Irish woman begins defamation action against US website

A Co Wicklow woman, who alleges she has been defamed in a “cyber tort” by The Washington Post Company, was today granted leave of the High Court to serve a claim for damages in the USA.

Barrister Aillil O’Reilly, counsel for Mrs Ann Murphy, Cois Carin, Old Connaught Avenue, Bray, told Mr Justice Gerard Hogan his client claimed to have been defamed in a website, slate.com, which is owned by the newspaper company.