District judge enjoys absolute immunity for statements made in court High Court judge says

An action, in which a man claimed a District Judge made defamatory comments about him during a hearing, were used to frustrate a company's case against him for recovery of a €15,000 debt, a High Court judge ruled.

Mr Justice Charles Meenan dismissed the action by Neil Reidy, Gasganny, Castlebridge, Co Wexford, against Lorcan O'Donohue trading as Lorcan O'Donohue Waterpumps, Gorey, also Wexford. The District Judge enjoys "absolute immunity" for statements made in court, he said.