Platforming divisive NGOs, decrying the ‘far-right’ and praising Government schemes – these are the themes and contents of a number of taxpayer-funded articles produced by ‘independent’ media outlets, following State media regulator Coimisiún na Meán’s first spending splurge earlier this year.
Limerick speaks out on far right and ‘rise of coordinated vigilantism’; Tensions rise during anti-immigration protest in Galway; Wexford councillor hits out at Aontú colleague’s IPAS centre speech – ‘We have to be careful not to fan the flames of fascism’; Calls to remove man from Wexford town centre ‘making dreadful claims’ about Asian retailers are just some of the headlines topping articles brought to the public courtesy of State-funded journalism.
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