Irish Examiner view: Write, and then delete is useful advice for libel litigants

Lessons to be learnt from Vardy vs Rooney libel case

Rebekah Vardy leaves the Royal Courts Of Justice, London, as the high-profile libel battle between her and Coleen Rooney continues. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA

In ancient Rome, the common practice was to divert the attention of a raucous populace through the provision of “bread and circuses” (panem et circenses), a cynical phrase attributed to the poet Juvenal. 

These days circuses are generally viewed as unacceptable, and we all know the price of food.