Micheál Martin: Ensure media is free from ‘overbearing influences’

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has called for the Government and opposition parties to take action to ensure media outlets are not pressured by “overbearing influences” in response to the Independent News and Media (INM) data breach controversy.

Mr Martin said he was watching events with “profound concern” and had been “taken aback by the revelations of the last week to 10 days”.

Last week, it emerged that the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) is examining issues surrounding the alleged data breach of private information relating to 19 named individuals linked to INM.