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
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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