It’s only words: The fight to thaw the chilling effect of Ireland’s restrictive defamation laws | Business Post

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It’s only words: The fight to thaw the chilling effect of Ireland’s restrictive defamation laws | Business Post
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Ireland's restrictive defamation laws have often hampered the ability of journalists and media outlets to hold powerful people to account, experts say. ​​ ​Now there are signs that things might be changing – but it's complicated. Here's why it matters.

​​​​In December 2018, a story began to circulate around Ireland; a story about an unnamed world famous Irish sports star who had been interviewed by the Gardaí about an alleged incident.

It started in WhatsApp message groups, then spread to social media, and to the real world, where in homes and pubs and coffee shops all over the country people were speculating about who the sports star might be.

 

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