When questioned last Monday by RTÉ over her startling claim about Ms Guerin, Gemma refused to elaborate, writes Michael Clifford

Irish Independent editor Fionnán Sheahan told his colleague Anne Harris that garda whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe was a paedophile, the Charleton tribunal has been told.

A defamation action by public relations consultant, Monica Leech, over a December 2004 article in the Irish Independent has been settled.

The Public Accounts Committee has hit out at what it says is a "profound professional disagreement" between senior members of the force.

Media groups have hailed a decision by the European Court of Human Rights which upheld an appeal by Independent Newspapers regarding a record €1.25m libel payout.

The Court of Appeal has ruled the “interests of justice” warrant the dismissal of libel proceedings by communications consultant Monica Leech over an article published in the Sunday Independent 12 years ago.

Ireland continues to have one of the most repressive defamation regimes worldwide according to NewsBrands, the representative body for the national newspaper industry.

I would often say how worrying it was that Denis O’Brien had such control over the Irish media, writes Alison O’Connor

Long-serving Irish Examiner columnist Colm Rapple has passed away following a short illness.

A journalist has settled her defamation action against her former employers, Independent Newspapers.

Independent Newspapers has apologised to one of its former journalists Gemma O'Doherty as part of a settlement of a High Court defamation action.

Journalist Gemma O’Doherty was yesterday hailed for her “exceptional” work by the very company that made her redundant more than a year ago.

The Supreme Court has reduced a €1.87m libel award to communications consultant Monica Leech to €1.25m.

Gerry Adams says he has instructed his lawyers to take "appropriate legal action" against Independent Newspapers.

So there is life in the old dog yet. After a long and extended period, during which the end of the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) was being heralded by some, a fresh wave of companies and equity issuance suggests something different is afoot.

The State has been allowed seven weeks to complete preparing a book of evidence in the case of a Garda awaiting trial for possessing child porn images and movies.

A garda awaiting trial for possessing more than 650 images of child sexual abuse has lost a legal bid to remain anonymous.

Staff at Independent Newspapers face losing nearly half of their pension benefits.

A pregnant woman whose employer tried to make her redundant while she was on maternity leave and cut off her mobile phone and internet access while she was in labour has been awarded €52,000.

Independent Newspapers has launched an investigation into the decision to publish topless photographs of Kate Middleton in the Irish Daily Star.

Legal advice is being sought on the use of travel allowances by TD's Joe Higgins and Clare Daly.

Telecoms billionaire Denis O’Brien has upped his shareholding in Independent News & Media (INM) to 29.9%, placing him on the cusp of outright control of the business.

TRIBUTES were paid yesterday to the editor of the Sunday Independent, Aengus Fanning, who has died following a battle with cancer.

A LIBEL action taken by Wayne O’Donoghue, who was convicted of the manslaughter of 11-year-old Robert Holohan in 2005, has been settled in the High Court.

In court, a bruised ego is more valuable than a broken back, writes Dan Buckley

Journalist Sam Smyth has told a court today that he will meet an application by Tipperary politician Michael Lowry head on in a defamation action.

MARTIN CULLEN has told how political colleagues – with the exception of Mary Harney and Bertie Ahern – largely avoided him when the media coverage about the Monica Leech issue was at its height.

THE Irish Examiner has been chosen as Ireland’s Newspaper of the Year for 2009.

INDEPENDENT News & Media (INM) has appointed Vincent Crowley to the post of group chief operating officer, with immediate effect.

Vincent Crowley has been appointed group chief operating officer of Independent News & Media (INM) with immediate effect today.

FORMER Fás boss Rody Molloy refused to accept the findings of an internal audit report on overspending in 2007, complaining to the board of the agency that the investigation did not show “courtesy” to senior management.

The Competition Authority has launched an investigation into a planned deal that would see Dublin's two daily freesheets being merged into one.

The Supreme Court has ruled that Independent Newspapers must give Monica Leech €750,000 of her libel award, pending the company's appeal.

INDEPENDENT News and Media (INM) has declined to comment on speculation over which specific non-core assets it is looking to sell, but it is believed that no Irish subsidiaries are due to be offloaded.

STAFF at Independent Newspapers (Ireland) are expected to reluctantly vote in favour of company-wide pay cuts today in order to avoid the threat of job losses as part of the company’s wide-reaching cost-cutting plans.

FINE GAEL MEP Jim Higgins and former Fine Gael Minister for Agriculture Ivan Yates have secured €100,000 each, plus their legal costs and an apology, in settlement of their libel action over two articles in the Sunday Independent newspaper.

AN investigation is underway after free copies of the Irish Independent newspaper were given out in Galway voting centres during last Thursday’s vote on the Lisbon Treaty.

A PLANNING decision on a multi-million-euro revamp of one of Dublin city centre’s busy shopping areas has been delayed.

AN INDEPENDENT watchdog set up to rule on public complaints about the print media has officially opened for business.

An independent watchdog set up to rule on public complaints about the print media today officially opened for business.

THE letter from Gerard Harrington regarding the RTÉ ‘Figure of Hate’ programme (November 17) has just been brought to my attention.

Staff at Independent Newspapers are meeting today to discuss the company's plans to contract out editorial production work.