Martin Cullen on Privacy and the Public Person
At a riveting seminar (Media & Irish Society post Defamation Act, 2009), hosted by Hayes solicitors on 21 January 2009, Minister Martin Cullen spoke at length on the devastating affect media reporting, based on lies and untruths, has had on his life and, more particularly, his family and children. You can view the full-text of his speech on The Irish Times website.
The seminar was chaired by Mr Justice Peter Kelly and included talks from the following speakers: (click links to view seminar material)
- Geraldine Kennedy (Editor, The Irish Times);
- Professor Tom Mitchell (Chairman, Press Council of Ireland);
- John O’Sullivan (Journalist, The Irish Times);
- Andrew O’Rorke (Chairman, Hayes solicitors);
- David Phelan (Partner, Hayes solicitors).
Further coverage of the seminar can be found on the following pages of The Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0122/1224262843977.html http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0122/1224262843891.html
And on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Nqk5yDuRQ