Cork racing tipster ordered to take down allegedly defamatory online article

Gearóid Norris alleges in the article that businessman Robert Heneghan threatened to put a bullet in his head

Robert Heneghan, whose company Pro Sports Advice Ltd is involved in the provision of tips for the horseracing industry, has brought the proceedings against another tipster, Gearóid Norris, of Harold Place, Mallow, Co Cork. File picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

A racing tipster from Cork has been ordered by the High Court to immediately remove an allegedly defamatory article he posted on the Substack online platform about a businessman involved in the same industry.

Mr Justice Brian Cregan made the order against tipster, Gearóid Norris, of Harold Place, Mallow, Co Cork, over an article in which he alleges that businessman Robert Heneghan threatened to put a bullet in his head.