Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Indeed. Many of my party colleagues right now would probably say that my Independent Group gets more publicity than any of them, which may or may not be true.

I want to talk to Mr. Feeney very briefly about the area of litigation in Ireland. The printed press, particularly, and, indeed, both TV stations and all radio stations operating in the Republic, are extremely sensitive to the litigious nature of the Irish citizen. How much is this impacting the proverbial hiding of stories?

We might think about some of the horrendous things that happened in this country down through the years that were buried until such a time as they were proved beyond any doubt - not beyond reasonable doubt but any doubt - that, in fact, that issue had occurred or the person had been maligned or whatever. Does Mr. Feeney think we need to look at the legislation governing litigation and the unmerciful or outrageous awards that are made from time to time?