steering Committee (2004-2006), which proposed the creation of the Press Council of Ireland and election of the Press Ombudsman

From date: 2007-11-06
To date:
Source: CRO lists date of registration as 06/11/08; see also http://www.pressombudsman.ie/ (which has 1 Jan 08 as start)
Confidence: Quite Confident
Legal forms: Private limited company
- Source: http://www.pressombudsman.ie/
- From date: 2007-11-06
- Confidence: Not Confident
Functions: Regulatory (over public and private sectors)
- Source: http://www.pressombudsman.ie/
- From date: 2007-11-06
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Functions: Adjudication - Grievance Handling
- Source: http://www.pressombudsman.ie/
- From date: 2007-11-06
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Policy domains: Recreation, Culture, Religion
- Source: http://www.pressombudsman.ie/
- From date: 2007-11-06
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Source: http://www.pressombudsman.ie/; S.I. No. 216/2010
- Description: Had an advisory role in the creation of the Press Council
- From date: 2006-01-01
- To date: 2010-06-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Parents: Department of Justice and Law Reform
- Source: S.I. No. 216/2010; S.I. No. 138/2011
- From date: 2010-06-02
- To date: 2011-04-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Justice and Equality
- Source: S.I. No. 138/2011; S.I. No. 452/2020
- From date: 2011-04-02
- To date: 2020-11-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Justice (II)
- Source: S.I. No. 452/2020
- From date: 2020-11-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Counties: Dublin
- Source: http://www.pressombudsman.ie/
- From date: 2006-01-01
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Cofog: broadcasting and publishing services
- Source: http://www.pressombudsman.ie/
- From date: 2007-11-06
- Confidence: Very Confident

Associated Events
Name	Date	From	To
Press Council of Ireland	2007-11-06		Press Council of Ireland

Unit Information

Press Council of Ireland