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Journalist Fined For Naming Boy Convicted Of Ana Kriegel's Murder

A journalist and radio station have been fined for broadcasting the name of one of the boys convicte...
Niall Colbert
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2:21 PM - 1 Jul 2019



Journalist Fined For Naming Bo...

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Journalist Fined For Naming Boy Convicted Of Ana Kriegel's Murder

Niall Colbert
Niall Colbert

2:21 PM - 1 Jul 2019



A journalist and radio station have been fined for broadcasting the name of one of the boys convicted of the murder of Ana Kriegel.

Irish Daily Mirror Crime Editor Niall O'Connor has been fined €2,500 while Cork's Red FM has to pay €10 thousand for contempt of court.

The court heard Boy A was named twice during a live interview with Neil Prenderville on the 19th of June - a day after the guilty verdicts.

Lawyers for the radio station told the court there was an immediate realisation a mistake had been made.

Mr O'Connor apologised saying "my brain just slipped" adding "there was no way I intended to do this".

Red FM CEO Diarmuid O'Leary told the court they've now reinstalled a Dump button which allows a delay when broadcasting live material.



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