Student withdraws appeal in YouTube video case

A student has withdrawn his Supreme Court appeals against various newspapers arising from reports on his dispute over a YouTube video clip falsely accusing him of evading a taxi fare in Dublin at a time when he was in Japan.

A separate appeal by Google, YouTube and Facebook against an injunction granted to Eoin McKeogh, of Donadea, Co Kildare, requiring them to permanently remove the internet clip will proceed before the Supreme Court next week.

At the Supreme Court yesterday, Tom Murphy, counsel for Mr McKeogh, said his client was, on consent, withdrawing appeals against High Court costs orders made in favour of various media after Mr McKeogh lost an application for anonymity in media reports of his case.