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Foley and the Irish Daily Star Sunday

The Press Ombudsman has decided not to uphold a number of complaints made on behalf of Mr Martin Foley by his solicitor about an article published in the Irish Daily Star Sunday on 28 February 2010 which featured his attendance at a gymnasium. The complaints were made under Principles 3.2 (Fairness and Honesty) and 5 (Privacy) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Periodicals.

Mr Foley’s solicitor complained under Principle 3.2 that his client neither consented to nor was aware that the photographs published in the article were being taken. He also complained that the taking of the photographs breached Principle 5.5. Since no evidence was presented that the photographs were obtained through misrepresentation or subterfuge (as would be required for a breach of Principle 3.2), or that the photographs were taken in a private place (as would be required for a breach of Principle 5.5), these complaints were not upheld.

Mr Foley’s solicitor also complained under Principle 5.1 about the publication of private information about Mr Foley. Principle 5.1 cannot reasonably be extended to prevent the publication of all information about an individual’s personal life and activities, however insignificant. It is unarguable that there can be occas

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Foley and the Evening Herald

The Press Ombudsman has decided to uphold a complaint made on behalf of Mr Martin Foley by his solicitor under Principle 2.2 (Distinguishing Fact and Comment) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Periodicals about an article in the Evening Herald on 8 December 2009. A number of other complaints about the article were not upheld.

The Evening Herald reported, among other matters, that Mr Foley had been arrested, detained by armed detectives, handed over to members of the Special Detective Unit for questioning, and had his car searched. Mr Foley’s solicitor maintained that these were unconfirmed reports reported as if they were fact. The newspaper maintained that all the statements in the article were correct.

The reports cited above, unlike others complained of which were attributed to the newspaper’s “sources”, were unconfirmed but were reported as fact. This was a breach of Principle 2.2 of the Code of Practice, which states that comment, conjecture, rumour and unconfirmed reports shall not be reported as if they were fact, and the complaint about these reports under Principle 2.2 is therefore upheld.
A number of other complaints about the article were not upheld.

Mr Foley’s solicitor also complained under Principle 1 (Truth and Accuracy)