Independent Newspapers has apologised to one of its former journalists Gemma O'Doherty, as part of a settlement of a High Court defamation action.
The reporter from Shankill in Dublin lost her job in the Irish Independent in 2013- following an investigation she carried out into the wiping of penalty points.
Today she settled a defamation action against her former employers Independent News and Media for an undisclosed sum.
Her work was today recognised as 'exceptional' in an apology read out in court on behalf of her former employers who said she 'acted at all times in a professional and diligent manner'.
The apology from Independent Newspapers | Image: Francesca Comyn
She said she intends to continue her career and uphold the rights of citizens who have been denied justice by this State.
Ms O'Doherty added that it was a vindication of her reputation as an investigative reporter:
