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<p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Jan 29, 2025</span> | <a href="https://pressombudsman.ie/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="https://pressombudsman.ie/category/press-releases/" rel="tag">Press Releases</a></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner et_multi_view_hidden"><p>The Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman has awarded its 2025 fellowship to Maeve McTaggart, a 26 year old Cork born journalist with the Irish Independent, for a news report on “How fraudsters are using fake ‘missing persons’ social media posts...</p>
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