Ex-Minister settles action against local newspaper publisher

Former Fianna Fáil TD and Minister, Michael Smith, has settled a defamation action he brought over a newspaper article.

Mr Smith, who represented the North Tipperary constituency and was a member of the cabinets of Bertie Ahern, Charles Haughey and Albert Reynolds, brought proceedings against Iconic Newspapers over an article that appeared in the Tipperary Star in June 2014 concerning fundraising for the Curreeney Hedge School project.