Boyle awarded over €60k after court concludes Mirror libelled comedian

Comedian Frankie Boyle won £50,400 (€61,931) in damages today after a High Court jury concluded that he had been libelled by the Daily Mirror.

Boyle awarded over €60k after court concludes Mirror libelled comedian

Comedian Frankie Boyle won £50,400 (€61,931) in damages today after a High Court jury concluded that he had been libelled by the Daily Mirror.

Boyle, 40, from Glasgow, claimed that the Daily Mirror defamed him by describing him as racist.

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