Man who lost 'wrong Michael Reilly' case against paper faces six-figure legal bill

The case was initiated over a Kilkenny People report referring to a man of the same name and same address who was convicted of driving with no insurance.

Legal sources estimate a five-day jury action costs around €150,000. File photo: Pexels

A man who failed in the "wrong Michael Reilly" defamation action is facing a six-figure legal bill following a High Court order that he pay the full costs of the five-day jury action.

Consultant engineer Michael Reilly (62), of Ballycullen, Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary, had sued Iconic Newspapers, publishers of the Kilkenny People, over a report in its February 19, 2016, edition referring to a man of the same name and same address who was convicted of driving with no insurance.