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Fri 11 Nov 2008Judge's criticism of court reporting
Madam, - The comments attributed to Mr Justice Hardiman at the Law Society Justice Media Awards ( The Irish Times, November 26th) are deeply offensive, especially to female journalists. Mr Justice Hardiman made a number of interesting points about coverage of the courts but his crass reference to female reporters as "cowgirls" and the singling out of female legal correspondents for special mention detract from his contribution.
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