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Government unveils plans to reduce ‘disproportionate’ defamation awards

Juries would be abolished from high court defamation cases under the Government’s proposed reforms of defamation law. Minister for Justice Simon Harris said one of the reasons for this is to remove “uncertainty”. “When a jury gives a verdict, the ...

28 Mar 2023 at 16:19

Northern Ireland

BBC will not appeal against Adams’ defamation case victory

The BBC will not appeal over Gerry Adams’ defamation victory against the organisation. Mr Adams, a former president of Sinn Fein, said there needed to be “substantial reform” of the broadcaster. Mr Adams took the BBC to court over a 2016 episode ...

13 Jun 2025 at 20:23

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams tells trial he does not remember how many died on Bloody Friday

Gerry Adams has told a libel hearing that he does not remember how many people were killed in IRA atrocities such as Bloody Friday or the Claudy bombings. There were sharp exchanges between Mr Adams and a barrister for the BBC at Dublin High ...

02 May 2025 at 17:04

National News

Tanaiste: Fake ads about me originated in Russia

Stolen credit cards were used to finance fake ads about Micheal Martin which originated in Russia and Belarus, the Tanaiste has said. Mr Martin made the claims as the Government published its Defamation (Amendment) Bill on Thursday. The ...

25 Jul 2024 at 17:04

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Circuit court trial date set for defamation case involving Carrick-on-Suir solicitors

A county Tipperary accountant who is suing solicitor Maura Derivan – the current President of the Law Society - for €50,000 for alleged defamation of character, has finally been given a trial date for a case that is almost 14-years-old....

18 Apr 2023 at 17:04

National News

Micheal Martin asks opposition to help pass defamation reforms in the autumn

Tanaiste Micheal Martin has asked opposition politicians to co-operate with the government in the autumn to pass their proposals to reform Ireland’s draconian defamation laws. The Foreign Affairs Minister said the Defamation ...

25 Jul 2024 at 12:37

Northern Ireland

Man apologises for ‘personal attack’ against presenter Stephen Nolan

A man has issued a formal apology in court to BBC presenter Stephen Nolan over what he admitted were “dangerous” social media posts. Eddie Barrett, with an address in Ballyard, Tralee, Co Kerry, admitted that he had ...

22 May 2025 at 12:44

National News

Jewish groups raise ‘antisemitism and vilification of Israel’ with Martin

Jewish representative groups have addressed “antisemitism and vilification of Israel” in Ireland with premier Micheal Martin. Mr Martin attended a meeting with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the American ...

14 Mar 2025 at 20:41

Northern Ireland

BBC faces criticism over delay in paying court-ordered damages to Gerry Adams

The BBC has been criticised for not yet having paid court-ordered damages to former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams. The corporation lost a major defamation case earlier this year after Mr Adams took them to ...

03 Aug 2025 at 11:02

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Defamation case against Carrick-on-Suir solicitors has been settled, Dublin Circuit Court told

Exactly one month after completing her term of office as President of the Law Society, Carrick-on-Suir based solicitor Maura Derivan and her husband, Patrick, today settled a €50,000 defamation case taken ...

12 Dec 2023 at 12:45

National News

Dave Fanning begins defamation action over article which 'gravely damaged' his reputation

Well-known DJ and broadcaster Dave Fanning has launched defamation proceedings against a Hong Kong news site and Microsoft over the publication of his picture alongside an article stating that an Irish ...

16 Jan 2024 at 10:17

Northern Ireland

Martin says defamation reforms will happen ‘quickly’

Defamation laws in Ireland will be changed as quickly as the Government can achieve it, Ireland’s premier pledged, as he praised a “first-class” BBC journalist at the centre of Gerry Adams’ successful ...

12 Jun 2025 at 15:44

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