I see Mary Lou is joining the compo culture brigade with a defamation lawsuit against RTE.
Well that’s a load of bollix. Should no one be able to bring defamation cases against the media?
I was looking for past pearl clutching 'dark days for democracy' fretting Astro. Still coming up short.
'legitimately reduce coverage'? That is quite illuminating, do you mean that they want to do this but up to now have only had illegitimate ways to do it?
Why are you talking about the 'media' as some kind of homogenous entity BTW?
Well he is so she will win ha ha
Interesting whataboutism, is there another TD currently engaged in a process like this?
It does seem to have been a bit of a sideshow bob style rake in the face for MLM.
Now everyone can speculate on why she is suing and dig up anything they want. The media can also legitimately reduce coverage on SF or not send out invites to debates due to ongoing legal action and the SF followers have no pearl clutching recourse anymore.
Help me out here, I am trying to find your concern when other politicians threatened the media with action blanch.
There would be posts about 'dark days' from you and the lads surely?
Japers. The claim was it was a SF claim. Francie showed SF weren't privy to the details. You read that as proof they are censoring free speech? To quote a dear friend, 'wow, just wow'.
Seems to me some poster has gotten rid of the presumption of innocence at the core of our democracy. Sinister.
About now somebody would row in with the deep hate and obsession about MLMD and posting a lot in the thread and mysogny shyte. But its the wrong party.
You are in a hole on this one so deep nobody can see that far down.
If even Francie Brady doesn't know why Mary-Lou is suing RTE, then it has been the most successful SLAPPS exercise ever.
Melodrama much?
’a dark day for democracy’ is a nice touch.
The issue is that free speech is curtailed because RTE and other media outlets know the reason for the litigation and will not touch the subject while the case is ongoing. The public don't know the reason, and democracy is damaged.
The mere fact that no one has much of a clue about her complaint is a demonstration of success for Sinn Fein in censoring free speech and damaging democracy. RTE know and they will refrain from questioning her in that way until a court case, which will not happen as Sinn Fein and Mary-Lou will delay it at every turn.
Now Francie that you have dug a hole halfway to Australia or nailed yourself to a cross on the basis that everything is ok because nobody knows what the litigation is in relation to, it is time to give you a cold touch of reality. What you are missing in your desperate attempts to defend Sinn Fein and Mary-Lou at every turn is that that is the exact reason for a SLAPPS - hiding the information from the public.
Mary-Lou knows what she is suing for, so do RTE, but the public doesn't know. Complete success for Mary-Lou in her SLAPPS action. I am also pretty sure that every other media outlet has got a solicitor's letter telling them not to mention the reason for the litigation or they will be sued as well. Slam-dunk for Mary-Lou in censoring free speech and threatening democracy. Whatever the subject of the litigation, no media outlet will go near it for fear of similar action. A dark day for democracy.
That is what you are defending, and what is worse, you have built your whole defence around the very reason that a SLAPPS is taken - nobody knows exactly what it is about (apart from Mary-Lou and the media). I have let you hang yourself on this until you have dug yourself so far into the hole that there is no coming back.
The only honorable thing that Mary-Lou can do at this stage is come clean on what exactly the case is about. Otherwise she, supported by you, is threatening our democracy.
Surely after one or two wins vs SF you’d have a case for harassment against them if they kept suing you. Easy win for a journo.
Nothing snide in the truth.
Why did you say I brought MB into it when I didn't.
Why did you say SF are taking the case when they plainly aren't?
Why did you try to make something of how the story reached the media when you didn't know what you were talking about?
This should be fun😁
What question is she sueing em over?
and we are back to snide comments.
BA will say anything when in that hole he keeps digging.
You brought up Maria Bailey
No he didn't.
You do realise that is SF declining to comment on a case before the court?
They also said (the bit you omitted to give an impression)
While Sinn Féin sources said they did not know what the litigation was in relation to and ‘had not asked’,
Which bit of that are you having difficulty with?
SF don't know what exactly it is about, like you and like me.
Penny dropping here?
So now you are saying it is Mary Lou who is suing RTE and it has nothing to do with Sinn Fein?
This was the comment I removed, nothing to do with "sources". Unfortunately with your carry on I find it is better to reduce content or you head off on a tangent.
On Tuesday a Sinn Fein spokesman said: “”This is now a matter in litigation before the courts and it would be inappropriate to comment.”
Also for clarity:
The public know about it the same way they know about other cases lodged, Irish Legal News reported it on the 26th April and the media subsequently picked up on it.
Not everything is a Sinstershinner conspiracy BA.
😁😁
They were asked for comment. Funny you only took that bit of the quote...you wouldn't be trying to cod the people would you BA?
For clarity (which BA seems immune from):
While Sinn Féin sources said they did not know what the litigation was in relation to and ‘had not asked’, suggestions that it stemmed from this interview ‘have not been contradicted’.
A spokesman for the party would not confirm yesterday what the legal action was based on. ‘This is now a matter in litigation before the courts and it would be inappropriate to comment,’ they told the Irish Daily Mail.
A lot of ducking and diving going on in this thread.
If it was a private case, then why was it declared to the press by Sinn Fein
You brought up Maria Bailey, 2015 the incident happened, 2019 the details of case came out.
If this was a private case how does everyone know about it and Sinn Fein are making comments
Get up the yard
In a private case.
MLMD issued the writ through a firm of solicitors.
Are SF mentioned as plaintiffs?
I await back up for this contention.
The leader of SF, MLMD.
Can you back that up?
Where did you see SF's name on the case?
Mary Lou and Sinn Fein launched the case....
So who is rattled?
You didn't answer the question again.
Is this basically what you are alleging here?
SF are trying to shut down the media.
SF are trying to shut down chat shows.
If SF were M. D. Higgins they would try and shut down comedians.
And something something Chay Bowes/P. Cosgrave
MLM and SF are taking the risk that she loses,yes
RTE usual form is to settle these matters out of court
If it goes to court,it will be a publicity nightmare for SF I think,if RTE has a bullish team protecting public money up at the High court-they could be in the humour to air dirty laundry
Its important that these cases aren't just used as a threat against the public purse,that they be heard
Surely that does the opposite of silencing thr media. If I’m a journalist and I see a politician suing, after a truthful story comes out, and losing. That emboldens me to report the truth, as I know the law is on my side.
You are talking in riddles.
Its grade c level,mccarthyism,reds under bed,rubbish really
If sf cured cancer,theres a large cohort of population (whom mainly suffer from rickets,and confined to using msg boards) ,would be straight on complaining,they put doctors and pharma sector outta work🤣🤣
A NI assembly election on in less than a week and they need to resort to this nonsense as polling figures have em rattled
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