TheLiberal.ie goes offline amid plagiarism row

A news website at the centre of plagiarism accusations went offline yesterday, less than 48 hours after its owner said the outlet was ‘here to stay’.

TheLiberal.ie went offline on the same day it was revealed that its owner, Leo Sherlock, is being taken to court amid allegations that his site plagarised the work of other journalists.

A tweet from The Liberal said the site was undergoing “a scheduled necessary technical update” and would be back online when the update was completed.