Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 January 2024

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media

Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion

Ms Susan McKay:

Perhaps not one specifically named as such, but obviously every press ombudsman and press council has done its utmost over the years to maximise awareness of the service. This is just my personal attempt. I have only been in this job for just under a year and a half, so this is my personal attempt to bring a campaigning element to it. I really hope it will significantly up the awareness of the office. What we have heard today makes it very clear that it is very important that people know there is an alternative to using defamation. With many of our members in a fragile financial situation, the ongoing situation of having to deal with the threat of SLAPPs and other forms of defamation cases is just not sustainable.

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