The editor of the Sunday World appealed a decision of the Press Ombudsman to partially uphold a complaint from a woman about an article published by the Sunday World.
The editor submitted his appeal on the grounds that:
1. The procedures followed in making the decision were not in accordance with the published procedures for considering complaints.
2. That there had been an error in the Press Ombudsman’s application of the Principles of the Code of Practice.
At its meeting on 19 November 2025 the Press Council considered the appeal on the grounds relied upon and on the information, documentation and submissions made by both parties to the appeal.
The Press Council noted that the complaint that was the subject of the decision was the print version of the article and that while the online version of the article had been amended, no remedial action was offered by the publication to address the complaint about the print article.
The Press Council found that the appeal did not contain any evidence to indicate that the procedures followed by the Press Ombudsman were not in accordance with the published procedures for considering complaints. Nor did it find any evidence that the Press Ombudsman had erred in her application of the Principles of the Code of Practice. It therefore decided to reject the appeal.