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Court privilege under review THE NUJ will be making


Pictured at the annual awards dinner of the Northern Ireland Press Photographers Association in June are (from left) Belfast and District Branch Secretary Ciarán Ó Maoláin, his wife, Mary, NIPPA chairman Freddie Parkinson and Marie and Gerry Carson, branch chairman. NUJ members who received recognition at the Northern Ireland Press Photographer of the Year Awards include: Photographer of the Year – Liam McBurney; Runner-up photographer of the year – Hugh Russell, Irish News; Politics – Colm Lenaghan, Pacemaker Press (1st), Liam McBurney (2nd) Niall Carson, Press Association (3rd); Features – Mal McCann, Irish News (2nd), Mal McCann, Irish News (3rd); People – Niall Carson, Press Association (1st), Liam McBurney (2nd); Individual study – Hugh Russell, Irish News (2nd), Simon Graham (3rd); Picture story – Mal McCann, Irish News (1st), Liam McBurney (2nd), Michael Cooper (3rd); Business/PR – Hugh Russell, Irish News (3rd); Sports feature – John McVitty, Impartial Reporter (1st), Liam McBurney (2nd); Sports action – Hugh Russell, Irish News (1st); News – Kevin Scott, Belfast Telegraph (2nd); National Merit Awards – Liam McBurney, Alan Lewis, Life Member (Photopress), Colm O’Reilly (Sunday Life).


a submission to the Law Reform Commission (LRC) on its review of the law concerning privilege from defamation for reports of court proceedings. The LRC published a paper on its website, an Issues Paper on Privilege for Reports of Court Proceedings under the Defamation Act 2009(LRC IP 16-2018). Full details on http://


www.lawreform.ie. As noted elsewhere in this edition, court coverage is of enormous interest to NUJ members and the issue of court rules and privilege is extremely important. Comments


to info@nuj.ie.


Framework document opens the door for negotiations at Examiner


The group of unions at the Irish Examiner and its sister publications and radio stations has agreed a framework document with the new owners of the Cork-based daily national newspaper.


In July, The Irish Times took over Landmark’s


range of media, including The Irish Examiner, Evening Echo, BreakingNews.ie, seven local newspapers and the majority shareholding in WLR FM, as well as smaller holdings in two other stations. As soon as The Irish Times takeover was


confirmed, management met with the group of unions, which consists of the NUJ, SIPTU and UNITE, to discuss the future. The new owners committed to maintaining the core identity and independence of the various titles. The first step in the talks involved the unions and management agreeing a framework


document, which lays out the procedures that will be used in negotiations on terms and conditions of employment, and consultations on all other matters. The signing of this document now opens the door for both sides to bring any issues they want to the table for collective consultation and negotiation. The group of unions at the Irish Examiner and


its sister media has been revitalised and Ian McGuinness, NUJ Irish Organiser, has been appointed as the chairperson. Ian praised the work of all the NUJ reps, particularly current FOC, Sean O’Riordan, and Deputy FOC, Noel Baker, for the role that they have played in keeping the union alive and well at the Cork offices in recent years. He added that the NUJ will be working closely with full time officials and reps from SIPTU and UNITE, to raise any issues their members want them to bring to the table with management.


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