O'Reilly praised with faint damns

Two interesting observations in a posting by Belfast Media Group's chief executive, Máirtín Ó Muilleoir. First, he contends that it is costing more than £1 to deliver each copy of the 70p Belfast Telegraph to certain areas of central Belfast. Second, he offers sarcastic praise to Tony O'Reilly, the chief executive of the Bel Tel's owner, Independent News & Media, for including copy in the Belfast title that originates in its Irish Republic papers. He writes: "What a strange thought that the most pro-unionist newspaper publisher in Ireland is actually doing more to educate unionists about the rest of the island than any of us." (Via From the balcony)