Seanad debates

Wednesday, 10 December 2003

Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Defamation: Statements.

 

I do not believe newspapers are particularly inhibited. Let us look at some of the other institutions. I recall a journalist was forced to produce a grovelling retraction of an article he had written about a former Taoiseach and his relationships with a bank and the way it had forgiven certain substantial loans. The bank denied it. The unfortunate journalist had to retract and grovel and now it has been revealed that the bank was lying through its teeth. That is an appalling indictment of such institutions. However uncomfortable it may be, it is important for individuals and institutions to tell the truth in these matters.

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