Mary Lou McDonald's case against RTE flagged as 'threat to media freedom'

London-based NGO has filed media freedom alert with Council of Europe

Mary Lou McDonald: No date has been set for her court case against RTÉ. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA 

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald's court case against RTÉ has been flagged to the Council of Europe as a threat to media freedom.

The Index on Censorship, a London-based NGO, said that it has filed a media freedom alert with the Council, saying that the case is evidence of a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) action.