Irish print firm accused of blackmail

An Irish media group, Thomas Crosbie Holdings, which publishes the daily Irish Examiner, has accused a print firm of "commercial blackmail" in a disputed claim for £8.3m. Its lawyers told Dublin high court that the contract printers, Webprint Concepts, threatened to block the production of supplements and advertising inserts for 17 of its papers in order to pressure Crosbie to pay up. The judge granted a temporary injunction to prevent the action going ahead while talks are held to resolve the dispute. (Via Print Week)