Judge dismisses application to jail newspaper editors

The High Court has today dismissed an application to have editors and some other staff of two daily newspapers jailed for alleged contempt of court.

Patrick Kelly (aged 33), a qualified teacher from Deansrath Avenue, Clondalkin, Dublin, has brought motions seeking to jail Irish Times editor Kevin O'Sullivan; Irish Times legal affairs editor Carol Coulter, Irish Independent editor Gerry O'Regan; Michael Denieffe, managing editor of Independent Newspapers Ireland, and Irish Independent legal editor Dearbhail McDonald.