Gemma O'Doherty ordered to appear in court over alleged contempt

The judge granted the order sought on behalf of Edel Campbell, who is suing Ms O'Doherty over the use of an image of her late son, Diego Gilsenan, on a publication run by the defendant

Edel Campbell claims Ms O'Doherty has wrongly and unlawfully used the image of the plaintiff's son in an article published on media controlled by Ms O'Doherty linking unexplained deaths to the covid-19 vaccination. Picture: Collins Court

A judge has ordered Gemma O'Doherty to appear before the High Court to answer her alleged refusal to obey an order not to harass the mother of a young man who died by suicide.

Mr Justice Mark Sanfey made the ruling after being satisfied Ms O'Doherty had breached the terms of a court order and should come before the court on Friday morning to answer her alleged contempt.