Calls for inquiry into Irish media ownership
Report warns of ‘extremely grave concerns’ about concentration of power in Irish media; Most outlets are either owned or part-owned by Denis O’Brien or controlled by RTÉ
An expert report has called for the government to establish a cross-disciplinary Commission of Inquiry into the concentration of media ownership in Ireland.
The report concludes that “there are extremely grave concerns about the high concentration of media ownership in the Irish market, and in particular regarding the position of Independent News & Media and Mr Denis O’Brien”.
It said Ireland had “one of the most concentrated media markets of any democracy”, with ...
