6 Feb 2017, 17:00
The proposed acquisition of CMNL Limited, formerly Celtic Media Newspapers Limited, by Independent News & Media will be the focus of the Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment when it meets with representatives from Independent News and Media; the Celtic Media Group; the National Union of Journalists; and a number of academics tomorrow.
06 February 2017
Committee Chair Hildegarde Naughton TD said: “The proposed acquisition of the Celtic Media Group of local newspapers by Independent News and Media (INM) plc has been referred for a full media merger review to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland by Communications Minister Denis Naughten. As part of this process, our Committee has been asked to make a submission on the proposed acquisition. To be more fully informed, the Committee has scheduled a meeting with the various stakeholders involved before we make a submission.”
This meeting will take place at 12 noon on Tuesday, 7 February 2017 in Committee Room 2, Leinster House. Committee proceedings can be viewed live here.
Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the move, through the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.
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