The Irish Mail on Sunday has issued an apology after publishing quotes from Louise James without her permission.
The paper issued an apology to Louise, who lost her partner, two sons, mother and sister in a tragic accident on March 20th.
According to Donegal Now, Louise had no idea that The Mail reporter was a journalist when she spoke to her.
The below statement was published on page 2 of today’s Mail on Sunday:
“Last Sunday, we published an article quoting from Louise James, who had lost her partner, mother, sister and two sons in the Buncrana tragedy.
“We wish to make it clear that Louise understood that she was speaking to our reporter in a purely private capacity and had not consented to being interviewed. She did not wish to give interviews to any media outlets.
“We are happy to make this clear and to apologise to Louise and her family for the upset caused.”
Sean McGrotty, his children Evan and Mark, Ruth Daniels and her daughter Jodie-Lee Daniels lost their lives when the car they were travelling in slipped off Buncrana Pier into Lough Swilly on the evening of March 20th.
