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# Smear campaign

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# Fazze
Facebook bans Russian firm behind Pfizer and AstraZeneca smear campaign
A network of 65 Facebook accounts and 243 Instagram accounts was traced back to Fazze, an advertising and marketing firm working in Russia.
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Aug 11th 2021, 9:09 AM
# disclosures tribunal
Disclosures Tribunal finds Martin Callinan and former press officer ran 'campaign' against Maurice McCabe
The latest report of the Disclosures Tribunal has been published.
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Oct 11th 2018, 2:00 PM
# Smear campaign
Qatar World Cup organisers deny 'black operations' claim
Allegations of nefarious schemes by the successful bid team for the 2022 World Cup have been strongly denied.
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Jul 29th 2018, 9:01 PM
# long and winding road
What the Disclosures Tribunal heard: A definitive timeline of the Maurice McCabe story
The Tribunal heard almost 100 days of evidence, and this timeline covers how this debacle developed over more than a decade.
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Jun 30th 2018, 12:05 AM
# privileged info
'So many lies': Mr Justice Charleton left with plenty to mull over as Tribunal winds up
The Tribunal won’t be going to the High Court over privilege, paving the way for the closing of proceedings.
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Jun 23rd 2018, 12:05 AM
# disclosures tribunal
Charleton says it would be 'absolutely futile' to bring journalists who claimed privilege to High Court
Four journalists have claimed privilege at the Disclosures Tribunal on the basis of protecting their sources.
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Jun 22nd 2018, 4:25 PM
# Smear campaign
Clare Daly tells Tribunal she was aware of 'whispering allegations' about Maurice McCabe
Wallace said that he first met with McCabe around 2012, and had ongoing contacts since then.
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Jun 21st 2018, 6:59 PM
# Paul Reynolds
'Maurice McCabe was deeply unhappy with it. Nóirín O'Sullivan was unhappy with it. So be it'
RTÉ’s Paul Reynolds defended his coverage of the O’Higgins report at Dublin Castle today.
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Jun 14th 2018, 4:17 PM
# the pauls
Paul Reynolds says that Taylor's claims of smear campaign 'just doesn't make sense'
Paul Williams and Paul Reynolds were giving evidence at the Disclosures Tribunal today.
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Jun 13th 2018, 3:54 PM
# disclosures tribunal
'A total fantasy': Irish Times journalist dismisses Taylor's account of smear campaign
Conor Lally closed his evidence to the Tribunal this morning.
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Jun 8th 2018, 1:05 PM
# disclosures tribunal
Retired garda says it would've been 'out of character' for Callinan to say such nasty things about McCabe
A retired assistant commissioner, and a superintendent in the communications section, gave evidence at Dublin Castle this morning.
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Jun 6th 2018, 11:00 PM
# disclosures tribunal
'Your man McCabe is supposed to be a kiddie fiddler': Irish Examiner journalist says he heard false rumours
The Disclosures Tribunal resumed after the bank holiday weekend this morning.
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Jun 5th 2018, 1:24 PM
# Smear campaign
The 'whispering campaign' and the 'Grudge' Tribunal: Where did these McCabe rumours come from?
The judge said that journalists contradicting one another is “none of his business” on a busy week at Dublin Castle.
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Jun 2nd 2018, 8:00 AM
# disclosures tribunal
'I said where is it coming from - your pal Nóirín? She said yes'
Journalists Gemma O’Doherty and Alison O’Reilly were among those giving evidence at Dublin Castle today.
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May 31st 2018, 4:56 PM
# disclosures tribunal
O'Sullivan says she 'didn't trust' David Taylor and was 'surprised' he got top press office job
Several months after her first appearance, former commissioner O’Sullivan was back in the witness box at the Disclosures Tribunal.
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May 29th 2018, 7:10 PM
# disclosures tribunal
'How could they have come up with that?... You very seriously disparaged Maurice McCabe to their faces'
Former garda commissioner Martin Callinan was under scrutiny under cross examination today at the Disclosures Tribunal.
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May 22nd 2018, 4:14 PM
# Smear campaign
Callinan says that TD's claim he said McCabe sexually abused family members is a 'falsehood'
Martin Callinan was giving evidence for a second day at Dublin Castle this morning.
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May 21st 2018, 12:50 PM
# disclosures tribunal
McCabe's name was 'blackened'... but what now that the smear campaign claims aren't backed up?
It’s not looking as bad as it did for Martin Callinan, but he still has questions to answer this week at Dublin Castle.
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May 21st 2018, 12:05 AM
# Smear campaign
'He told me McCabe was a troubled individual and had a lot of psychological issues and psychiatric issues.'
The former garda commissioner was giving evidence to the Disclosures Tribunal for the first time today.
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May 18th 2018, 3:43 PM
# disclosures tribunal
Shatter tells Tribunal that dealing with McCabe's claims was like 'sinking in quicksand'
The former justice minister was giving evidence this afternoon at Dublin Castle.
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May 17th 2018, 4:20 PM
# Smear campaign
'Maurice I have to be honest with you - there was a campaign against you and I was part of it'
Superintendent David Taylor, and his wife Michelle, were giving evidence at the Disclosures Tribunal today.
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May 16th 2018, 5:23 PM
# Privilege
'They can write a story about it tomorrow, but they don't have to tell the Tribunal about it?'
Mr Justice Charleton was questioning journalistic privilege as David Taylor gave evidence for a second day at Dublin Castle.
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May 15th 2018, 4:52 PM
# Smear campaign
'He was driven by revenge': Alleged narrative senior gardaí accused of using against Maurice McCabe
Superintendent David Taylor was giving evidence for the first time at Dublin Castle today.
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May 14th 2018, 5:02 PM
# charleton tribunal
Ms D, the woman at the centre of the Disclosures Tribunal, will give evidence this week
To protect her identity, the public will not be allowed to attend.
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Jul 17th 2017, 6:10 AM
# straight shooter
Setting the tone: Justice Charleton takes no prisoners as Disclosures Tribunal sits for first time
The authoritative Justice Peter Charleton adopted a strong tone today on the first day of the Disclosures Tribunal.
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Mar 30th 2017, 3:01 PM
Voices
Column: There's a viral spread of increasingly restrictive laws curtailing human rights
The space in which human rights defenders can operate safely is steadily shrinking, with devastating consequences, writes Mary Lawlor.
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Mar 14th 2014, 7:30 PM
# Opinion
If Uefa are serious about fighting racism, they need to start docking points off guilty clubs
The punishment that the organisation handed out to CSKA Moscow recently has been widely criticised as too lenient.
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Oct 31st 2013, 8:35 AM
# India
Lawyer of Delhi gang-rape accused denies smearing victim
In a Bloomberg interview, the lawyer was quoted as saying the male companion of the murdered 23-year-old was “wholly responsible” for the incident as the unmarried couple should not have been on the streets at night.
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Jan 10th 2013, 7:26 AM
# The Lies
Kelvin MacKenzie wants apology from police over Hillsborough lies
The former editor of The Sun, which printed the infamous ‘The Truth’, headline following the Hillsborough disaster is seeking recompense from the police force involved.
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Sep 26th 2012, 1:51 PM
Voices
Column: I know how David Norris feels - I was smeared too
Accusations of ‘targeting children’ and ‘encouraging suicide’? Welcome to life as a gay figure in the media, writes BeLonG To founder Michael Barron.
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Jun 24th 2011, 9:42 AM
# Busted
Facebook's secret PR attack on Google blows up in its...face
Social networking giant is found out after hiring a PR firm to spread negative stories about Google. Cue lots of bad puns about egg on their face.
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May 12th 2011, 12:09 PM