Máire Whelan calls for defamation law review

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Attorney General Máire Whelan called for a review of defamation law at the Four Courts on 18 December 2015, to better protect court reporters.

She proposed considering protection for reports of court proceedings unless malice could be proved, alongside a requirement for court permission before related claims could proceed. Whelan said court reporting serves the constitutional principle that justice is administered in public and warned that litigation risks could affect reporting quality.