Jim O’Callaghan Plans to Reform Defamation Legislation in Aftermath of Gerry Adams’s High Court Victory - 03/06/2025 episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 3, 2025 · 8 MIN

Jim O’Callaghan Plans to Reform Defamation Legislation in Aftermath of Gerry Adams’s High Court Victory - 03/06/2025

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A current defence strategy in defamation cases — which has yet to succeed — is to be strengthened under proposals from Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan.A law lecturer in Trinity College Dublin said no defence under Section 26 of the Defamation Act 2009 — which allows publishers to argue publication was fair and reasonable and in the public interest — has ever succeeded in this country.Eoin O’Dell said that no Section 26 defence has ever succeeded in this country, and Eoin spoke to us on The Agenda this morning about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A current defence strategy in defamation cases — which has yet to succeed — is to be strengthened under proposals from Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan.A law lecturer in Trinity College Dublin said no defence under Section 26 of the Defamation Act...

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