Defamation
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
Trinity College Dublin’s legal team have blocked plans to publish a recording of a conference discussing how Ireland’s defamation laws are used to silence freedom of expression, because the college fears it could be open to a defamation lawsuit.
TCD has also refused to release a recording of the conference to Index on Censorship, the free speech NGO which organised the event, unless the group draws up legal waivers and obtains the signatures of speakers.
