Organisation: Press Industry Steering Committee

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McDowell denies privacy law will ‘muzzle’ media

TÁNAISTE and Justice Minister Michael McDowell last night strongly defended sweeping new privacy laws as critics accused him of trying to “muzzle” the press.

Mon, 18 Sep, 2006

Privacy laws will shackle press, say NUJ

PRESS freedom will be seriously compromised by proposed privacy legislation, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) warned last night.

Sat, 08 Jul, 2006

Household names to get greater privacy in public under new laws

NEW laws granting greater privacy rights to household names, even in public places, were unveiled by Justice Minister Michael McDowell last night.

Wed, 05 Jul, 2006