Presidential candidate Heather Humphreys has claimed that those who “speak out” against the “far left” get sued, after People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy initiated defamation proceedings against her.
Mr Murphy has begun legal proceedings against the Fine Gael candidate following remarks she made on RTÉ Radio 1 during a debate last weekend.
The remarks related to a 2014 protest in Jobstown against then tánaiste and Labour Party leader Joan Burton.
Mr Murphy and six other men were found not guilty of false impri
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