McDermott is to sue Twitter.

You want to know the difference between an anonymous tweet that was a fabrication and a BBC documentary which has testimony from several women who accuses him of "misconduct" and how they can be reported on differently?

Really? 😕

There is a court case against Twitter at the moment and you don't see the potential implications for Irish Media Organisations reporting on anonymous tweets which turned out be fabricated.

I hardly need to join those dots for you, do I?

I could start up a twitter account now, anonymously, and claim Marty Whelan touched me, do you think the Irish Media should report on that?

If it was seriously taken up by Marty's employer, yes I think they could have run an article.

Marty not in the Morning as Boarderest Hints at Misconduct

An anon user of Boards .ie (known as Boggles) has claim of unwanted advances from RTÉ Marty Whelan. Whelan who has had various different roles in the national broadcaster along with a stint with the now defunct Century radio, was not available for comment but his legal team says he has nothing to answer for these anon claims. RTÉ have said they have a robust system and have taken the view that Marty will not be able to host the shows until the allegations are fully investigated. We reached out to Boggles but they were unavailable for comment.

Then when it turns out to be fabricated, RTE will be sued, just like twitter.

Sue RTE for what?

If he was unfairly dismissed or their was a contract breach he would definitely have case. Did either of those 2 things happen?

My license fee pays for Marty Whelan, the man is a national treasure, he is welcome to it.

Ah but you see RTÉ sometimes have a completion bonus if you are successful in getting to the final year of your contract, Pat Kenny had one in his last contract with RTÉ.

Very stressful time for that man the past few years. All down to a nasty liar.

Hes a piece of a ****, a 27year old man messaging not to mind sleeping with a 17year old is a freak and in my book.