Post Script Post Script: Tourists’ poor appetite; banks’ apps tank; hacks stay home; tackling Big TechThe Business Post team takes a look at the scenes behind the stories
News Daniel Murray and Donal MacNamee among winners as Business Post wins three major journalism awards The Business Post’s Ben Haugh and Nadine O’Regan also won in the best magazine of the year category
Business Post's View Editorial: Failure to pass defamation reform bill would further erode democracyJury trials in defamation court actions are in no-one’s interest and should be abolished as soon as possible
Media Defamation case juries look set to be abolished despite adviceThe government is likely to ignore a recommendation from the Oireachtas Justice Committee to retain juries in defamation cases
Media Stopping the pressesPeter Vandermeersch, the self-confessed ‘hard and direct’ chief executive of Mediahuis Ireland, is bullish about the strategy of moving the company’s titles into a digital-only future
Media Havas team wins Newsbrands Power of Planning competitionThe company’s anti-racism project was the winner amongst 21 teams from media agencies
Health Tapes Investigative journalism award for the Business Post The publication won the NewsBrands Ireland award for its Health Tapes investigation, a series of reports by Aaron Rogan and Daniel Murray which revealed financial dysfunction and distrust in the health system
Media Business Post receives 13 nominations for Newsbrands Ireland journalism awards “These nominations are a tribute to the breadth of knowledge and talent across the newsroom,” Gillian Nelis, acting editor of the Business Post, said.
business Reaction: Businesses mixed on budget as hospitality groups criticise end of 9% Vat rateIbec says budget ‘broadly commended by business’ but several lobby groups take issue with decision not to extend special Vat rate for restaurants, hotels and pubs
Business Post's View Editorial: Vat rate cut is vital to support a core pillar of any functioning democracyNewsBrands Ireland estimates the cost to the exchequer of a zero per cent Vat rate on newspapers will be around €18 million, which is a relatively small investment by the government to support the industry
Media Willie O’Reilly: Zero Vat will protect our media, so that our media can protect us EU member states are now permitted to waive Vat on journalistic publications, in recognition of 'the vital role of the press in democracies’ so the Irish government needs to act on this now
Two journalism awards for the Business Post The Business Post secured two wins in the 2021 NewsBrands Ireland Journalism Awards last week, with Marion McKeone winning best foreign coverage and Rosanna Cooney securing the best young journalist award
The Business Post receives 13 nominations in Newsbrands Journalism AwardsThis newspaper received nominations across 11 categories, including scoop of the year and campaigning journalism
Dingle student’s story of dancer’s pandemic experience wins journalism prizeCiara Ní Ghéibheannaigh, from Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, was named student journalist of the year for her ’interesting and unusual story’ in the annual NewsBrands Ireland Press Pass competition
Willie O’Reilly: Pressing home the point that truth is not a luxuryAs guardians of values such as integrity, newspapers have a role to play in stopping the rot that is the eroding of trust on social media and virtual channels
Business Post chief executive appointed as Newsbrands Ireland chairmanColm O’Reilly takes up role representing news publishers, stating that ‘collaboration is vital to meet the challenges facing the industry’
