Defamation

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Conor McGregor court case
MMA fighter takes Conor McGregor to court over alleged defamatory Twitter posts
The High Court heard Artem Lobov claims that the posts about him arise from other legal proceedings brought by him against Mr McGregor

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

Brexit
Sinn Féin using the law to avoid tough questions, says Fine Gael
"The right to vindicate one's good name has no impact on the cut-and-thrust of political debate," said a spokesman for Sinn Féin.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2022

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Enoch Burke sues Sunday Independent over allegedly defamatory article
Mr Burke's sister, Ammi Burke, said the article made false and defamatory allegations about her brother being moved to another part of Mountjoy Prison because he had been annoying other prisoners

Thu, 13 Oct, 2022

Irish Budget 2023
Magazine editor launches defamation proceedings against Tánaiste Leo Varadkar
Michael Smith, editor of Village Magazine, is alleging that he was defamed in an article published in the Sunday Times last August, it is understood.

Mon, 10 Oct, 2022

Newtown Shooting Infowars
Q&A: The Alex Jones Infowars defamation trial explained
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been on trial for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School attack a hoax. Here Michael Tarm and Jim Vertuno of the Associated Press look at how the case relates to the US First Amendment, which protects freedom of speech

Thu, 04 Aug, 2022

Gerry Adams court case
Court orders Gerry Adams to pay legal costs of pre-trial motions in defamation action against BBC
The judge also ruled that the BBC was entitled to the discovery of certain materials and documents from Mr Adams regarding his alleged relationship with the IRA

Fri, 25 Mar, 2022

Ballymurphy inquest
High Court dismisses Gerry Adams' bid to strike out parts of BBC's defamation defence
Gerry Adams is suing the BBC claiming it defamed him when, he claims, it falsely alleged he sanctioned the killing of former Sinn Féin official Denis Donaldson

Fri, 11 Mar, 2022

Sociologist and solicitors get apology over book's defamatory chapter
Sociologist and solicitors get apology over book's defamatory chapter
The chapter called "Truth or Dare; Women, Politics and the Symphysiotomy Scandal" was in "GeoHumanities and Health" by Oonagh Walsh

Thu, 10 Mar, 2022

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Aer Lingus pilot succeeds in getting reduced defamation award increased to €202k
The original €387,000 defamation award by a jury was cut to €76,500 on appeal, but has now been raised again

Mon, 07 Mar, 2022

Gavel, scales of justice and law books
Law overhaul will remove juries from defamation trials
A review of the Defamation Act 2009 makes several major recommendations

Tue, 01 Mar, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Reform of Irish defamation laws is long overdue
Irish Examiner view: Reform of Irish defamation laws is long overdue
Press freedom has been curtailed by current legislation which represent a major prohibitive factor in journalists reporting on high-profile figures 

Tue, 22 Feb, 2022

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RTÉ fails to get Joe Costello damages claim over Nicky Kehoe defamation struck out
In 2018, a jury found the national broadcaster was 35% liable for the defamation of Nicky Kehoe while Mr Costello was 65% at fault

Fri, 17 Dec, 2021

Ballymurphy inquest
BBC to claim Gerry Adams was leading IRA member in its defence against defamation
Judgement has been reserved in the pre-trial motions

Wed, 15 Dec, 2021

Gerry Adams court case
Gerry Adams seeks to strike out some of BBC defence before defamation action begins
In a separate pre-trial motion the BBC seeks discovery from Mr Adams of materials and documents he may have regarding his alleged relationship with the IRA

Tue, 14 Dec, 2021

John Brown court case
Newspapers apologise to Dana’s brother John Brown
The Irish Independent and Sunday World also agreed to pay the plaintiff damages and his legal costs

Thu, 18 Nov, 2021

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Solicitors allege defamation by Denis O'Brien in press statement over report on media ownership
The suit concerns a press statement responding to a report commissioned by then-Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan on the concentration of media ownership in Ireland

Wed, 20 Oct, 2021

John Brown court case
High Court strikes out defamation action by Dana's brother on grounds of delay
John Brown had sued Independent Newspapers (Ireland) Ltd over an Irish Independent article

Wed, 13 Oct, 2021

Facebook hate speech decline
Media companies responsible for Facebook comments, Australian court rules
Media outlets are 'publishers' of allegedly defamatory comments posted by third parties on their official Facebook pages, Australia’s highest court has ruled

Wed, 08 Sep, 2021

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Judge strikes out mother and daughter's defamation cases against Dana
The judge struck out the cases over the failure to pay security of €150,000

Mon, 26 Jul, 2021

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Sides fail to agree wording of orders in journalists' defamation case against Eoghan Harris
Aoife Moore of the Irish Examiner and Allison Morris of the Belfast Telegraph claim the Twitter accounts have posted defamatory statements about them

Fri, 23 Jul, 2021

Man who lost 'wrong Michael Reilly' case against paper faces six-figure legal bill
Man who lost 'wrong Michael Reilly' case against paper faces six-figure legal bill
The case was initiated over a Kilkenny People report referring to a man of the same name and same address who was convicted of driving with no insurance.

Fri, 23 Jul, 2021

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Monica Leech loses appeal over €165k solicitors' fee
The solicitors had represented the former public relations consultant for seven years in defamation proceedings against the Evening Herald and other titles in the Independent Newspapers Group

Fri, 16 Jul, 2021

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Denis O'Brien wins appeal to get files relating to firm allegedly briefing politicians against him
Mr O'Brien is suing businessman Declan Ganley, Red Flag and some of its staff over the contents of a dossier which he says tried to injure his commercial and business interests

Fri, 11 Jun, 2021

News publisher group calls for 'urgent completion' of review into Irish defamation laws
News publisher group calls for 'urgent completion' of review into Irish defamation laws
Ireland’s defamation laws have long been seen as a hindrance important investigative journalism

Mon, 03 May, 2021

Local and European elections 2009
Declan Ganley and related firm to sue CNN for alleged defamation
Mr Ganley and his company Rivada Networks claim they were defamed in a broadcast by Cable Network News on October 20, 2020.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2021

Former TD allowed to sue 'persons unknown' for allegedly defamatory social media posts
Former TD allowed to sue 'persons unknown' for allegedly defamatory social media posts
Former Fianna Fáil TD Frank O’Rourke has been granted permission by the High Court to add 'persons unknown' to defamation proceedings he has brought over social media posts made in the run-up to last year's general election.

