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Anton Savage: While everyone has a right to defend their reputation, lawyering up should be the last – not first – resort

There are many options when seeking resolution to a complaint, including approaching a newspaper or broadcaster directly, contacting the Press Council, writing a letter to the Ombudsman or sending a missive to the Media Commission

James Lawless: Abolishing juries amounts to a pyrrhic victory and utterly neglects the underlying problems

Everyone is agreed that defamation laws need to change, but differences have emerged on the role of juries

Shane Coleman: Sinn Féin rallying cry of ‘Tiocfaidh ár lawsuit’ poses serious questions for party

Liking the media is not a prerequisite for government, but respecting its right to do its job definitely is

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Editorial: Failure to pass defamation reform bill would further erode democracy

Jury trials in defamation court actions are in no-one’s interest and should be abolished as soon as possible

Defamation case juries look set to be abolished despite advice

The government is likely to ignore a recommendation from the Oireachtas Justice Committee to retain juries in defamation cases

Ex-INM boss Stephen Rae seeks compensation and apology from Council of Europe

Rae previously sued the publisher of the Sunday Times Ireland, RTÉ and a journalist

Retaining juries in defamation cases ‘a victory for democracy’

Retired High Court judge Bernard Barton welcomes findings of Oireachtas report into proposed legislation

Anton Savage: Russell Brand may change the world, just not in the way he intended

Brand is the first high-profile person to cause Alphabet to behave like a real employer and take responsibility for the wider behaviours of those in its pay

‘Chilling effect’ on free speech under reformed Irish defamation laws, Twitter claims

Social media platform says it can’t be the ‘arbiter of truth’ in cases of alleged libel

Daniel McConnell: Non-jury defamation trials are a must for a viable and independent Irish media

The legal sector may resist, but the call to end jury trials for defamation is logical and pragmatic

Abolishing right to jury in defamation trials ‘undemocratic’, retired judge to warn

Defamation trials currently have to be decided by a jury of 12, but an expert group has recommended that the power be given to judges instead

British courts to gain powers to throw out lawsuits designed to silence critics

Known as strategic lawsuits against public participation, the actions are often used by wealthy individuals to silence critics

Activist Bill Browder urges TCD to release free speech event recording

Financier Bill Browder, who spoke at the conference about defamation law, says Trinity should not bow to threats to freedom of expression

Trinity College Dublin blocks recording of defamation conference for fear of being sued

Event was held to raise awareness of strategic lawsuits against public participation by wealthy individuals to silence public interest reporting

Aer Lingus pilot awarded €200,000 for defamation criticises government’s libel reform plans

Padraig Higgins said jury trials in High Court defamation cases were needed to vindicate people who have had their reputations damaged

Simon Harris: juries 'inject huge uncertainty’ into defamation cases

The justice minister said that the government would reform Ireland’s defamation laws by ending the use of juries

Why anti-SLAPP laws are needed to stop powerful people censoring criticism

Jessica Ní Mhainín of the Index on Censorship says the power imbalance in SLAPPs must be changed

Firms taking SLAPP lawsuits should be ‘named and shamed’ - Mary Lawlor

UN’s special rapporteur on human rights defenders says strategic litigation against public participation increasingly favoured by businesses and politicians looking to “censor, intimidate, and silence critics”

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

There is strong support for reform of this country’s defamation laws. Media organisations have long struggled to publish certain stories, fearing punitive costs and damages. There are now signs that this may change, but there are also fears that privacy laws are increasingly being used to stifle the public’s right to know

Neil Brady: Online harm controls must be baked-in as technology advances

Ireland’s responsibility as the EU lead on countering online harm and defamation will be to implement solutions at scale, and the only way to do this is by taking a structural approach