Lawyers argue that the narrow concentration of media ownership and control in Ireland poses grave risks to freedom of expression and pluralism
Over the last couple of years I have written several items on this blog about the worrying lack of plurality in the Irish media market.
I have pointed in particular to the fact that a billionaire businessman, Denis O’Brien, owns far too wide a range of media outlets. And I have argued that such a concentration of ownership poses potential threats to Ireland’s democracy.
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