Review of defamation laws underway, Leo Varadkar says, in wake of Denis O’Brien case
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said we need to get the balance right between free speech and people’s privacy.was not defamed in an article carried in the Sunday Business Post, he said a review of defamation laws is being carried out.
“But we always have to balance the need for free speech and the need for a free press but also the need to protect people’s privacy and people’s reputations.” “So we need to get that balance right. I think we can get it right but it does require a review and that review is underway.”While the article which led to this action predated the purchase of the Sunday Business Post by Kilcullen Capital Partners, the issues raised are of critical importance for the media in Ireland and therefore the new owners were happy to support the paper’s defence of this claim, it said.said: “The Sunday Business Post prides itself on its independence and objectivity.
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