Anti-immigration activist Derek Blighe being sued by Fermoy man

The Fermoy businessman previously held an interest in a former guesthouse which had been marked last year as potential accommodation for international protection applicants

Derek Blighe fronts Ireland First, a party that was formed in 2023. File picture; Eddie O'Hare

A Cork-based anti-immigration activist and the political party he fronts are being sued in the High Court by a Fermoy businessman.

Adrian McCarthy lodged proceedings, understood to be defamation-related, against Derek Blighe (43) and the Ireland First party in the High Court on March 8.