Thu, 28 Jan, 2021

Facebook claims post allegedly defaming former TD has been permanently deleted
Facebook claims post allegedly defaming former TD has been permanently deleted
The court heard an internal investigation at Facebook Ireland tried to locate the post or who was responsible for it but was unable to do so.

Fri, 15 Jan, 2021

Facebook claims difficulties in complying with order in former TD's defamation case
Facebook claims difficulties in complying with order in former TD's defamation case
Facebook said the account holder who allegedly defamed Mr O'Rourke has a very common name, and was concerned about the legal repercussions of handing over information on what turned out to be the wrong account.

Tue, 15 Dec, 2020

Four schoolgirls wrongly accused of shoplifting were 'extremely upset', court told
Four schoolgirls wrongly accused of shoplifting were 'extremely upset', court told
The court heard a security guard had said to them: “You are robbing. I want to search your bags.”

Mon, 30 Nov, 2020

Dominos Pizza Files To Go Public
Teenager wrongly accused of not having paid for pizza settles case for €12.5k
A Dominos Pizza assistant had said to the teenager: “We are not a charity like St Vincent de Paul. We don’t give out food for free.”

Fri, 27 Nov, 2020

Fireworks Campaign
Irish Examiner view: Pace of defamation law reform is not reassuring
Though a review of defamation laws “continues to be a legislative priority” the issue has been, like that infamous, well-battered can, kicked down the road more often than is reassuring.

Wed, 28 Oct, 2020

Local and European elections 2009
RTÉ apologises to Declan Ganley 12 years after Prime Time special 
The businessman said the programme had gravely damaged his reputation and character, causing him distress and embarrassment.

Thu, 22 Oct, 2020

New Facebook London office
Social media influencer secures High Court order for Facebook to identify alleged trolls
The action against the social media giant was brought by Lisa McGowan, who runs the 'Lisa's Lust List' website

Mon, 31 Aug, 2020

Laptop User Stock
Rise in defamation cases in UK ‘linked to social media disputes’
Disputes on social media have been blamed for sparking a rise in defamation cases brought before UK courts.

Thu, 27 Aug, 2020

law & justice
Former pupil settles for €20k against school that had branded him 'suspect thief'
The boy missed 10 weeks of classes and a much-anticipated school graduation.

Tue, 04 Aug, 2020

Former FF minister John O’Donoghue to sue over article in Kerry's Eye newspaper
Former FF minister John O’Donoghue to sue over article in Kerry's Eye newspaper
Defamation proceedings are being brought by former Ceann Comhairle, John O’Donoghue, against the Tralee-based Kerry's Eye newspaper over articles published in Oct 2018 alleging that the politician had been forced from political office because of lavish expenses.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

Eir fails to halt case against it over alleged data obligations breach
Eir fails to halt case against it over alleged data obligations breach
A High Court judge has refused an application by Eir to halt a legal action by one of its customers over alleged breach of its obligations under the Data Protection Acts.

Thu, 07 May, 2020

Former Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams wants more information from BBC for defamation action against it
Former Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams wants more information from BBC for defamation action against it

Former Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams wants the High Court to order the BBC to hand over more information he says he requires for a defamation case he is taking against the broadcaster.

Thu, 06 Feb, 2020

Defamation claim by Mary Lou McDonald against former FF TD over McCabe tweet is adjourned
Defamation claim by Mary Lou McDonald against former FF TD over McCabe tweet is adjourned

Pretrial motions in defamation proceedings brought by Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald against Fianna Fail TD Declan Breathnach have been adjourned to July.

Thu, 16 Jan, 2020

FF TD tells High Court Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald was not defamed in tweet
FF TD tells High Court Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald was not defamed in tweet

Fianna Fáil TD Declan Breathnach has denied he defamed Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald in a tweet he published in 2018.

Mon, 13 Jan, 2020

Football coach seeks extension so he can bring defamation action against newspaper
Football coach seeks extension so he can bring defamation action against newspaper

An Irish football coach is seeking High Court permission to take defamation proceedings over a newspaper report.

Tue, 17 Dec, 2019

Musk says faith in humanity restored as he is cleared of defaming British caver
Musk says faith in humanity restored as he is cleared of defaming British caver

Elon Musk said “my faith in humanity is restored” after a jury took less than an hour to rule he was not liable in a defamation case involving a British cave explorer.

Sat, 07 Dec, 2019

Judge urges people to stop running to solicitors as mother fails in €75k toy theft defamation claim
Judge urges people to stop running to solicitors as mother fails in €75k toy theft defamation claim

A 21-year-old mother, who claimed she was defamed when shop staff accused her of stealing a toy rattle for her year old child, has been ordered to pay the legal costs of an unsuccessful claim against Dealz Retailing Ireland and its security firm.

Wed, 20 Nov, 2019

Charlie Flanagan: Ireland’s defamation law is in 'clear need' of review
Charlie Flanagan: Ireland’s defamation law is in 'clear need' of review

Ireland’s defamation law is in “clear need” of a “searching review” some 10 years after its inception, according to the Minister for Justice.

Thu, 14 Nov, 2019

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