UK newspaper will not use ‘Times Ireland’ title

UK publisher Times Newspapers Ltd has told the High Court it will not use the title ‘The Times Ireland’ for the new online newspaper it plans to introduce in Ireland.

On foot of legal objections by The Irish Times Ltd last week, Mr Justice Paul Gilligan granted the Irish-based newspaper permission to inform the UK publisher of its intention to apply for court orders legally blocking what The Irish Times described as “a very serious violation” of its copyright.

The Irish Times had objected to the alleged intended use by the UK group of the title ‘The Times Ireland’ for a new online newspaper. Both parties yesterday told Mr Justice Raymond Fulham that the proceedings could be struck out on a number of undertakings by Times Newspapers Ltd not to use the title ‘The Times Ireland’ or domain names www.thetimesireland.ie,www.timesireland.ie, using the description ‘The Times Ireland’ on Twitter accounts.