Eoghan McDermott

McDermott has moved to clear his name of 'false allegations' made against him last year.

I hope the below can close this chapter.” “RTE is developing a new direction for the 2FM Breakfast Show which will be revealed in the coming weeks,” it said. In a bombshell tweet, McDermott said on Wednesday: “A few months ago, false allegations were made about me.

Through her solicitor, she has accepted that she was above the age of consent when they met, that she falsely claimed McDermott fled the country as a result of ...

The letter acknowledges McDermott’s efforts to resolve the matter in a “manner that can ensure our client retains her anonymity”. Twitter also declined to comment. The correspondence states that the woman accepts, without reservation, that she was above the age of consent at the time that she and McDermott “met or engaged in a physical relationship, contrary to her original claim”. The letter states that these inaccuracies “were the product of the elapse of time since 2010 and the published tweets”. Through her solicitor, she has accepted that she was above the age of consent when they met, that she falsely claimed McDermott fled the country as a result of the claims and that it was wrong of her to retweet unfounded allegations of sexual assault by third parties. A WOMAN WHO made a number of allegations online against former 2FM presenter Eoghan McDermott last year has said a number of the statements she made were false and she regrets “publishing the inaccuracies”.

Former RTE 2fm Breakfast presenter Eoghan McDermott has addressed rumours about allegations that were made against him on social media last year.

I hope the below can close this chapter. A few months ago, false allegations were made about me. McDermott and his rep did not respond for comment when contacted by the Mirror newspaper.

Mr McDermott has published a legal letter via social media which he hopes “can close this chapter” regarding false allegations that had been made against him ...

The letter states that those allegations concerned a relationship the woman and Mr McDermott had been in sometime around October of 2010. “She acknowledges the severity of this false claim and retracts it unequivocally,” it says, adding an admission that the woman had “falsely claimed” that Mr McDermott “had fled the country on account of these claims”. “Our client accepts that there were a number of serious falsehoods contained in her publications which have caused distress to your client and those closest to him,” the legal letter on behalf of the woman states, adding that the woman “sincerely regrets publishing the inaccuracies contained in those publications”.

Former 2fm presenter Eoghan McDermott has broken his silence for the first time after suddenly quitting his high-profile job with the station a year ago.

“She acknowledges the severity of this false claim and retracts it unequivocally. They also stemmed out of an unreasonable reliance placed on false information from third parties.” It went on to state that their client accepts she was at the age of consent at the time that she and Mr McDermott met or engaged in a physical relationship, contrary to the original claim. I hope the below can close this chapter. He wrote: “A few months ago, false allegations were made about me. “Our client sincerely regrets publishing the inaccuracies contained in those publications and acknowledges that they have had a harmful effect on your client and those closes to him.

Former 2FM DJ Eoghan McDermott has published a legal letter on Twitter that acknowledges that false allegations were made against him on social media.

“Despite not being investigated or verified, these allegations were spread widely, the effects of which I am still processing," he wrote. The letter states that their client also deleted the statements published both on Twitter and Reddit.com and adds that the client hopes "that the above will bring the matters identified in your correspondence to a close.” “Our client also accepts that it was entirely false to allege that your client engaged in illegal drug use in a work-related video.” It adds: “For the record our client accepts without reservation that she was above the age of consent at all times that she and Mr McDermott met or engaged in a physical relationship, contrary to her original claim. “Our client sincerely regrets publishing the inaccuracies contained in these publications and acknowledges that they have had a harmful effect on your client and those close to him.” "