Wilson Admits He Was Wrong About O'Neill's RHI Scheme Knowledge, Settles Libel Case
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Sammy Wilson admitted he was wrong about when Michelle O'Neill was alerted to RHI scheme flaws by a whistleblower. He originally said June 2015, but now accepts it was January 2016.
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Wilson's clarification was read in court as part of a libel case settlement between him and O'Neill over his original radio interview comments.
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A financial settlement was reached which includes a donation to a charity of O'Neill's choice.
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The case centered on the political fallout from Northern Ireland's botched renewable energy scheme.
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The objective of the legal action was to correct the public record on when O'Neill and Martin McGuinness were made aware of problems with the scheme.