As today is #WorldPressFreedomDay I want to take a moment to reflect on the state of journalism in Ireland 🧵

We're lucky enough that in Ireland, journalists can work in relative safety, free from the fear of imprisonment for doing their jobs but we still have a way to go A strong independent media means greater public accountability and a more resilient democracy, but our defamation laws are stifling and archaic. Huge court costs and uncapped damages can bankrupt an independent organisation and creates a chilling silence

Someone from a UK parliamentary ip addy is adding in 'UK of Great Britain and Ireland' into the wiki pages of Irish historical figures Someone in the UK parliament is really going on a revisionism of Irish history spree