Calling Jim Corr an 'online quack' does not breach press council guidelines, says ombudsman

Musician's complaint against 'Daily Mirror' opinion column on vaccine scepticism was not upheld

Jim Corr

The Office of the Press Ombudsman has found that a characterisation of musician Jim Corr as an "online quack" has not breached the Press Council’s Code of Practice’s principle for "truth and accuracy".

In a decision published on Tuesday, the Press Ombudsman has not upheld Mr Corr’s complaint to the Ombudsman over an opinion column published in the Irish Daily Mirroron December 11 last.