De Rossa libel action to begin

A libel action by the Minister for Social Welfare, Mr De Rossa, against the Sunday Independent will begin on Tuesday when a jury…

A libel action by the Minister for Social Welfare, Mr De Rossa, against the Sunday Independent will begin on Tuesday when a jury will be sworn to hear the case.

The hearing of evidence will not begin until Wednesday.

The action arises out of an article written by a columnist, Eamon Dunphy, in the Sunday Independent on December 13th, 1992.

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