Not the role of a press council

Michael Foley's analysis (SBP 13/02/05) of what would have happened had the Irish press council and its code been in place during the Kevin Myers furore is completely wrong, and shows that he - like many politicians - misunderstands the role of such

Michael Foley's analysis (SBP 13/02/05) of what would have happened had the Irish press council and its code been in place during the Kevin Myers furore is completely wrong, and shows that he - like many politicians - misunderstands the role of such a body.

Mr Foley wrote: “The council would have found against the Irish Times, which would, one assumes, be forced to carry a damming [sic] adjudication from the proposed press ...