The Kitty Holland and Enoch Burke defamation cases-what I find most interesting

There are two interesting defamation cases going on at the moment. One involves Kitty Holland, the Irish Times journalist, suing John Waters for comments he made about her coverage of the Savita Halappanavar case where Savita lost her life in University Hospital Galway. The other case is Enoch Burke’s case against the Sunday Independent over… Continue reading The Kitty Holland and Enoch Burke defamation cases-what I find most interesting

Supreme Court decides O’Doherty and Waters not liable for legal costs

The Supreme Court has decided to deny the State’s application for its legal costs against Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters. Waters and O’Doherty failed abjectly in their judicial review challenge to the constitutionality of Covid 19 laws introduced by the State. They had failed in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Yet… Continue reading Supreme Court decides O’Doherty and Waters not liable for legal costs