Kitty Holland, of The Irish Times; Denis O’Brien, owner of Communicorp
Last night.
At the Gate Theatre, Dublin.
Further to Denis O’Brien-owned Communicorp – which includes Newstalk and Today FM – banning all Irish Times journalists from the group’s radio stations…
…Following the newspaper’s columnist Fintan O’Toole saying he would no longer go on Newstalk in the wake of George Hook’s comments about rape…
… Kitty Holland, who is the Social Affairs Correspondent at The Irish Times, “confronted” Mr O’Brien about the ban…
Just tlking to Den O’Brien. Says ban on @IrishTimes journos nothing to do w him but @fotoole a “nasty” journo. All @NewstalkFM staff “angry”
— Kitty Holland (@KittyHollandIT) October 5, 2017
Like really! We were both at Gate theatre…I couldn’t leave and not confront him on the childish hypocrisy of the ban
— Kitty Holland (@KittyHollandIT) October 5, 2017
He said “ALL” staff angry at I Times. I told him they were not all angry. He said that’s what he was told and “nasty” journalism must stop
— Kitty Holland (@KittyHollandIT) October 5, 2017
I was talking to him after theatre at the Gate. .I had to confront him. .Ban is ludicrous
— Kitty Holland (@KittyHollandIT) October 5, 2017
Fair play. In fairness.
Thanks Sandra