Denis O'Brien claims news article was 'nasty and spiteful' in High Court action

An allegedly defamatory article in the Irish Daily Mail has been described by businessman Denis O'Brien's lawyers as a "spiteful piece of nonsense".

Denis O'Brien claims news article was 'nasty and spiteful' in High Court action

An allegedly defamatory article in the Irish Daily Mail has been described by businessman Denis O'Brien's lawyers as a "spiteful piece of nonsense".

The Digicel Chairman is suing for damages over the piece which ran in January 2010 under the headline: 'Moriarty's about to report. No wonder Denis O'Brien's acting the saint in stricken Haiti'.

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