Dana defamation case: Judge urges sides to 'hammer something out'

Dana Rosemary Scallon has brought an action against INM plc trading as the Irish Independent, Sunday Independent, Sunday World, and the Belfast Telegraph over four articles she says appeared in July 2014. Picture: File image

A High Court judge has suggested Dana Rosemary Scallon and Independent News and Media (INM) "hammer something out" over a defamation action the singer and former presidential candidate is taking.