Banking Inquiry to hear from former Irish Independent, Irish Times and RTÉ editors

25/03/2015

The Oireachtas Banking Inquiry will continue the media module as part of its context hearings tomorrow, Thursday, 26th March when it will hear from Gerry O’Regan, former editor of the Irish Independent; Michael Doorly, former Financial Director and now Company Secretary at Independent News & Media; Maeve Donovan, former managing director, and Geraldine Kennedy, former editor, of the Irish Times; and Ed Mulhall, former head of news and current affairs, and Paul Mulligan, Head of Commercial Operations at RTÉ.

The schedule for the hearings in Committee Room 3, Leinster House is:

Thursday 26th March 2015

9.30am – Independent News and Media
Gerry O’Regan, former Editor of Irish Independent
Michael Doorly, former Financial Director and now Company Secretary at Independent News & Media

11.45am – The Irish Times
Maeve Donovan , former Managing Director,
Geraldine Kennedy, former Editor

2.30pm – RTÉ
Ed Mulhall, former Head of News and Current Affairs
Paul Mulligan, Head of Commercial Operations at RTÉ

Chairman Ciaran Lynch TD: “Tomorrow we will continue our context phase hearings on the role of the media during the property boom in the lead-in to the banking crisis and any changes in approach after the crisis. We will hear from Gerry O’Regan, former editor of the Irish Independent; Michael Doorly, former Financial Director and now Company Secretary at Independent News & Media; Maeve Donovan, former managing director, and Geraldine Kennedy, former editor, of the Irish Times; and Ed Mulhall, former head of news and current affairs, and Paul Mulligan, Head of Commercial Operations at RTÉ.

“In particular, we will consider the role in mainstream media for scepticism about the sustainability of the housing boom or the strength of the broader economy; potential conflicts of interest among media organisations; the promotion of property ownership over other forms of tenure; and the prevailing view that there would be a soft landing.”

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Committee Membership

Deputies

Ciarán Lynch (Chairman)
Pearse Doherty
Joe Higgins
Michael McGrath
Eoghan Murphy
Kieran O’Donnell
John Paul Phelan

Senators

Sean D Barrett
Michael D’Arcy
Marc MacSharry
Susan O’Keeffe