Sunday Tribune and Cooper say sorry to Desmond

THE Sunday Tribune and journalist Matt Cooper have apologised before the High Court to businessman Dermot Desmond over two articles published in the newspaper in 2001 and 2002.

Mr Cooper is also to pay €10,000 to a charity of Mr Desmond’s choice in compensation for the publication of one of the articles.

Mr Desmond had brought two separate sets of libel proceedings against the newspaper and Mr Cooper over articles published in the Sunday newspaper February 2001 and in November 2002.