Courts Service gets interim orders to remove social media posts about vulnerable ward of court

The Courts Service has obtained interim High Court orders against Google Ireland and Facebook Ireland requiring the removal of certain material posted on social media, including video recordings of court hearings concerning an elderly woman who is a ward of court.

The Courts Service does not know the identity of the posters and claims the posts breach court rules preventing any recording of court proceedings as well as orders preventing identification of the woman as a ward.