Journalist 'quite certain' John Waters was referring to Kitty Holland in speech, defamation trial hears

'Irish Times' reporter Kitty Holland is  suing Mr Waters for up to €75,000 damages for defamation of character

John Waters arriving at the Four Courts. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Journalist Justine McCarthy told a judge on Thursday that as soon as she heard John Waters’s alleged defamatory speech at a political conference in 2017 about the death of Savita Halappanavar, she was quite certain he was referring to Irish Times reporter Kitty Holland.

Ms Holland is suing Mr Waters for up to €75,000 damages for defamation of character.