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Denis O’Brien appeals High Court's €823,500 defamation award to Belfast solicitors

Denis O’Brien appeals High Court's €823,500 defamation award to Belfast solicitors

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025

Denis O’Brien is set to appeal a High Court order to pay €823,500 to Belfast solicitors after a jury found he defamed them in a 2016 press release

Jury begins deliberations in defamation case against Denis O’Brien

Jury begins deliberations in defamation case against Denis O’Brien

Fri, 21 Nov, 2025

Darragh Mackin and Gavin Booth, solicitors at Belfast firm Phoenix Law, claim Mr O’Brien and his spokesman James Morrissey implied in an October 2016 press release that they acted for and received payment from the IRA.