Answer Qs, survive the punches: that's how political scandals were handled. Until now it seems.
Is accountability slipping, the Tánaiste was asked this week.
Source: thejournal.ie
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Gene Kerrigan: When 'Daredevil' Ditch and 'Batman' Paddy Cosgrave took on Niall 'The Joker' Collins
Dail ‘privilege’ allows politicians to say anything about anyone, free of the danger of being sued for defamation. So it was on Thursday that Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin hid behind Dáil privilege to create innuendo about the funding behind The Ditch website — it’s the Russians, apparently.
Source: independent.ie
NUJ criticises Tánaiste Micheál Martin's use of Dáil privilege to attack news website The Ditch
Séamus Dooley noted that, unlike TDs, journalists must act subject to “extremely restrictive defamation laws”.
Source: thejournal.ie
Michael Martin Attacks Ditch Website: 'It Is A Political Organisation'
News website The Ditch, which has revealed a series of damaging stories about politicians, has been attacked by the Tánaiste - who described it as a
Source: extra.ie
Tánaiste accuses Paul Murphy of 'weaponising' Sipo over Niall Collins complaint – The Irish Times
Martin accuses website The Ditch of distortion and creating a toxic atmosphere online
Source: irishtimes.com
Nine counties have fewer than five GPs providing abortion care
Politicians call for action as report finds service could be ‘untenable’ in some places
Marie Oshea Robert Troy Malcolm Noonan Department Of Health Green Party Oireachtas Committee On Health
Source: irishtimes.com
Collins feels the heat after solid hurling from the Ditch
World of Politics with Harry McGee The Ditch is an unusual creature on the Irish media landscape. It’s an investigative website which has specialised in exposing politicians and political operators who have made public declarations about their interests that don’t stand up to scrutiny. The Ditch has made its name for intensive detailed investigations into […]
Source: connachttribune.ie
Dáil Live: Niall Collins making statement on land sale as Tánaiste hits out at 'political campaign' by website – The Irish Times
Leaders' Questions gets under way in the Dáil but House awaits statement from Fianna Fáil TD Niall Collins
Source: irishtimes.com
Junior minister Niall Collins insists he did not break law over land sale in statement to Dáil
Junior minister Niall Collins today justified his wife’s purchase of local authority land as he insisted that “no laws were broken” in relation to the sale.
Source: independent.ie
Junior minister Niall Collins insists in Dáil statement he did not break law over land sale
Junior minister Niall Collins today justified his wife’s purchase of local authority land as he insisted that “no laws were broken” in relation to the sale.
Source: independent.ie