Mirror Group apologises to former TD Maria Bailey over 'swing gate' articles

In the pieces, Mirror Group Newspapers said it “accused Maria Bailey of mounting a ‘dodgy’ insurance claim and of ‘telling fibs’ in relation to her injuries”.

(Left to right) Solicitor Eamonn Denieffe, Maria Bailey and her late father's friend Brendan Brady outside court after today's proceedings.

A media group has apologised in court to former Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey and accepted it falsely claimed she mounted a “dodgy” insurance claim.

The apology from MGN Ltd, which publishes the Irish Mirror, related to two articles it published in 2019.