Defamation claim by Mary Lou McDonald against former FF TD over McCabe tweet is adjourned

Pretrial motions in defamation proceedings brought by Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald against Fianna Fail TD Declan Breathnach have been adjourned to July.

Ms McDonald has sued the Co Louth TD over a post he published on twitter on October 11th 2018 in reply to a tweet she had posted in support of the now-retired Garda Maurice McCabe.