Tánaiste Micheál Martin doubled down on his criticism of online publication The Ditch, saying he is not going to let anyone “bandy around the word corruption and defame people”.
It followed on from his scathing attack on the website in the Dáil chamber on Thursday afternoon.
The Ditch has published a number of stories about Government parties and ministers that have resulted in resignations. Both Fianna Fáil’s Robert Troy and Fine Gael’s Damien English resigned following stories the website wrote about them.