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irelandnewspaper.com is a free and independent online newspaper serving readers in Ireland and beyond. Access to our editorial reporting is free of charge, and editorial decisions are made on journalistic grounds—not purchased by advertisers, sponsors, commercial partners or outside interests.
Transparent independence: Ireland Newspaper is published and operated as a media brand of Bigmedia24 Dynamics Ltd. The company provides the legal and organisational framework, while the newsroom retains responsibility for editorial selection, reporting, analysis, corrections and presentation. Advertising and commercial relationships must be clearly distinguishable from independent editorial content.
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We distinguish between a demonstrable factual error, a complaint about journalistic treatment and a disagreement with an opinion or conclusion. Each is reviewed on its own facts. A request does not automatically require removal or alteration, but credible evidence will be considered seriously.
Our approach: Substantiated factual errors should be corrected as soon as reasonably practicable. Material corrections should be made transparently where appropriate. We may contact relevant parties, review source material, seek legal advice and preserve records needed to assess or defend the publication.
Where serious allegations concern an identifiable person or organisation, we aim to consider a meaningful response when fairness and the circumstances require it. Editorial independence means that the final wording, prominence and form of any correction, clarification or reply remain editorial decisions subject to applicable law.
Send a correction or complaintUsing this process does not remove any legal or regulatory right that may otherwise be available. Nothing on this page is an admission of liability, a waiver of rights or an agreement to a particular outcome.
How we handle personal information
Data controller: Bigmedia24 Dynamics Ltd. is the controller for personal data received through this contact page and the email routes shown here, except where another controller is expressly identified.
- Purposes: handling enquiries; assessing news tips; investigating corrections and complaints; responding to legal, commercial or reader correspondence; protecting systems and staff; keeping necessary editorial records; and establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.
- Legal bases: legitimate interests in operating and protecting an independent news service, taking steps connected with a requested service or proposed agreement, compliance with legal obligations, and consent where consent is specifically requested. Special rules and exemptions may apply to processing carried out for journalistic purposes.
- Recipients: authorised editorial or company personnel, contracted service providers, professional advisers and public authorities where access is necessary, contractually protected or legally required. We do not sell contact-message personal data.
- Retention: information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the relevant enquiry and any legitimate editorial, security, evidential, regulatory or legal record-keeping purpose.
- Your rights: depending on the circumstances, you may request access, correction, erasure, restriction, portability or object to processing. Some rights may be restricted where lawful journalistic exemptions, freedom of expression, legal obligations or legal claims apply.
Send data-protection requests to support@bigmedia24.com. You may also lodge a complaint with Ireland’s Data Protection Commission. Please provide only personal information that is necessary for your enquiry.
We do not make decisions about contact enquiries solely by automated means where those decisions would produce legal or similarly significant effects. Further information must be maintained in the site’s Privacy Policy.
Important legal and editorial information
These points protect sources, readers, affected parties and the newspaper by setting clear expectations before information or material is submitted.
Confidential sources and anonymity
We take legitimate source-protection concerns seriously, but confidentiality or anonymity is not created automatically by sending a message. It may be limited by law, court order, security risks or facts that independently identify a source. Do not send highly sensitive documents until a suitable channel and the intended basis of communication have been discussed.
Unsolicited material and copyright
Only send material you are lawfully entitled to share. Submission permits Ireland Newspaper and Bigmedia24 Dynamics Ltd. to receive, store, review and internally assess the material for the purpose for which it was sent, but it does not automatically transfer ownership or guarantee publication. Any additional permission required to publish protected material may be addressed separately.
Illegal, restricted or harmful content
Do not knowingly submit material that is unlawful to possess or disclose, subject to a publication ban or court restriction, obtained through unauthorised access, threatening, harassing, maliciously false, unlawfully discriminatory, sexually exploitative or infringing of another person’s rights. If material may be legally restricted, describe it first without attaching it.
No promise to publish or respond
Receipt of a message does not create an editor–source, adviser–client, contractual, employment or other fiduciary relationship. We do not promise publication, payment, confidentiality, return of material or an individual response unless expressly agreed in writing. Editorial selection remains at the newspaper’s discretion subject to applicable law.
Editorial information and external links
News and explanatory material is published for general information. It is not a substitute for professional legal, medical, financial or other regulated advice. Time-sensitive information should be checked with the responsible authority or professional. External links are provided for context or convenience and do not automatically amount to endorsement.
Advertising and commercial separation
Advertising, sponsorship, affiliate arrangements or other commercial relationships do not buy favourable editorial conclusions. Commercial material must be presented so readers can recognise its nature. Advertising enquiries are handled separately from editorial assessment, and acceptance of advertising remains subject to availability, suitability, law and written agreement.
Legal scope: This page provides contact, transparency and procedural information. It does not exclude or limit any right, remedy, duty or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited. Policies may be updated to reflect legal, regulatory, operational or editorial developments.