Exploring the Impact of Sensational Coverage on Defamation and Libel Trials

Between the Wagatha Christie Trial and the Heard/Depp trial – it’s been hard to dodge hearing the details of these court cases. They have been covered extensively in the media and have attracted a massive amount of social media interest.  Larry Donnelly Law Lecturer in NUI Galway ,Noeline Blackwell, Lawyer and CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis centre and Brian Lloyd  Entertainment.ie joined Andrea to discuss if these kind of trials make a mockery of the law.      Listen and subscribe to Lunchtime Live on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.