Mary Harney reportedly secures €450k settlement with Newstalk

The former Tanaiste had taken a defamation case against radio station over comments made on show.

04/05/11 2,719 Views 4 Comments

Image: @thephoenixmag via Twitter

THE FORMER TANAISTE and Minister for Health Mary Harney is reported to have settled her defamation case with Newstalk radio.

The Phoenix magazine, due out in newsagents’ tomorrow, carries a story claiming that Harney secured a €450,000 payout from the Denis O’Brien-owned station over comments made about her by guest Nell McCafferty on the Tom Dunne Show.

Paddy Prendiville, editor of the Phoenix, told RTE’s News at One that the comments had “resulted immediately” in Harney taking legal action against Newstalk. However, a potential High Court action has been avoided by the settlement.

Calls to Newstalk management and Mary Harney’s legal team by TheJournal.ie were not returned this afternoon.

- Additional reporting by Gavan Reilly.

The front cover of tomorrow’s Phoenix magazine via @thephoenixmag

Already a fan? Connect below...

Get breaking news from TheJournal.ie via Facebook.
Just click Like.

Short URL

About the author:

Susan Daly

susandaly@thejournal.ie

See more articles by Susan Daly

Contribute to this story:

Send a Photo / Video

Send a Tip

Send a Correction

Comments (4 Comments)

Ordered By: Popularity

Popularity Date

Most Popular Today

1	Does Michelle Obama think Irish people are “ugly m***f***s”? 37,265 61

2	Murdered mother and daughter may have met killer online 25,074 42

3	We were showcased as a ‘nation of pimps’ during Obama visit – Daly 22,874 201

1	The average Irish worker earns €36,079, €174 more than in 2011 8,211 103

2	Tánaiste reaches agreement on EU’s €960 billion budget 5,340 30

3	Solar investment business to hire 25 new people in Dublin 5,099 15

1	5 reasons the Wallabies will trounce the Lions… according to the Aussies 17,331 44

2	O’Gara rejected ‘tasty’ French offers so that he could bow out at Munster 12,915 15

3	Trapattoni wanted to talk to Mrs Duff about Damien’s retirement 11,091 5

1	The 7 most annoying things you can say to a left-handed person 26,041 100

2	9 tricks to cope with the world’s shortest summer 16,699 16

3	A simple guide to banishing phones from the dinner table 14,276 12

Trending Tags

DUBLIN BUS

LRC recommends cuts to overtime and sick leave for Dublin Bus drivers

Dublin Bus are now tweeting pictures of lost phones

The 9 at 9: Thursday

JILL MEAGHER

Tom Meagher: Justice system failed Jill, Bayley was “unrepentantly evil”

Jill Meagher’s family feel no ‘anger or bitterness’ towards Adrian Bayley

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

HEALTH

Reilly: I donâ��t want to make a big deal of the threat to burn down my home

Reilly: I don’t want to make a big deal of the threat to burn down my home

Reilly not convinced that electronic cigarettes are safe, orders review

The one Roscommon nurse out on sick leave was assaulted by patient, says PNA

AUSTRALIA

Trinity to offer free online courses

McGeechan: Gatland can lead Lions to victory

Adrian Bayley to be sentenced for Jill Meagher murder later tonight

ROSCOMMON

The 5 at 5: Wednesday

‘High levels of sick leave’ at Roscommon psychiatric unit, Taoiseach says

‘Suicidal man’ turned away from Roscommon psychiatric unit

FINE GAEL

Fine Gael TD says he won’t support abortion bill, and neither will nine others

Fine Gael’s record on Dáil reform is slammed by… Fine Gael’s chairman

Pro-Life Campaign asks the Taoiseach what he is afraid of

About Us

Corrections

Report Content

Policies

Please note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. For more information on cookies please refer to our cookies policy.

News images provided by Press Association and Photocall Ireland unless otherwise stated. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography unless otherwise stated. Wire service provided by Associated Press.

Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.

Switch to Mobile Site

Mary Harney reportedly secures €450k settlement with Newstalk