September 14, 2003

All the news that's fit to print ?

What do you think was the most important news story in Ireland last week - the fall-out over the Laffoy commission ? Maybe the impact of Anna Lindh's murder on Sweden's vote on the euro? Ireland's largest circulation newspaper, the Sunday Independent devoted it's front page to an analysis of DJ Carey's private life (DJ led the Kilkenny hurlers to victory today, and any day that sees Cork take a beating can't be a bad day). The story was all the more insidious by posing as a commentary on other paper's stories on the subject, before launching into a full-blooded 'dissection' of his personal life. I guess there is just no more mileage to be got from Bertie and Celia…


DJ has been at the forefront of efforts by GAA players to get better reward for their efforts. It looks they are getting a taste of what it is like to be a professional celebrity…


Posted by Monasette at September 14, 2003 11:13 PM
Comments

Personally, I think this marked a new low for the Sunday Independent - this once respectible paper has, over the last decade, pretty much charted a course straight into tabloid waters. They might as well just finish the job, print it on tabloid format paper and increase the size of the photos of page 2 of 'pretty models photographed on Sandymount Strand'. These day's there's more Irish news and Irish specific commentary in the Sunday Times.

Posted by: Smoke at September 15, 2003 10:49 AM

yes..it's hard to believe that the Sindo is still the number one newspaper in Ireland

/John

Posted by: John at September 16, 2003 10:50 PM