Defamation action set to be heard

A defamation action by the Cork developer Michael O’Flynn against European Affairs Minister Lucinda Creighton may be heard next week.

The proceedings by Mr O’Flynn arise from a speech by Ms Creighton, entitled Standards in Public Life and Accountability, to the MacGill Summer School in Co Donegal.

Mr O’Flynn, the founder of O’Flynn Construction, alleges that he was defamed in that speech of Jul 20, 2010, and in a follow-up interview with Ms Creighton broadcast on RTÉ Radio’s News At One on the same day.