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Person: Frank O'Rourke

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Former TD makes complaint about abuse of Dáil privilege
Sinn Féin finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty made an erroneous claim during Leaders’ Questions that Frank O'Rourke had sued for libel.

Sat, 10 Feb, 2024

'What you’re doing is playing with somebody’s life, destroying a reputation'
'What you’re doing is playing with somebody’s life, destroying a reputation'
Just prior to the general election in February 2020, then Fianna Fáil TD Frank O'Rourke found out about a leaflet doing the rounds trying to discredit him. He is still fighting a court case seeking justice

Sat, 20 Nov, 2021

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Michael Clifford: Former TD's case shows the damage of social media disinformation 
Former Fianna Fáil TD for Kildare North Frank O’Rourke is suing Twitter and Facebook for hosting posts in the run-up to last February’s general election which he claims were highly defamatory and based on complete falsehoods

Fri, 29 Jan, 2021

Former TD allowed to sue 'persons unknown' for allegedly defamatory social media posts
Former TD allowed to sue 'persons unknown' for allegedly defamatory social media posts
Former Fianna Fáil TD Frank O’Rourke has been granted permission by the High Court to add 'persons unknown' to defamation proceedings he has brought over social media posts made in the run-up to last year's general election.

Thu, 28 Jan, 2021

Facebook claims post allegedly defaming former TD has been permanently deleted
Facebook claims post allegedly defaming former TD has been permanently deleted
The court heard an internal investigation at Facebook Ireland tried to locate the post or who was responsible for it but was unable to do so.

Fri, 15 Jan, 2021

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