‘Reckless’ Facebook post costs man €30k

A couple has been awarded over €30,000 in damages against a neighbour who defamed them on Facebook.

Anthony Downes launched a tirade of insults against Patricia Barnett and her husband Paddy Murphy for no apparent reason.

The couple, from Buncrana in Donegal, took a defamation action against Mr Downes which was settled at Letterkenny Circuit Civil Court yesterday.