over articles published in 2018 alleging he had been forced from political office because of lavish expenses, the Circuit Civil Court in Killarney has been told.
A related application sought an order “if necessary” extending any time limits under Section 38 of the Defamation Act 2009. There were three articles within the one edition of the paper and they stated Mr O’Donoghue was forced to resign political office over lavish expenses, it was claimed. The barrister said the articles alleged gifts were given to Mr O’Donoghue’s wife and staff paid for out of public expenditure; that he had regularly attended horse races including to
In March 2020 solicitors for Kerry’s Eye Ltd highlighted to Mr O’Donoghue’s legal team that Kenno Ltd was the publisher of the Kerry’s Eye newspaper, she said.