Healy-Rae bid to remove alleged defamatory social media posts adjourned

Michael Healy-Rae was not present in court for the hearing. File Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

An application by junior minister Michael Healy-Rae against a former Kerry general election candidate and activist, seeking to remove allegedly defamatory social media posts, will be ruled on Friday, the Circuit Civil Court in Tralee heard on Wednesday after lengthy consideration of the allegations.

Six separate social media posts including video recordings and monologues which, Mr Healy-Rae claims defamed him, were before the court.