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Major Libel Victory for Former Youth Defence Leader

category national | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Monday April 23, 2007 09:24author by Al Wright Report this post to the editors

Independent apologise for libel to Niamh Uí Bhriain

Niamh Uí Bhriain, formerly chairwoman of Youth Defence, wins major libel victory against the Independent. The paper printed an apology for articles written in 1997 which defamed the ro-life leader. It took nine years for the matter to come to court as the Independent opposed a hearing at every turn.

Independent Newspapers have agreed to read an apology to leading pro-life activist, Niamh Uí Bhriain (nee Nic Mhathúna) in open court following a nine-year libel battle against the newspaper group, which has finally been settled. In what has been called a ‘major victory for pro-life activism and for free speech’ the Irish Independent also agreed to a printed apology.

In the printed apology, which appeared on page 3 of the Irish Independent on April 14th the Independent acknowledged that suggestions that the then Niamh Nic Mhathúna had been involved in violent activities were untrue, and admitted that she is ‘a person of the highest integrity’. The offending articles were written in 1997 when the pro-life leader was spokeswoman for Ireland’s largest and most visible pro-life group, Youth Defence. The apology wil be read in open court on May 1st.

Mrs Uí Bhriain is reported in the Irish Family Press as being ‘absolutely delighted’ with the outcome. ‘It’s been a long battle and, at times, a difficult one’, she said, ‘but we were sure from the outset that the truth would prevail. This is a victory for everyone who fights for unborn babies and their mothers.’

She thanked her legal team and her ‘wonderful family’ who had made the outcome possible. ‘I’d also like to share this victory with the entire pro-life community who have stood by me and supported me in this case for such a long period of time. The support I received was really extraordinary’, she said.

Mrs Uí Bhriain, who is expecting her third baby shortly, added that: ‘The media in this country have gone to extraordinary lengths to demonise and attack pro-lifers. Now the work done by Youth Defence and Mother and Child Campaign to protect mothers and babies has been vindicated yet again.’ She said that no-one should be intimidated by the wealth and resources of giant media groups, and that no newspaper or journalist had the right to defame individuals or to tell lies about those who worked to protect helpless children from the abortion industry. ‘Sometimes the sheer vindictiveness of what’s written to deter and intimidate pro-life activists is startling’, added Mrs Uí Bhriain, ‘Pro-life people are wrongly accused, defamed and attacked all the time. What was written about me was entirely untrue, and a slur on my character and good name. It needed to be challenged.’

Congratulations and good wishes have poured in for Niamh Uí Bhriain who says she is planning ‘a big celebration for everyone after the new baby is born.’

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Taking on the indo     Amy    Mon Apr 23, 2007 09:49 
   fair play     Rachel    Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:25 
   great stuff     go for it    Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:05 
   Ouch!     Jack    Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:23 
   Great news     Tommy Sheridan supporter    Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:32 
   Fair play for winning your case but Youth Defence's views are extremely irrational     Pro-choice    Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:56 
   Fat chance     Wuzzy    Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:59 
   Put up or..........     Me again    Mon Apr 23, 2007 13:52 
   The independent     Amy    Mon Apr 23, 2007 14:00 
 10   Nope     Wuzzy    Mon Apr 23, 2007 14:43 
 11   Hopeless     Jack    Mon Apr 23, 2007 15:32 
 12   Nope, not gonna work     Wuzzy    Mon Apr 23, 2007 15:42 
 13   hmmm     eva    Mon Apr 23, 2007 16:05 
 14   More diversion     Wuzzy    Mon Apr 23, 2007 16:10 
 15   no-hope     Jack    Mon Apr 23, 2007 16:29 
 16   Well done     Emma    Mon Apr 23, 2007 16:32 
 17   wuzzy     Rachel    Mon Apr 23, 2007 16:47 
 18   There WAS violence     history train    Mon Apr 23, 2007 16:55 
 19   Allegations and fuzzy wuzzies     Emma    Mon Apr 23, 2007 17:15 
 20   Maybe this IS fiction. Maybe it never happened...     Star trek    Mon Apr 23, 2007 17:19 
 21   nobody was convicted wuzzy     Rachel    Mon Apr 23, 2007 17:32 
 22   the full story please     Jack    Mon Apr 23, 2007 17:35 
 23   All squashed     Arthur the invincible    Mon Apr 23, 2007 17:35 
 24   justice     Elisa O'Donovan    Mon Apr 23, 2007 17:46 
 25   Justin     Jerry cornelius    Mon Apr 23, 2007 20:05 
 26   More evidence     Janspeed    Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:22 
 27   Ironic     Idel    Tue Apr 24, 2007 14:11 
 28   Careful when you start talking about Hitler     Janspeed    Tue Apr 24, 2007 15:32 
 29   Great     Lorna Johnson    Tue Apr 24, 2007 16:12 
 30   Lorna     Dorothy Gale    Tue Apr 24, 2007 19:02 
 31   costs     amy    Tue Apr 24, 2007 19:34 
 32   Apologies Lorna, I meant "Dorothy Gale"     Amy    Tue Apr 24, 2007 19:38 
 33   Not gonna work lads, sorry     Wuzzy    Tue Apr 24, 2007 19:50 
 34   Zilch     Dorothy Gale    Tue Apr 24, 2007 20:08 
 35   More YD Fascist links     Dorothy Gale    Tue Apr 24, 2007 20:23 
 36   Pathetic     Wuzzy    Tue Apr 24, 2007 21:05 
 37   Sore     Lorna Johnson    Tue Apr 24, 2007 21:28 
 38   Get Real     Dorothy Gale    Tue Apr 24, 2007 21:38 
 39   Shhh!     now, now    Tue Apr 24, 2007 23:42 
 40   loadsa money     Lorna Johnson    Wed Apr 25, 2007 08:23 
 41   Congratulations to YD...     socmot    Wed Apr 25, 2007 09:08 
 42   Amusing     Wuzzy    Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:07 
 43   Pack of babies     Lorna Johnson    Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:15 
 44   Where were the Swastika's, Anne?     King Leonidas    Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:03 
 45   Hot air from silly fanatics     Wuzzy    Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:05 
 46   Wishful thinking     Pro-choice    Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:10 
 47   Moot and irrelevant     Democracy rules    Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:20 
 48   Tut Tut     Arthur the invincible    Wed Apr 25, 2007 13:01 
 49   What the Indo said     Arthur the invincible    Wed Apr 25, 2007 13:51 
 50   Indo and integrity???     Jaysus    Wed Apr 25, 2007 15:06 
 51   Death rattle of Youth Defence     Pro-choice    Wed Apr 25, 2007 15:13 
 52   Leonidas     Dorothy Gale    Wed Apr 25, 2007 15:57 
 53   Lorna     Goldhawk    Wed Apr 25, 2007 16:28 
 54   to pro choice     rachel    Wed Apr 25, 2007 17:36 
 55   A dying breed - face it fanatics     Pro choice    Wed Apr 25, 2007 17:47 
 56   libel case     Rev Malcolm X    Fri May 04, 2007 15:16 


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