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O'Brien's Defamation Appeal Struck Down | Cork News
Denis OBrien and his spokesman James Morrissey faced a crushing legal defeat after a jury awarded over €411,000 each to lawyers Darragh Mackin and Gavin Booth for defamation — a verdict stemming from O’Brien’s inflammatory press release that falsely linked them to the IRA. Despite appealing to the Court of Appeal to challenge the massive damages, their legal team’s failure to request costs and subsequent agreement to strike out the appeal sealed their fate — the original verdict stands, and they’re on the hook for the full amount. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow…
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