Journalist Michael O’Toole says it was 'fair and reasonable' to publish article on CAB visit to Kean's office

It was "fair and reasonable" to publish an article stating officers of the Criminal Assets Bureau called to solicitor Gerald Kean’s Dublin office as part of the bureau's probe into the Kinahan crime gang, journalist Michael O’Toole has told a High Court jury.

Journalist Michael O’Toole says it was 'fair and reasonable' to publish article on CAB visit to Kean's office

It was "fair and reasonable" to publish an article stating officers of the Criminal Assets Bureau called to solicitor Gerald Kean’s Dublin office as part of the bureau's probe into the Kinahan crime gang, journalist Michael O’Toole has told a High Court jury.

Mr O’Toole, Crime Correspondent of the Irish Daily Star, said Mr Kean is "not just a celebrity but a public figure".

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