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McDowell gets go ahead for defamation bill

Wednesday, 15 June 2005 16:59

The Minister for Justice's proposals for a new defamation bill have been given the go ahead by the Cabinet.

The Government has authorised Michael McDowell to draw up a general scheme for legislation in the area.

At the same time, a special working group is to be established to look into the protection of privacy.

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Morning Ireland: Seamus Dooley, Irish National Organiser, National Union of Journalists, gives his view on a possible privacy law and on defamation law reform
Morning Ireland: Mark Brennock, Chief Political Correspondent of The Irish Times, discusses the privacy law move which comes as the go ahead is given for the drafting of a bill on defamation

Michael McDowell
To draft new legislation

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