‘Sunday World’ appeals €85k defamation award to footballer

The Sunday World has appealed a High Court jury’s award of €85,000 for defamation to former English Premiership footballer David Speedie.

In June last year, the jury made the award after finding the paper had defamed him by saying gardaí had reason to suspect him of being involved in criminal activity.

The Sunday World, in its arguments to the appeal court, said that question — of whether gardaí suspected him — should never have been put to the jury.