Study shows 34% of journalists in Ireland have faced legal action in last five years

Journalists in Ireland hold a 'clear left-of-centre position', a DCU report found. Picture: Getty

More than a third of journalists in Ireland (34%) have faced legal action over the last five years, arising from their work, new research has found.

A report from the DCU School of Communications also found that over half of journalists said that media law and regulation was extremely or very influential on their work.