Ireland’s press freedom under ‘major’ threat

Ireland’s unhealthy concentration of media ownership poses a major threat to press freedom, according to the latest Press Freedom Index (PFI).

In one year, Ireland fell five places and is now ranked 14th out of the 180 countries on the index.

The PFI is an annual ranking of countries’ press freedom and is compiled by Reporters Without Borders or Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF).