Seán Gallagher settles Tweetgate action with RTÉ

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Seán Gallagher settled his action against RTÉ in the High Court, reported on 19 December 2017. The case concerned a tweet read during a televised presidential debate in 2011 and Gallagher’s claims that the programme was unfairly edited and presented. RTÉ apologised, acknowledged failures in its statutory duties and paid substantial damages, with the settlement terms confidential.

The proceedings began in 2013. The report said the discovery dispute had been resolved and that the entire case had also been resolved.