Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan introduced an amendment to the Seanad to balance freedom of expression with the right to a good name. Photograph: PA
A Bill to reform the law on defamation returns to the Dáil after amendments were passed in the Seanad that for a defence, the publication must have been “fair in all circumstances of the case”.
The controversial Defamation
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