Seanad debates
Tuesday, 6 March 2007
Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed)
3:00 pm
Maurice Hayes (Independent)
What Senator Tuffy is requesting represents good journalistic practice. Publishers should try to establish the contra case before publication. Most conscientious journalists would do so. I agree with what the Minister of State has said. It should be left either to the courts or to developing codes of practice.
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